Baer Brake kit

TheJoker · May 9, 2015

RDFTS said:
Well I was taking into account that perhaps there was an FRF discount.

Baer RPG Front Big Brake Kit

Baer Rear Big Brake Kit

Wonder if they work with stock wheels?

Well, I know they'll fit my NV's. Too bad they're waaaay out of my price range.

Raptor911 · Aug 21, 2015

The entire thread does not mention whether or not this upgrade resulted in an improvement in braking. Well does it?

mike.s · Aug 21, 2015

Raptor911 said:
The entire thread does not mention whether or not this upgrade resulted in an improvement in braking. Well does it?

It's not a significant improvement. At least not on my truck.

Bulletnjm · Aug 21, 2015

But look how good they look

Raptor911 · Aug 21, 2015

Thank you for the feedback!

mike.s said:
It's not a significant improvement. At least not on my truck.

Truckzor · Aug 22, 2015

mike.s said:
It's not a significant improvement. At least not on my truck.

Wow that's a disappointment. I wonder if the larger Baer kit that requires bigger wheels would be better?

Sano Dano · Aug 22, 2015

mike.s said:
It's not a significant improvement. At least not on my truck.

As with any new rotors/pads & calibers setup, you will not get the full advantage unless you replace the stock brake lines with solid and/or stainless steel brake lines.

mike.s · Aug 22, 2015

Sano Dano said:
As with any new rotors/pads & calibers setup, you will not get the full advantage unless you replace the stock brake lines with solid and/or stainless steel brake lines.

Already did that. That made a minor difference.

The only thing that I can think of that may be hindering my braking performance is that my rear pads are wearing out faster than my fronts, which makes me think the rears are doing more of the braking than the front. That is opposite of what I would think should happen. Seems like the fronts should be doing more of the work.

I talked to my brake guy yesterday, and he said that the proportioning valve on a lot of trucks are set that way because a lot of rotors used to get cracked when their was more brake pressure going to the front.

Sano Dano · Aug 22, 2015

mike.s said:
Already did that. That made a minor difference.

The only thing that I can think of that may be hindering my braking performance is that my rear pads are wearing out faster than my fronts, which makes me think the rears are doing more of the braking than the front. That is opposite of what I would think should happen. Seems like the fronts should be doing more of the work.

I talked to my brake guy yesterday, and he said that the proportioning valve on a lot of trucks are set that way because a lot of rotors used to get cracked when their was more brake pressure going to the front.

New lines made all the difference for me......Does sound like you have some other issues going on with the rears wearing out faster then the fronts.

Just replaced all the pads on my truck, as the fronts needed to be replaced, could have gotten at least 5K more miles from the rears.

mike.s · Aug 22, 2015

Sano Dano said:
New lines made all the difference for me......Does sound like you have some other issues going on with the rears wearing out faster then the fronts.

Just replaced all the pads on my truck, as the fronts needed to be replaced, could have gotten at least 5K more miles from the rears.

I've always thought fronts should wear out first. But searching on google and I see quite a few people having rears wear out first. So I have no idea if something is wrong or not.

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