Rocket Man's 02 Denali Build Thread AKA "THE BEAST"

[Rocket Man]

Finished up the brakes today. Here's a front caliper and pad comparison and a couple shots of the huge front caliper bracket.

 

[Rocket Man]

The calipers need Wilwood's stainless steel hose kits due to their fittings. The kit I bought included them. And I was glad the reps came today- I was able to make sure they would fit before I have the tires mounted without having to pull a 26 off later. I think they're gonna look pretty sweet for winter rims. I bled the brakes with a Motive bleeder and it was the easiest bleed job ever. Just put a quart or two of fluid in it, pump it up to 15 lbs. of pressure, and go to each corner, attach a hose to drain into a container and loosen the bleeder. Watch as all the bubbles disappear. The thing automatically keeps the fluid at the same level in the MC and pushes clean fluid through the system.

 

[Rocket Man]

I was surprised the front calipers were as close to the Dubs as they were; maybe 1/4" of clearance. About the same with the 22" reps. Anyway, looks good and should stop real good. I still have to go bed the pads in before I really test them but a short drive showed no signs of trouble. Success!

 

[NathanJax]

Man that looks good.

 

[Rocket Man]

BTW if anybody's looking for reps, @NathanJax is your guy. Best price and I got them in 2 days! Thanks, Nathan.

 

[randeez]

nm! looks amazing man

 

[05Single]

Yea buddy!

Now you need some neons in there shining on the brakes . I can hook you up lol

 

[bottomline2000]

Those went on real nice Rocket. Those reps are gonna free up some power.. cant wait to see it on the ground with tires..a1 stuff man.

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[Rocket Man]

Dammmnnn..I just looked up the brake pad replacement part numbers for my Wilwoods, out of curiosity just to see. I sure hope they don't need replacement for a long time. It probably didn't help that I bought the " Tactical Extreme" front kit but front pads are $265 list and the rears are $155 list. Ouch.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Dammmnnn..I just looked up the brake pad replacement part numbers for my Wilwoods, out of curiosity just to see. I sure hope they don't need replacement for a long time. It probably didn't help that I bought the " Tactical Extreme" front kit but front pads are $265 list and the rears are $155 list. Ouch.

Damn!