POWERSTOP Z36 Truck and Tow Performance Kit

[BeenChevy]

Anyone run the stainless steel shim PowerStop Z36 Truck and Tow Performance pads? Wondering if there's any noise or heat difference between kits.

Been running the Z23 dual rubberized pads+rotors+calipers on the older tahoe and yukon. Is that the only difference between Z36(Towing) and Z23(Performance) packages is the stainless brake pad shims?

 

[89Suburban]

I have them on mine. No noise at all.

 

[adventurenali92]

I have the full Z36 kit on my 2006 Denali XL. It works flawlessly! I have zer o complaints about these brakes. No noise at all. Heat dissipates very quickly and very little brake dust keeps my wheels much cleaner. Even up and down the mountain as much as I do and towing as well.

 

[BeenChevy]

Good to know. Picked up the full Z36 kit that includes brake hoses, rotors and calipers for 2015+. Should be able to mount the rotors and new calipers however the springs storms have the humidity's so high my garage floor is soaked. Probably wait until the humidity drops some before connecting everything.

Thinking I can just set the old calipers on 5 gallon buckets on all 4 corners and start at the passenger rear, connect the new hose/caliper, open the bleeder with a tube on it and let it air out into a catch bottle while topping off the master.

Anyone have any "pro-tips" for the all 4 corners caliper+hose swap?

 

[Thrust]

I used a brake bleeding kit from harbor freight recently when changing brakes on my truck. It should help you with vacuuming the air out of the lines after your swap. I would bleed after you get each one done. Start with the passenger rear, driver rear, etc if you are flushing the fluid too.

 

[BeenChevy]

Got a couple rotors on and the rear passenger caliper. Kept storming anytime I tried working on it. Both rear brake line:hose nuts cracked free with a 13mm open end wrench which was cool. Picking up fresh fluid tomorrow. We'll see if I can't bang out the rest.

Power stop included 2 extra hoses I wasn't expecting. I'll have to look again but not sure where these go?

 

[NIevo]

Looks good! Just ordered a full kit the other day and excited to get them installed.

 

[Jeff_]

Wow looking great @BeenChevy
Love the red calipers too.
I need to get this kit installed on my Tahoe. Especially with the towing I do a few times a year.

 

[BeenChevy]

Some findings in the kit worth mentioning are that the two extra brake hoses in the photo above are not for my vehicle and don't get installed. Another unused addition included with the kit is an extra set of abutment clips. From what I can tell - the more premium are the anodized color clips with the pad "spring-outs".

The only issue I ran into so far is that the front brake hose brackets that include the stand-off for the auto-level/magnetic ride do not have the same threaded hole and is a smaller gauge hole that needs to either be tapped, drilled out, or a smaller gauge nut and bolt used. In my case I have suspensionmaxx auto-level/mag-ride re-location plates and will likely drill a larger size hole in new brake hose brackets and find some nyloc nuts that will thread on the allen-screws. Found this tapered 10mm bolt which can be found in a quite a few places on these trucks - used it to to tap the hole in the brake hose bracket:

 

[tmurray4192]

Anyone run the stainless steel shim PowerStop Z36 Truck and Tow Performance pads? Wondering if there's any noise or heat difference between kits.

Been running the Z23 dual rubberized pads+rotors+calipers on the older tahoe and yukon. Is that the only difference between Z36(Towing) and Z23(Performance) packages is the stainless brake pad shims?

Do you like the z36 kit over stock braking? I have a 2017 yukon xl and tow and i am looking for a bit more stopping power.

 

[BeenChevy]

I like them. Fairly quiet, low dust, great bite. Rotors don't seem to last more than a few years though. Installed power stop rotors on the 05 tahoe & twice on an 01 yukon have worn VERY fast.... They didn't warp but start to thin quicker than OEM and you can see the vents become less and less pronounced way quicker than I'd expect. A little pad sticking and your rotor will be toast before the pad even wears out.. I do brakes bi-annually on my trucks and noticed rotors thinning a bit already on the 15 yukon after 15K. But.. I also towed a lot with them with great performance and they're still working awesome. Going to try and reach out to a old friend locally who has a business called Frozen Rotors. They're cryogenically frozen and built to hold up better... there just more than I'd like to pay at the moment.

 

[Bagherra]

I dont do any towing with my '16 Denali but looking to get the slotted/ drilled rotor package from Powerstop. But only plannint to get the rotor and pad combo not the calipers.

This a good idea?

 

[BeenChevy]

I dont do any towing with my '16 Denali but looking to get the slotted/ drilled rotor package from Powerstop. But only plannint to get the rotor and pad combo not the calipers.

This a good idea?

The price and performance are good in my opinion. Having purchased these kits multiple times for multiple vehicles, the longevity of the rotors is sub-par even with seldom towing in my opinion. Consider a better more durable rotor is my suggestion.

 

[Bagherra]

The price and performance are good in my opinion. Having purchased these kits multiple times for multiple vehicles, the longevity of the rotors is sub-par even with seldom towing in my opinion. Consider a better more durable rotor is my suggestion.

What rotor would you suggest?

 

[BeenChevy]

I want to try the Power slot cryo rotors

 

[Tom15Tahoe]

Got a couple rotors on and the rear passenger caliper. Kept storming anytime I tried working on it. Both rear brake line:hose nuts cracked free with a 13mm open end wrench which was cool. Picking up fresh fluid tomorrow. We'll see if I can't bang out the rest.

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Power stop included 2 extra hoses I wasn't expecting. I'll have to look again but not sure where these go?

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I had this done on my 2015 Tahoe. The mechanic stated the extra set of brake lines go up where the spare tire is. You will need to drop the spare tire to see where they go. He said it was a pain to get to them but he did.