Brake Upgrade. Whats best?

[JennaBear]

I have the premium slotted and drilled, with the SS lines, and Hawk HPS pads. Fantastic set up, stops on a dime!

 

[sparg93]

Goodman.

The Goodridge lines, were they an OEM fit on your rig? The correct length with OEM style adapters to the caliper?

I'm thinking of going the goodridge route for my '99 Tahoe, but wanted to hear some feedback before i purchased.

 

[yukonaetahoe]

hey fellas, hope some of you are still around. Im starting a piggy bank for whole brake system manufacture upgrade. everything stock size but just better brands.
Ive seen you guys speak on rotors and pads, but not much on caliper types......
ive seen some $989 upgrade kits on Summit, but i am not looking to go all out like that lol

any advice on calipers only (i like red =) )? 2 door 4wd. fronts only. appreciate any info. thanks again fellas!

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

i just put factory replacement calipers on the hoe with slotted brembo rotors and some decent napa pads, throwing some hawk pads on it the next go around. SS Lines all around, put new shoes and hardware on the rear end and flushed the lines. i can lock them up on dry pavement they grab so well. and im not rolling on stock rubber

HUGE improvement from when i picked it up.

 

[yukonaetahoe]

any ss lines? do the brand matter?

 

[bowtiefreak]

I run power slots, hawk pads and SS lines. Works well to slow this thing

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

couldn't tell ya what brand they were. came from 4wheelparts, fronts went on with the lift and the rear was an extra they had for their trail rigs

 

[yukonaetahoe]

couldn't tell ya what brand they were. came from 4wheelparts, fronts went on with the lift and the rear was an extra they had for their trail rigs

4wheelparts, u have said enough lol, theres one by my house ill just pick some up from there. THANKS!

 

[YenkoZL1]

96PROCOMP - The answer to your question about needing a proportioning valve with rear disc brakes on your Tahoe is....

ABS Hooked up - NO Proportioning valve needed

ABS disconnected or completely removed - YES Proportioning valve will be needed.

The ABS setup for the rear brakes on these Tahoe measures how fast the drive shaft is spinning to know how much braking is needed. Or something along those lines.

TSMMFG.com has a great setup for rear disc conversions. And the best price out there too. You can definately find calipers cheaper than theres but either way the price is hard to beat.

My rear calipers are from a 1979 Cadillac Elderado. I went with these to keep my E-brake function. $180 on ebay rebuilt with the e-brake return spring.

You can get these calipers from a local auto parts dealer but they wont have the e-brake spring needed, and the spring is hard to find. TSMMFG wants so much b/c they come loaded and ready to go. You might get lucky on ebay though.

 

[SunlitComet]

ABS will not determine the braking force division from master cylinder to wheels during regular braking. It is there to maintain control under adverse road surface conditions during emergency braking applications. A proportioning valve is still need for proper front/rear application force.