JK Brake Pads, Calipers and Rotors: How-To Spotlight

Brakes may be the most taken-for-granted area of your JK. Start your brake pad, rotor and caliper swap here.

From start to finish, swapping out your Wrangler’s entire brake system is time-consuming. There are plenty of tasks that you’re going to need to tackle. They need to be done in order, and few of them can be done quickly. Still, this is something that anyone can do from home with the right tools and steps. And as with most things, more you work through the process, the more confident you’ll get.

Today’s How-To article breaks the work down into five broad steps. Keep in mind that these are overviews. You’ll also want to do additional research for each step. Besides, it never hurts to have more details on each individual project.

The five steps listed in the article are: Raising your Jeep, replacing the brake pads, replacing the rotors, swapping the calipers and bleeding the brakes. Work through these steps in order, and you shouldn’t have a problem.

Each step has specific details that can make or break your progress. For example, bleeding the brakes may require a little more attention to detail for first-timers. Again, check out the links below the How-To to find important additional information. Each link will provide you with lots of insight into each project. And remember, take the time to be able to understand each step before moving along to the next one.