2015 ram 1500 brake and rotor upgrade help

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hemihustlin

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not inferior. just cheaper. OEMs will save a nickel and a penny wherever they can. no way they are paying top dollar for the absolute best pads. smooth silent and low dust is what they want. I think TRW makes the calipers for ram they probably get the pads from them too. GM uses akebono, at least on the 15 denali I worked on the other day. original pads I had to hammer them out with a hammer and a punch. like I said you can have the best pads in the world but they still need maintenance. even OEM pads.
 

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I can't speak for the Rams, but I went with the vented Powerstop rotors and pads (supposedly carbon-fiber ceramic) on my Wrangler on all 4 wheels with the stock calipers. The whole kit shipped in a single box -- I think that the Amazon Prime delivery guy now hates me for having to carry all that to the porch.

IMO, the Powerstop pads have far superior stopping power to the OE pads and no fade at all that I've noticed. The Wrangler's OE brakes were mediocre, IMO. I think the OE brakes on the Rams are actually pretty good, although I am considering Powerstop pads and rotors (the Z36 kit) for my 2500 when it's time.

The Powerstop rotors (like quite a few aftermarket rotors) are also coated so they don't rust nearly as badly. I put them on last summer and ran them through a northeast snow and salted-roads winter -- so far no rust whatsoever on the non-contact surfaces. As far as the contact surfaces, well, rotors will flash rust in a day up here in the northeast -- it's to be expected.

As far as the calipers go, a judicious application of caliper grease and stainless brake hardware usually keeps the major rust at bay on my vehicles for quite a while. I also apply Fluid Film to the wheel hub before installing the rotors -- saves you from having to use the BFH to remove the rotors later on.

I can't speak for pad longevity yet as I only have about 6K miles on them (my Wrangler isn't my daily driver), but based on occasional visual inspection, they seem to be holding up just as well as the OE pads so far.

But that's just my 2 cents, FWIW.
 
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I also went z36 pads and rotors. I know powerstop rotors are drilled too. Which you didn't want but I would still recommend the pads if you find a rotor you like. The carbon-ceramic pads are great
 

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Also PowerStop Z36. Have them on both my Ram and wife’s Jeep. Complete sets on both. Pads and rotors. Very happy with the performance and corrosion resistance.
 

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Last month I put the Powerstop Extreme Z36 package on all four wheels which replaced the original OEM’s @ 141k miles. I went with larger tires and the 2” Mopar lift so wanted an upgrade. All good so far. Don’t mind my dirtyass calipers. It’s hot as hell here in Texas. Lol

 

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Yellow98stang

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I got the Centric Preferred kit after talking with the Centric/ Stoptech rep. They recommended this kit above any of the Stoptech slotted etc. for a daily driver truck. He said it will still be a performance improvement over stock and my stock have lasted almost 70k miles. I have had them on for about 5k miles now and they have been outstanding.

Centric Part # 90667001
 
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