changing Front Brake Pads For Towing TT
Anyone have suggestions on the best set of replacement brake pads for towing? I have a 1999 Dodge 1500 5.9l 4x4 quad cab truck pulling a 2011 Cherokee 26bh grey wolf...
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If you know and understand how braking works from the perspective of the pad and rotor, then you wouldn't be chastising people who use slotted rotors. As someone else pointed out, there really isn't such a thing as a warped rotor, but an uneven rotor from pad deposits. I have ASE level training on brakes(among other things), and can tell you that slotted rotors, not dimpled or drilled, but just plain slotted rotors increase braking under extreme conditions, such as going down a grade with steady braking. Those slots allow gasses from the pads to be evacuated so they don't build up under the pads and cause brake fade.
As for racing, there would be no way you would use these for racing, you would use purpose built rotors and pads.
As for the OP, a good set of pads, EBC, or Powerstop. I have used EBC pads and they bed quickly and they do stop very well. Well worth the price. Rotors are rotors, whether very expensive, or cheap, as long as they meet specs, they will work, but put cheap pads on, get them hot and hold them against any rotor, and eventually you will have "warped" disks.
Never use cross drilled rotors, they tend to crack under hard use, dimples dont do much, they carry a tiny bit of gas out, its the slots that do the most work as they are wider than the pads so gasses can escape as the slot moves across the pads.
When it comes to towing, it is ALWAYS a good idea to have more braking power than you need.
As for racing, there would be no way you would use these for racing, you would use purpose built rotors and pads.
As for the OP, a good set of pads, EBC, or Powerstop. I have used EBC pads and they bed quickly and they do stop very well. Well worth the price. Rotors are rotors, whether very expensive, or cheap, as long as they meet specs, they will work, but put cheap pads on, get them hot and hold them against any rotor, and eventually you will have "warped" disks.
Never use cross drilled rotors, they tend to crack under hard use, dimples dont do much, they carry a tiny bit of gas out, its the slots that do the most work as they are wider than the pads so gasses can escape as the slot moves across the pads.
When it comes to towing, it is ALWAYS a good idea to have more braking power than you need.
