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Old 01-29-2007, 05:43 AM
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Does anyone know if Vanco will be doing a brake upgrade for the JK's. With stock tires, braking was barely adequate, but now with 37's it just plain sucks.
Old 01-29-2007, 09:06 AM
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I think the braking is better on the JK than any Jeep I have ever had, but I would be willing to bet that someone will improve it. I guess that is one area that has always suffered on my Jeeps. My '87 Wrangler had to be the worst. I also had an '82 CJ7 with 36" tires that didn't even have power brakes. That was fun...
Old 01-29-2007, 09:56 AM
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I agree they were better than any of my other Jeeps, but still need a little more. I plan on towing a pop up this summer, and hope someone has an up grade by then, because that will be fun towing an additional 3K lbs rolling 37's with the stock brakes.
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braking is phenomenal wit hte stock 32's i couldnt be happier

night and day better then on my YJ, our old cherokee, and our old Grand

i think you need to realize that it is a jeep and it is heavy and you need to treat it like one
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I have 35s on my TJ, and am going to do a hydro boost system this summer, so I can stop... not so much for me, but for the Civic I just ran over...



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