Performance Brake Upgrade Question

[WingsAA]

I have an SSBC three piston brake kit for the front of my 08 LTZ burb which also upgrades the rotors to 14inch.
I recently saw that SSBC now has a three piston brake kit for the rear with 14in rotor as well. You guys think it makes sense to upgrade to this for the rears or simply go with a plus size rotor and caliper relocation bracket and keep the stock rear caliper?

Just looking to see what everyone thinks on this one.

 

[israel]

If you can do it, go for it!!! I love big brakes

 

[WingsAA]

If you can do it, go for it!!! I love big brakes

Well, there's the first response condoning my addiction.

 

[Badluck]

I ordered the SSBC big brake kit that relocates the stock calipers on 14" rotors. I'd love to upgrade to the tri-power calipers...just can't justify the cost.

Go for it.

 

[JKmotorsports]

I'm running the same SSBC kit up front and stockers in the rear. The stock brakes in the rear are good enough to lock up the rear wheels with the traction control/abs off, so upgrading to the larger kit probably wouldn't make much of an improvement at all other than asthetically.

 

[WingsAA]

I'm running the same SSBC kit up front and stockers in the rear. The stock brakes in the rear are good enough to lock up the rear wheels with the traction control/abs off, so upgrading to the larger kit probably wouldn't make much of an improvement at all other than asthetically.

That's what I figured. For the money, I'll probably just upgrade the rear rotors and keep the stock calipers. The SSBC kit up front should be a considerable enough gain.
I'll have to continue to give this one some thought.

 

[Modded]

I say run only the SSBC kit in the front also. To see an actual daily driving gain in the rear portion you would have to be running like 28" wheels.
With anything 26s or smaller, doing the front kit alone will have you prob. stopping better than the NNBS Tahoes with stock 20s, talkless of adding just aftermarket upgraded rotors/pads out back.
I am running 24s now, and the truck performs/stops exactly how it did when I had the stock 20s.
Not surprising, considering they weigh just as much as the 20" wheels/tires weighed, but also the diameter on the wheel/tire is only .3" bigger.

 

[WingsAA]

I'm really leaning on simply upgrading the rotors in the rear to the SSBC upgraded rotor kit and keeping the stock calipers. I'm still running stock 20s and biggest I would go is 22in.

 

[Zed 71]

^ +1

 

[JennaBear]

I would also suggest upgrading your brake lines to braided stainless steel.

 

[Conor]

I'm really leaning on simply upgrading the rotors in the rear to the SSBC upgraded rotor kit and keeping the stock calipers. I'm still running stock 20s and biggest I would go is 22in.

+1

 

[WingsAA]

I would also suggest upgrading your brake lines to braided stainless steel.

Got that covered for the fronts but totally agree for the rears as well. That's on the list.

 

[InTruckDesign]

I am running the SSBC caliper relocation kit up front with 14" rotors stock rotor/caliper out back, Hawk ceramic pads all around and the difference is night and day over stock even with my 33" tires.

 

[CHINO07KON]

Anyone running the upgrade SSBC kit on 26's..? I'm trying to figured out if it would clear the offset in the rims..I would like to do the whole kit including calipers and all unless it really makes no difference..

 

[macky]

go 4 it, especially if they are going to show through whatever wheels you get. i dont know much about the performance. i have powerslot rotors and hawk pads. i did the front 1st then a few months later the rear. there was a noticable difference once the rear was done. i was coming from a x5 which had killler brakes. 1st mod i did to the tahoe was the brakes as they used to scare the crap outta me.

 

[InTruckDesign]

macky, I got to agree with you...my wife has a Audi Q7 with Brembos(6piston front 4piston rear) and it amazes me that GM puts on average brakes especially since they really stepped up the rest of the truck.

 

[NASTY GM]

Pics of mine

 

[Zed 71]

^ nice! Man those big rims make the brakes look small!