azrving wrote:
I remember the bad brake issues GM had years back. You could stand on the pedal but better pray that there was room to veer to the shoulder.
How did the brake upgrade work? Is it a lot better?
When I first got the truck, I was terrified to drive it because it was exactly like you described. Even after replacing all the pads and rotors with premium stuff and bleeding the system repeatedly, it felt the same way.
To me, the factory brake felt like having the power brake booster working only 50%, with a block of wood between your foot and the brake pedal.
The GMT900 brake upgrade made a tremendous difference. Driving back from my mechanic's shop, I couldn't stop smiling after feeling the initial bite with just partial pedal pressure. And firm pressure slows things down in a hurry. To be honest, I haven't really stomped on the pedal yet because... well, I just haven't felt the need to know what's past that.
I would not have wanted to bring that Jayco home with the factory brakes, brake controller or not. Braking while towing with the GMT900 brakes felt very confident, even before I had the brake controller dialed in and the truck was doing too much of the braking.
