Brakes on the JK

[kent10sne1]

At what point do you start looking at the pads and deciding that new ones are needed?  im at about 28k, maybe i will get allsouth to take a look when i go in for my gear check,.  just wondering
what you guys did.. or how you decided when you needed new shoes, ..

[patman]

Wear indicators will scrub when the pads need to be replaced. Wait for the squealing sound.

[tcdawg]

Brakes on a Wrangler are about as easy as they come.  I suggest you get into it yourself, you can do it.

Here are a couple videos to watch and get a feel for the work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSmha_CyjLU

This is Doc from JK Owners, he is super funny in his videos, likes to throw in an F bomb every now and then..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVuOd2dRwMo


Its always good to keep an eye on your brakes and learn how they work and how to keep them maintained. 

[kent10sne1]

Brakes on a Wrangler are about as easy as they come.  I suggest you get into it yourself, you can do it.

Here are a couple videos to watch and get a feel for the work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSmha_CyjLU

This is Doc from JK Owners, he is super funny in his videos, likes to throw in an F bomb every now and then..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVuOd2dRwMo



Its always good to keep an eye on your brakes and learn how they work and how to keep them maintained. 

Great video. thanks tony.  i do need to learn how to do this., looks really easy.   what do a new set of front shoes cost.

[tcdawg]

Brakes on a Wrangler are about as easy as they come.  I suggest you get into it yourself, you can do it.

Here are a couple videos to watch and get a feel for the work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSmha_CyjLU

This is Doc from JK Owners, he is super funny in his videos, likes to throw in an F bomb every now and then..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVuOd2dRwMo



Its always good to keep an eye on your brakes and learn how they work and how to keep them maintained. 

Great video. thanks tony.  i do need to learn how to do this., looks really easy.   what do a new set of front shoes cost.

probably between $30 and $100 for a set of 4.  Just depends on brand

[DOUG]

Huge range in cost of pads and rotors. Huge difference in performance.

They had all of that apart when they did your fears so I'm sure that would have told you if you needed anything.

If you do it yourself,

MAKE SURE YOU TORQUE THE CALIPER BOLTS PROPERLY

[clark123456]

My experience with the "lifetime brakes pads" from the auto parts stores is they do not stop very well at all.  I will never buy them again...safety is worth more to me than money and time.  As you go bigger with your build, consider increasing your stopping capacity (Google is your friend for this research).

I installed the Black Magic pads on my TJ and they are significantly better than my factory pads, but I did the big brake upgrade when I did it, so I got some benefit of better rotors  (Centric) and dual piston calipers.

Disc brakes are awesome for the DIY'r since they are easy to do with minimal tools and time.  Drum brakes are terrible to do for a novice, so I won't do them except as part of an emergency brake system (i.e., Ford 8.8 e-brake).  Luckily almost every new vehicle has disc brakes, so learning this now will pay dividends in the future.

[kent10sne1]

My experience with the "lifetime brakes pads" from the auto parts stores is they do not stop very well at all.  I will never buy them again...safety is worth more to me than money and time.  As you go bigger with your build, consider increasing your stopping capacity (Google is your friend for this research).

I installed the Black Magic pads on my TJ and they are significantly better than my factory pads, but I did the big brake upgrade when I did it, so I got some benefit of better rotors  (Centric) and dual piston calipers.

Disc brakes are awesome for the DIY'r since they are easy to do with minimal tools and time.  Drum brakes are terrible to do for a novice, so I won't do them except as part of an emergency brake system (i.e., Ford 8.8 e-brake).  Luckily almost every new vehicle has disc brakes, so learning this now will pay dividends in the future.

thanks clark, i was not going to replace them with cheap ones, just wanted to know the cost, and after watching the video, seems pretty easy, so when its time i will look at getting a set for my front breaks.

so u recommend the black magic pads?

[tcdawg]

My experience with the "lifetime brakes pads" from the auto parts stores is they do not stop very well at all.  I will never buy them again...safety is worth more to me than money and time.  As you go bigger with your build, consider increasing your stopping capacity (Google is your friend for this research).

I installed the Black Magic pads on my TJ and they are significantly better than my factory pads, but I did the big brake upgrade when I did it, so I got some benefit of better rotors  (Centric) and dual piston calipers.

Disc brakes are awesome for the DIY'r since they are easy to do with minimal tools and time.  Drum brakes are terrible to do for a novice, so I won't do them except as part of an emergency brake system (i.e., Ford 8.8 e-brake).  Luckily almost every new vehicle has disc brakes, so learning this now will pay dividends in the future.

thanks clark, i was not going to replace them with cheap ones, just wanted to know the cost, and after watching the video, seems pretty easy, so when its time i will look at getting a set for my front breaks.

so u recommend the black magic pads?

I run the Black Magic pads on my fronts with Centric Pro rotors.  Made a nice improvement in my breaking.  Had them on my TJ too, same thing.

The rotors and pads come from Mr. Blaine. http://www.blackmagicbrakes.com/

[kent10sne1]

well upgrading my rotors , thats a bit more than just changing the pads?  i was looking at pads. not ready to upgrade the rotors yet

[94xjsport94]

Upgrading rotors would involve taking the old one off and putting a new one on. It just sits on the shoulders of the lugs, nothing special about doing that. If you don't upgrade them, go get them turned.

[clark123456]

Caliper upgrades are a bit more involved, but rotor upgrades are simple.  Schedule a wrench day for this, when you feel you need to do it, and someone will be available to supervise you doing the work.  It really is so simple a liberal could do it.