Hi,

It's time to change the brakes on my Sahara. I still have the 18s it came with. My question is. Can I "upgrade" the brakes? meaning can I put bigger rotors, calipers and brake pads? I'm thinking that it should brake better...any input/suggestions?

Thanks,
Henri.

 

good luck on finding anything. i changed out my brakes last year and not a whole lot was available yet. maybe things have changed since then.

 

So I'm assuming you went with stock right?

 

well, i just went to my local napa and got their version of stock replacement parts.

 

I am going to try some ceramics for S&Gs. I only have 6700 miles and my brakes are squealing

 

There are several good brake pads available but I haven't seen much in way of calipers and rotors

 

WOL or others - so did went with regular after market pads? I called a couple dealers and almost laughed at the cost of pads - triple the price I expected. But then calling around the prices went from $40 at PepBoys (in MD area) to $140 at the dealership. Does anyone have thoughts on decent replacement brands? WOL - thank you for your write up on changing pads.

 

PepBoys = SCARY!!!!
They did some "break" work on an old Suburban I used to have. It ended up locking up on me in the middle of the interstate in Dallas...thankfully it was a Sunday afternoon. I slid sideways in the middle of the interstate in an '86 Suburban with 4" of lift on 35" tires...not fun!!!

 

i would trust their parts though, but not their work. ive taken a few rotors there to get turned, and everytime they have to give me a new rotor because they messed up mine. so when i want new rotors for the jeep, i just take it to them, they screw it up, and i get new ones for the price of turning it. muhahaha