Recommendations for replacement brakes?

[Marine2947]

Power Stop is my go to choice. I get the kit for towing / heavy duty. They're awesome. My opinion of course.

Do you have a lift and bigger tires?

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[PyrPatriot]

Do you have a lift and bigger tires?

Bigger tires yes

 

[jjmstang]

Has anyone confirmed the JT's have to be put in maintenance mode for doing brake jobs ?

 

[jsalbre]

Has anyone confirmed the JT's have to be put in maintenance mode for doing brake jobs ?

Maintenance mode?

 

[Gvsukids]

My rear pads wore out at 39k on my Max Tow.

 

[Gren71]

Working through gathering info for break pad / rotor replacement on all four. But im running into the same madness the OP did..

what in gods name are the correct oem max tow replacement part #s?

@AllMoparParts.com

help a man out..when i check your site the rotors say they fit all models. Is this true? Or did the max tow actually get different equipment?

resurfacing is out for me, just not something im looking to diy or pay to do. And at 92k both front rotors have grooves in them and the rears aren’t As smooth as id like. Given how often I tow this is another maintenance project I’ve got to figure out and tackle…right after my transmission fluid swap.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

help a man out..when i check your site the rotors say they fit all models. Is this true? Or did the max tow actually get different equipment?

Should be all the same.

Frankly, towing with good trailer brakes and a good controller set up properly, you should not wear the brakes that much more than when not towing. Engine braking and trailer brakes should take most of the extra load of braking.
When mine need to be replaced, I'll simply put on good pads from a reputable source and call it good - likely resurfacing the rotors, or buying new stock replacements if necessary. I see no need for anything better than what these come with.

 

[Gren71]

Should be all the same.

Frankly, towing with good trailer brakes and a good controller set up properly, you should not wear the brakes that much more than when not towing. Engine braking and trailer brakes should take most of the extra load of braking.
When mine need to be replaced, I'll simply put on good pads from a reputable source and call it good - likely resurfacing the rotors, or buying new stock replacements if necessary. I see no need for anything better than what these come with.

The towing part is just my piece of mind. No logic other than the safety of my family relies on good brakes and components. So knowing the rotors are pretty rough makes me want to change them to maximize their performance while i have the cargo that matters most with me.

also after 60-70k on the fronts and 92k on the rears i feel like its time.

i see stuff on qtec’s website about fnc coated rotors and them needing special or specific pads. But i also see none fnc coated rotors that say they’re for the “heavy duty” breaking. Making it a bit confusing when im trying to price out parts or build a “kit” of what ill need to do the job.

my local dealer quoted me $700ish for rear pad/rotor replacement. Im assuming probably similar for the front….really hoping to make this a cost savings venture.

I JUST got my harley out of the shop after an $1,100 wiring harness issue and stater replacement…my Scrooge McDuck vault is looking a little more empty than id like.

 

[chorky]

Scrooge McDuck vault is looking a little more empty than id like.

now that brought back some memories!

 

[ShadowsPapa]

The towing part is just my piece of mind. No logic other than the safety of my family relies on good brakes and components. So knowing the rotors are pretty rough makes me want to change them to maximize their performance while i have the cargo that matters most with me.

also after 60-70k on the fronts and 92k on the rears i feel like its time.

i see stuff on qtec’s website about fnc coated rotors and them needing special or specific pads. But i also see none fnc coated rotors that say they’re for the “heavy duty” breaking. Making it a bit confusing when im trying to price out parts or build a “kit” of what ill need to do the job.

my local dealer quoted me $700ish for rear pad/rotor replacement. Im assuming probably similar for the front….really hoping to make this a cost savings venture.

I JUST got my harley out of the shop after an $1,100 wiring harness issue and stater replacement…my Scrooge McDuck vault is looking a little more empty than id like.

You aren't doing road rally or circle track racing, etc.
I just can't see any need for fancy FNC coating when your truck won't be sitting on a lot, or sitting around in weather to worry about rust. Wear? Look how long the originals have lasted.
Stock brakes are more than fine - the coating isn't going to give you "better" brakes, just that the rotors will resist rust when sitting, and MAY, I said MAY, last a teeny bit longer. OTOH, my bet is that I could take your current rotors, refinish them and get another 70-80K out of them.
Skip the coating unless your truck sits a lot in moist conditions.

IMO, a lot of what people do when talking about "I put better brakes on" is more some sort of "look, mine is now better" when they likely won't stop any better than mine will.
Then ironically, they make braking worse by much bigger, heavier tires and wheels. There goes any advantage they thought they had, OTOH, at least it will stop as well as a stock JT would.

Skip the FNC, IMO.
May still be some work to do on them. They may give longer life, but not necessarily better braking.

Looks like it's more for appearance, perhaps longer life (40K to 80K miles? Geesh, I beat that easily already)

 

[Gren71]

You aren't doing road rally or circle track racing, etc.
I just can't see any need for fancy FNC coating when your truck won't be sitting on a lot, or sitting around in weather to worry about rust. Wear? Look how long the originals have lasted.
Stock brakes are more than fine - the coating isn't going to give you "better" brakes, just that the rotors will resist rust when sitting, and MAY, I said MAY, last a teeny bit longer. OTOH, my bet is that I could take your current rotors, refinish them and get another 70-80K out of them.
Skip the coating unless your truck sits a lot in moist conditions.

IMO, a lot of what people do when talking about "I put better brakes on" is more some sort of "look, mine is now better" when they likely won't stop any better than mine will.
Then ironically, they make braking worse by much bigger, heavier tires and wheels. There goes any advantage they thought they had, OTOH, at least it will stop as well as a stock JT would.

Skip the FNC, IMO.
May still be some work to do on them. They may give longer life, but not necessarily better braking.

Looks like it's more for appearance, perhaps longer life (40K to 80K miles? Geesh, I beat that easily already)

I appreciate all the info. I wasn't sure if the OEM max tow "big breaks" were the coated ones or not. Ideally i want to replace the current stuff with 1 for 1 OEM equipment. I just dont see it specified on my window sticker or any where I look...Also trying to figure out if all the rotors are the same, did the max tow packages just get bigger pads?(and associated components)

From what Ive seen the front rotors are on back orders...so a resurface may end up being my best option :-/ thinning the metal of the rotors just makes me nervous, despite it being successfully done for decades.

 

[Rusty PW]

The coating on the rotors gets removed soon as you go down the road. The pads remove it. You can get the rotors cut. Just have to watch out for how much metal was removed. I haven't really looked into the brakes yet for the JT. But from what I've seen. The rotors are all the same for all models.

 

[Proximo]

Has anyone confirmed the JT's have to be put in maintenance mode for doing brake jobs ?

This. Anyone?

 

[Proximo]

Not sure if the JT has the new calipers that require you to put the brake system into maintenance mode to push the caliper pistons back, if not there will be damage to the brake system. Usually brake systems with hill assist and other automatic braking capabilities.

From this.
Any idea @ShadowsPapa ?

 

[Gren71]

This. Anyone?

The q tec video on how to do it doesn’t mention a maitenance mode or anything thing.

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