MaxxXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bakersfield CA
If you think about it, wouldn't slotted or cross-drilled rotors catch more crap in them in the dirt and mud? Race type pads will tend to be harder and not stop as well in an emergency stop from low speeds (around town) because they need to heat up first. Ever notice the race car drivers (road circuits) warming up their brakes on a restart? Bigger brakes are good (expensive) and rear disks are good (expensive), but there is nothing wrong with the cheap pads, rotors, or drums either. They will not make your brakes "spongy". That is from old fluid, air in your lines, excessive runout in the rotors or misadjustment of the rear brake shoes. Putting a lot of money into fancy non-stock brake parts won't make your Jeep any safer. It might even help you roll it over easier, especially if your lifted. First thing though is not to believe anything that a tire shop or any other place tells you with the "free brake inspection."
ive come to the conclusion that im going to end up buying duralast brakes... its just a station wagon like someone said earlier... theres no need to stop on a dime, just so as long as they work good and are in good condition, i have good luck with my hawk racing but from the reviews, i hear such good and really bad reviews from both ebc and hawk pads... but no one ever complained about their duralast pads :dunno: so i'll replace the fronts and call it a day.