Stopping Power...

BryanCregger · 04-02-2007, 07:17 PM

k well i got 35" tires on my truck with 18" rims and i'm lacking stopping power to say the least. i've heard that replacing the master cylinder will help.... is that right or is there something better... if someone could recomend a specific part that would be great.

75K30 · 04-02-2007, 07:30 PM

Pretty easy to answer that one Bryan. Bigger tires means more to start, and also means more to stop. Bigger brakes are what you need. Installing just a bigger master cylinder will only mean that you move a greater volume of fluid to the brakes. It will not stop any better. The larger diameter tires on your truck means that a brake located closer to the center of the axle is less effective at slowing the rotating mass. The trick here is to move the caliper farther out, but the only to do that, is to install larger diameter brakes.
Discs out back wouldn't hurt either.

BryanCregger · 04-02-2007, 07:43 PM

so are we talking rotors or calipers because those kits are like 2400

but i guess i gotta do what i gotta do...

75K30 · 04-02-2007, 08:49 PM

Yeah bud, those things are not cheap. You could spend some bucks on upgrade pads and stuff, but that is not the entire solution to the stopping problem. The best way to stop big boy tires, is with big boy brakes.

BryanCregger · 04-02-2007, 09:47 PM

lol dam looks like i'll be rear ending people for a while lol i just put that 383 in my truck.....its like DAYUM!

but god it puts a smile on my face

mrjohnwayne · 04-03-2007, 09:28 AM

I bet it does

ikos10 · 04-03-2007, 07:47 PM

Just a thought, I just put ceramic pads on my car recently, and the stopping power seemed to almost double. I know there is a lot more to stop, but in an effort to try to save some money till you can get the big boy kit as 75K30 suggests, you could try the premium line of pads. Hay if it keeps you from running into the back of me... I am all for it....lol.

BryanCregger · 04-03-2007, 08:21 PM

lol that sounds like a possibility. do you recall the brand?

ikos10 · 04-03-2007, 08:26 PM

it was for a BMW, I just went to NAPA and bought what they recommended. I apologize but I don't remember the brand....

junior3382 · 04-03-2007, 08:26 PM

Looking into brakes recently for myself, I belive that autozone has sevral brands that offer ceramic brake pads. I also hear that they are very heat resistant, so they last a little longer....

04-02-2007, 07:17 PM	#1
BryanCregger Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 56	Stopping Power... k well i got 35" tires on my truck with 18" rims and i'm lacking stopping power to say the least. i've heard that replacing the master cylinder will help.... is that right or is there something better... if someone could recomend a specific part that would be great.

04-03-2007, 09:28 AM	#6
mrjohnwayne Senior Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,792	I bet it does __________________ John Wayne 2000 F-350 7.3L Powerstroke 4x4

04-03-2007, 08:26 PM	#10
junior3382 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Currently, I live in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Posts: 3,170	Looking into brakes recently for myself, I belive that autozone has sevral brands that offer ceramic brake pads. I also hear that they are very heat resistant, so they last a little longer.... __________________ *The Blazer is dead, so I pumped her with lead, laid her to bed, and bought a FORD instead!*

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04-02-2007, 07:30 PM	#2
75K30 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,312	Pretty easy to answer that one Bryan. Bigger tires means more to start, and also means more to stop. Bigger brakes are what you need. Installing just a bigger master cylinder will only mean that you move a greater volume of fluid to the brakes. It will not stop any better. The larger diameter tires on your truck means that a brake located closer to the center of the axle is less effective at slowing the rotating mass. The trick here is to move the caliper farther out, but the only to do that, is to install larger diameter brakes. Discs out back wouldn't hurt either.

04-02-2007, 07:43 PM	#3
BryanCregger Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 56	so are we talking rotors or calipers because those kits are like 2400 but i guess i gotta do what i gotta do...

04-02-2007, 08:49 PM	#4
75K30 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,312	Yeah bud, those things are not cheap. You could spend some bucks on upgrade pads and stuff, but that is not the entire solution to the stopping problem. The best way to stop big boy tires, is with big boy brakes.

04-02-2007, 09:47 PM	#5
BryanCregger Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 56	lol dam looks like i'll be rear ending people for a while lol i just put that 383 in my truck.....its like DAYUM! but god it puts a smile on my face

04-03-2007, 07:47 PM	#7
ikos10 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: york, PA Posts: 85	Just a thought, I just put ceramic pads on my car recently, and the stopping power seemed to almost double. I know there is a lot more to stop, but in an effort to try to save some money till you can get the big boy kit as 75K30 suggests, you could try the premium line of pads. Hay if it keeps you from running into the back of me... I am all for it....lol.

04-03-2007, 08:21 PM	#8
BryanCregger Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 56	lol that sounds like a possibility. do you recall the brand?