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10-22-2014, 02:14 PM
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I am using these and they do not preform as advertised. Brake dust level is horrible. Worse than stock and the stopping power did not improve over stock. I will be changing to something else in the spring.
10-22-2014, 03:34 PM
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I went with Napa pads also.
I think you should bleed your fluid, a complete exchange. If you have the factory fill on an '11 it's overdue.
Strange that you need all four sets of pads. Unless maybe the rears had been done once already. As mentioned, the tears tend to wear about twice as fast as the rears.
I'm nearing 70k and still have about half the material on my fronts. I changed my rear pads at 45k.
I think you should bleed your fluid, a complete exchange. If you have the factory fill on an '11 it's overdue.
Strange that you need all four sets of pads. Unless maybe the rears had been done once already. As mentioned, the tears tend to wear about twice as fast as the rears.
I'm nearing 70k and still have about half the material on my fronts. I changed my rear pads at 45k.
10-22-2014, 03:45 PM
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And bleeding is easy. You can use a helper to pump the pedal or use a cheap bleeder kit, or even just gravity bleed. Just keep the reservoir full.
If you do pump the pedal it's a good practice not to floor the pedal. Folks recommend putting a block behind it to prevent flooring it.
There are good videos on YouTube for bleeding brakes. Probably some specific to the JK somewhere.
For a general idea you can go to a site like Eric the Car Guy. It'll probably be a Honda but you'll get the idea.
One thing to note is that the truly thorough way to bleed the system for a full exchange is to do a complete exchange by bleeding then, with the aid of a STARScan tool, cycle the antilock system. Then do a second complete exchange by bleeding.
I believe that's the method in the FSM.
If you do pump the pedal it's a good practice not to floor the pedal. Folks recommend putting a block behind it to prevent flooring it.
There are good videos on YouTube for bleeding brakes. Probably some specific to the JK somewhere.
For a general idea you can go to a site like Eric the Car Guy. It'll probably be a Honda but you'll get the idea.
One thing to note is that the truly thorough way to bleed the system for a full exchange is to do a complete exchange by bleeding then, with the aid of a STARScan tool, cycle the antilock system. Then do a second complete exchange by bleeding.
I believe that's the method in the FSM.
10-22-2014, 03:49 PM
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10-22-2014, 04:46 PM
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Well thank you for the information about the bleeding...figure I might as well get that done...And I figure I will just get all four brakes done. I know it's super easy to change the pads and the bleeding shouldn't be a problem either...and as for budget it is about 65.00 for each pair so about 130.00 total...I've read some bad reviews on the AZ brake pads and one from here, I don't mind ordering them if I have to...But thank you all for the replies and info.
10-22-2014, 06:34 PM
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Oreilly has the Wagner thermo quiet ceramic brake pads with life time warranty...I've read some good things about Wagner...any one with personal experience on them?