Alternatives to the PowerStop Z36 Extreme Brake Kit?

[ThatGuyBigNick]

I purchased the PowerStop Z36 Extreme Truck and Tow Brake Rotor and Pad Kit (Front and Rear) at the beginning of the month from ExtremeTerrain. They just emailed me and told me they’re still out of stock and won’t be available until possibly the end of July.

I spoke with customer service and I can cancel the order or change it, I’d prefer to change it but wanted some advice first.

I have a 2020 max tow with 35s, I have to press the brake pedal about 95% of the travel to fully brake, that doesn’t seem normal to me. I haven’t taken the wheels off and looked at the pads, but it does have 60k miles so should be about that time anyway.

Guess my question is: should I hold out for the PowerStop to come back in stock or are there better options out there for the price?

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[jeepers29]

Order them from Northridge. Much better company to work with and sign up for their rewards program to put some money back into your pocket.

 

[ThatGuyBigNick]

Are they in stock at Northridge? From what I understand getting these have been an issue for distributors.

 

[ATL_Rubi]

With regards to pedal travel, might be worth checking your brake fluid and bleeding the system of air. I would start there before spending $ on brake kits.

 

[Northridge4x4]

Sorry, we are out of stock too.

Just chatted with one of the sales crew, they said that Power Stop is having supply chain issues.

 

[ThatGuyBigNick]

With regards to pedal travel, might be worth checking your brake fluid and bleeding the system of air. I would start there before spending $ on brake kits.

I have thought about doing that in addition to a new brake kit. I do tow with the truck and stock it feels very sketchy. But, maybe I'll do that while I await stock to come in.

 

[ThatGuyBigNick]

Sorry, we are out of stock too.

Just chatted with one of the sales crew, they said that Power Stop is having supply chain issues.

Unfortunate, but thank you for checking.

 

[willys 41]

You may want to look at this post
You may have air in your ABS system
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/the-wrangler-mushy-brake-syndrome-finley-fixed.82912/

 

[Arisdocjk]

Looks like the z36 kit is in stock at Summit Racing.

 

[ThatGuyBigNick]

You may want to look at this post
You may have air in your ABS system
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/the-wrangler-mushy-brake-syndrome-finley-fixed.82912/

Interesting, I’ll have to give that video a watch and give that a shot. Thank you.

 

[ThatGuyBigNick]

Looks like the z36 kit is in stock at Summit Racing.

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[smlobx]

Extreme Terrain has several excellent big brake kits…if you want to spend the money..

https://www.extremeterrain.com/jeep-gladiator-big-brake-kits-2020.html

I do think that you need to flush your brake lines before you do anything else.

 

[willys 41]

An ABS bleed in not the same as a manual or power bleed or flush
By engaging the ABS during bleeding removes trapped air is the ABS system
It took me 6 mouths of trying different things including manual and power bleed and flush
It wasn't until I saw the video, Purchased a scanner that was able to do a ABS bleed that my low mushy brake pedal was fixed. It brought the brake pedal back to the day I pick it new from the dealer. I only had 8k miles on the jeep when this accursed. I now have 18k on the jeep and all is good
I cant tell you how air got in the system or what happened
I can only tell you it was fixed with an ABS bleed and refer you back to the video

 

[ThatGuyBigNick]

Extreme Terrain has several excellent big brake kits…if you want to spend the money..

https://www.extremeterrain.com/jeep-gladiator-big-brake-kits-2020.html

I do think that you need to flush your brake lines before you do anything else.

I think I will try flushing the system and seeing if that helps.

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