I just put the front slotted and rear cross drilled rotors from power stop on my 03. I combined them with the power stop Z36 compound brake pads front and rear. let me tell you, I need to install a pillow on the dash next(to much forward head movement during stopping :ro) ) So far I have to say I love this setup. It stops I would say at least 7 times better than a good stock setup (about 20 times better than my rusty rotors and pads that were on the truck to begin with, (because the owner before me forgot to use this truck)notice the low milage for 3 years old)). I have pics that I need to post but my home puter is down till the middle of next week. They look good on there and they stop a whole crap load better and they work with stock calipers and wheels ):h (dont have the scratch for the aftermarket "big" brakes yet (requires wheels as well), not that I think those are really worth the extra). I have only tried them on the empty truck so far and they are great, but I am towing my race car to Bradenton tomorrow for a race and I will repost with how they work under 9000# load

pics are now up in my garage of this break job

halo13,

We get this comment all the time on the Powerslot Cyro'ed rotors and Hawk pads we sell. The braking performance is waaaay improved and the interstate slam down stops don't cause you to have any fade either!!!

Mark @ DPPI

halo13,

We get this comment all the time on the Powerslot Cyro'ed rotors and Hawk pads we sell. The braking performance is waaaay improved and the interstate slam down stops don't cause you to have any fade either!!!

Mark @ DPPI
Do they make different Hawk pads, if so what are #'s fr the good ones?

I just put the front slotted and rear cross drilled rotors from power stop on my 03. I combined them with the power stop Z36 compound brake pads front and rear. let me tell you, I need to install a pillow on the dash next(to much forward head movement during stopping :ro) ) So far I have to say I love this setup. It stops I would say at least 7 times better than a good stock setup (about 20 times better than my rusty rotors and pads that were on the truck to begin with, (because the owner before me forgot to use this truck)notice the low milage for 3 years old)). I have pics that I need to post but my home puter is down till the middle of next week. They look good on there and they stop a whole crap load better and they work with stock calipers and wheels ):h (dont have the scratch for the aftermarket "big" brakes yet (requires wheels as well), not that I think those are really worth the extra). I have only tried them on the empty truck so far and they are great, but I am towing my race car to Bradenton tomorrow for a race and I will repost with how they work under 9000# load

pics are now up in my garage of this break job


What was the total cost of the upgrade?

$564.82, that includes shipping and everything. But do note that I did the work myself and I already had good synthetic abs brake fluid on hand (which is only like $7 at the local parts store). I am back from my trip to bradenton and the brakes worked flawlessly. That is even in stupid traffic in downtown orlando. I am pleasantly surprised and the only brake dust was from the initial break in, now there is little or no dust at all. The only hard part was getting off the front caliper brackets that were apperantly welded on by the factory (not really welded but the heat up type locktite) which I had to break loose by hand because my 600 lb-ft impact couldn't even break them free. That gun has shreded bolts for me but could not loosen these. But otherwise a very worthwhile investment.

ZL-1,

For most all folks the LTS pad is the one you want. Thats's what I have and it works great when empty but has the ability to deal with trailer weights too. If you tow 99.999999% of the time and tow heavy then the Super Duty pad is better but very few folks need it as they just don't tow all the time. Put it this way we keep 1 set of Super Duty pads and as many as 20 in the LTS here at DPPI in inventory!

Mark @ DPPI

I see what your sayin mark, but like most other heavy trailers on my trailer I have electric brakes. So how much of a difference does it really make to have pads that are super duty? The way I set up my brake controller is for it to come on just as my truck brakes start to grab and then I have them turned up enough to stop the trailer slighty before the truck brakes would normally stop the truck. I dont really think the z36 compound is a super duty compund, I just think they are a little better than than the stock ones at stopping the truck, which ultimately stops the trailer a little better. One other quick thing mark, do you think there is really any advantage to using cross-drilled or slotted or cross-drilled & slotted rotors? Do they really honestly make that much of a difference? Semi's dont even use disc brakes because of surface area.

Mark, I am new to the site but I have your cross drilled rotors on my 1990 Chevrolet Extended Cab Z/71 pickup. I must say that they have been great. My question is I now have a 2001 Chevrolet Crew Cab 2500HD and was wondering what part numbers that I would need in replacing the rotors and pads on my truck and your recommendations on rotors.

Thanks in advance Mark!!

halo13,

What I was saying is the Hawk Super Duty pad is not for anyone that doesn't tow heavy 99% of the time, if you use them with a typical unloaded truck they will NOT generate enough heat to operate correctly. I say stay away from drilled rotors on our trucks, we ONLY sell the slotted Powerslots ( and I highly reccomend the cyro'ed rotors too) as you can have cracking issues on drilled rotors if you tow heavy and that's not what you want. Plus if you get drilled and slotted you lose approx 12-15% of the surface area of the rotors swept area and you lose braking performance too, which is exactly the opposite reason you got performance rotors and pads to start with!!

As far as are they worth it, yes! Shorter stops, no fade and those multiple emergency stops on the interstate are not a worry anymore.

Mark @ DPPI

AutoMag,

Lots of options, call us Monday and we'll get you the correct info!!

Mark @ DPPI