Best performance rotors,pads, and calipers?

[DPrew]

I have to replace my front rotors that were only a year old because the hard brake pads wore them out. The OEM rotors are bad about getting heat cracks and are a waste of money as far as I'm concerned.



I'm thinking about going with slotted & dimpled rotors or slotted and cross drilled. The choices available are pretty vast. Brake Performance has dimpled and slotted rotors for $228 with a lifetime warranty. Other choices are Brembo, Sp Performance, Baer, Italia, and EGR and others.



Now comes pads. EGR carbon kevlar, Hawk super duty, EBC and others as well. I'd like to get some solid feedback. I don't want to just take a stab in the dark on this investment. If anyone has any upgraded caliper feedback I'd like to hear that as well.

 

[Matt400]

I have installed EGR's product with good success. The upgrades are for heavily loaded mountain driving.

They moved from the west coast to back east so shipping costs with the weight of rotors doesn't make them cost effective for us.



As an alternative we have used POWERSLOT - Faster Stops Made Easier rotors & pads in addition to Raybestos cross drilled & slotted rotors with their sever duty linings which seem to perform all the same. The Raybestos cross drilled/slotted line is available through local discount parts stores and does not show on their web site.

The powerslot site has a distributor locator.



Have not had the need for different calipers.

 

[raychem]

I have to replace my front rotors that were only a year old because the hard brake pads wore them out. The OEM rotors are bad about getting heat cracks and are a waste of money as far as I'm concerned.



I'm thinking about going with slotted & dimpled rotors or slotted and cross drilled. The choices available are pretty vast. Brake Performance has dimpled and slotted rotors for $228 with a lifetime warranty. Other choices are Brembo, Sp Performance, Baer, Italia, and EGR and others.



Now comes pads. EGR carbon kevlar, Hawk super duty, EBC and others as well. I'd like to get some solid feedback. I don't want to just take a stab in the dark on this investment. If anyone has any upgraded caliper feedback I'd like to hear that as well.

The best combination that I have found for the 2002 trucks is the Power Slot rotors and Hawk Performance Servere Duty pads. Massive improvment in any 2nd gen truck since their brakes are garbage! Ask me how I know. Also change the brake fluid. I like to use Motul since it is relativly inexpensive but a little harder to find. I have used several brake fluids but the Motul RBF 600 keeps the same "pedel feel" versus the others I have used.



Your truck should also have disk rears. Change the pads to match what you run up front.



Richard

 

[EBung]

I think the best thing you can do is get a set of 3rd gen rotors and pads from any brands above and caliper brackets for say an 05 Ram 2500 4x4 from Mopar and you will be impressed. Only negative is the mandatory 17" or larger wheels. I can throw people through the windshield if I wanted as I have installed the Powerslots for an 05 and corresponding EBC severe duty pads on mine.