Anyone switch to the Power stop brake kit notice a reduction in brake fade?

[BroncoStang]

I'm currently looking at the Powerstop brake kit (K8802-36), want to swap out front+rear pads and rotors.

Before I drop the money on the kit, I was wondering how many people have done this swap and noticed a true reduction in brake fade?

Several trails near me allow some pretty high speed stuff it and doesn't take long for some brake fade to start kicking in, the OEM brakes are terrible imo

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[Snacktime]

I stalled power stop on my F150 and another brand on my Ram. Neither was a huge improvement, just regular maintenance items at the time. I would definitely buy a kit again, power stops are still going strong 6 years latter and lots of life left.

Solid product!

 

[Brian_B]

I put a rear set on the Bronco when the OEM pads got thin. Didnt notice a huge difference in anything either, to be honest. But I didn’t feel like the OEM brakes were bad either. I’ll likely do the same on the fronts when it comes due

 

[BigMeatsBronco]

I just got Baer brakes big claws for ther rear. They're great because they offer caliper relocation brackets, so you get a save money by not having to buy a whole new caliper, and they even use the same brake pads on a much larger rotor of course, it has venting with slots and holes.
These are as Big as my fronts...
I noticed a big improvement in braking power with the larger rotors.I have on the front which are from F150/ Braptor (with bronco lug patern)...
I'll likely buy the fronts to match in the near future.

 

[Fordified1]

I just got Baer brakes big claws for ther rear. They're great because they offer caliper relocation brackets, so you get a save money by not having to buy a whole new caliper, and they even use the same brake pads on a much larger rotor of course, it has venting with slots and holes.
These are as Big as my fronts...
I noticed a big improvement in braking power with the larger rotors.I have on the front which are from F150/ Braptor (with bronco lug patern)...
I'll likely buy the fronts to match in the near future.

Nice to see some brake companies stepping up.

 

[Valhalla]

I have powerstop pads in the rear. Replaced my stock ones when they wore out. Pads seem fine.

 

[Gubni]

I'm in the brake business and I can tell you they are nothing special. It's just advertising. People notice a difference mostly because their old brakes are not working properly and they put on new brakes. Any new brakes would work better. Don't waste your money.

 

[BigMeatsBronco]

I'm in the brake business and I can tell you they are nothing special. It's just advertising. People notice a difference mostly because their old brakes are not working properly and they put on new brakes. Any new brakes would work better. Don't waste your money.

That's why Im running bigger rotors front and rear..... they actually increase stopping power!

In my mind, it makes up for the extra leverage of the extra tire size that i'm running. My original rear brakes lasted a 113000 miles. Even with big tires and heavy foot towing trailers ,ect...im very impressed with the oem brakes.

 

[LastDeadLast]

Unless your rotors are bad, changing the size of the rotors will most likely not have an impact on braking. This includes gimmicks like cross-drilling. What typically will help braking is

1. Increasing the brake pad contact area on the rotors themselves. This almost always requires replacing the calipers with better units (larger, more pots).. and might require larger rotors depending on the kit. Very expensive.
2. Changing the brake pad compound. OEM pads are designed as a compromise to optimize longevity, minimize brake dust while providing descent braking performance. A better compound ( Porterfield, Hawk, etc) will absolutely help braking, but might wear rotors a little more than the OEM pads. Everything is a trade-off. Definitely the cheaper option

What usually DOES NOT help braking for a street car is cross-drilling and slotting. For a race car maybe, but all they do for a street driven vehicle is reduce life of the rotor by adding fracture points within the metal. If you have to pick one, pick slotted rotors, but they will reduce the life of your brake pads for sure.

Hope this helps.

 

[wjtinfwb]

I'm currently looking at the Powerstop brake kit (K8802-36), want to swap out front+rear pads and rotors.

Before I drop the money on the kit, I was wondering how many people have done this swap and noticed a true reduction in brake fade?

Several trails near me allow some pretty high speed stuff it and doesn't take long for some brake fade to start kicking in, the OEM brakes are terrible imo

I've not made any changes to my Bronco brakes and haven't found any reason to in 3 years and 30k. But I put PowerStop pads and Rotors on my '16 Focus ST and am not impressed. No change n braking and the pulsating from the rotors started in less than 10k miles. The rotors are made in China and seem no better than typical auto parts store stuff. For rotors my best experiences have been with Akebono or Brembo and I've had great experience with EBC pads on my Super Duty.

 

[BigMeatsBronco]

Unless your rotors are bad, changing the size of the rotors will most likely not have an impact on braking. This includes gimmicks like cross-drilling. What typically will help braking is

1. Increasing the brake pad contact area on the rotors themselves. This almost always requires replacing the calipers with better units (larger, more pots).. and might require larger rotors depending on the kit. Very expensive.
2. Changing the brake pad compound. OEM pads are designed as a compromise to optimize longevity, minimize brake dust while providing descent braking performance. A better compound ( Porterfield, Hawk, etc) will absolutely help braking, but might wear rotors a little more than the OEM pads. Everything is a trade-off. Definitely the cheaper option

What usually DOES NOT help braking for a street car is cross-drilling and slotting. For a race car maybe, but all they do for a street driven vehicle is reduce life of the rotor by adding fracture points within the metal. If you have to pick one, pick slotted rotors, but they will reduce the life of your brake pads for sure.

Hope this helps.

Bigger diameters do offer more leverage and thus more stopping power. That's why performance vehicles always have bigger brakes...or on some trucks, the one with the tow package has the bigger brakes in the same model line.

I do agree with you on the slots and holes, in fact I begged Baer to just sell me the extended caliper brackets w/o rotors so I can use the much larger (than Bronco) OEM Ranger Raptor rear rotors, that dont have slot or holes. I prefer no slot or holes especially for off road.

Yes good brakes are expensive...my Porsche brake job was nearby $5000 just in parts. But like Filsons moto, "Might as well have the best"

 

[LastDeadLast]

Bigger diameters do offer more leverage and thus more stopping power. That's why performance vehicles always have bigger brakes...or on some trucks, the one with the tow package has the bigger brakes in the same model line.

I do agree with you on the slots and holes, in fact I begged Baer to just sell me the extended caliper brackets w/o rotors so I can use the much larger (than Bronco) OEM Ranger Raptor rear rotors, that dont have slot or holes. I prefer no slot or holes especially for off road.

Yes good brakes are expensive...my Porsche brake job was nearby $5000 just in parts. But like Filsons moto, "Might as well have the best"

You are correct, larger rotors alone will give you some additional leverage AND heat dissipation (which is the better of the two IMO). I guess if was going to go through all the trouble of doing that, the cost.. possibly having to relocate the caliper mounting point, why not just spring for better calipers and pads, which could give you a huge performance increase over just the rotor change? With my Mustang autocross car, I upgraded from 13" 2-pot 2003 Cobra brakes to a 13" Wilwood 4-pot setup, same brake pad compound, with a much larger swept area and it was a night and day difference.

I would admit that if you could find a vendor that would sell you plain larger rotors and the caliper bracket, it would be a cheap way to get a boost. A good first step anyway. You gotta pay to play after all.

 

[BigMeatsBronco]

I dont need more heat dissipation tho, I need extra leverage against the 41" tires.

The problem with the aftermarket offering a rear caliper that has 4 or 6 piston in it is they're not going to be able to make the electric E brake work very easily. And it could be a expensive project. I don't anticipate any brake Manufacture offering a replacement caliper for the rear.

With the broncos fancy braking system that it is affected with all the doodads bells and whistles like trail, turn assist... It's far easier to just get a caliber bracket that extends it out further to reach around a larger rotor. I was actually working on this project myself and was going to offer them up for sale.Till I realized they were already available.And then I just bought theirs.

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