Im gonna add the Jeep SRT8 Brembos to my 2011 Durango. I plan to have brackets made for a cheap and easy install. Anyone else interested in adding the brembos to their wk2? FYI-the brembo calipers are NOT expensive...even the new 2012 front brembos! Post here if interested!
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the brembos will really start to shine and perform better under heavy braking. There will be much less fade and loss of braking like you will get with the stock brakes under heavy loads and braking. The stock brakes will perform similar to the brembos for a couple heavy stops....but when they get hot and start to fade....you are screwed. It doesnt take long
the brembos will really start to shine and perform better under heavy braking. There will be much less fade and loss of braking like you will get with the stock brakes under heavy loads and braking. The stock brakes will perform similar to the brembos for a couple heavy stops....but when they get hot and start to fade....you are screwed. It doesnt take long
Just recalling the published 60-0 numbers from memory, the SRT stops one hell of a lot faster on first slam. Sure, some of that results from the suspension upgrade on the SRT. But good things should be happening first push, and likely even more so after heat buildup -- but both should improve dramatically.
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Although I have never felt I needed extra stopping power on my 2012 Overland, I think they would look pretty cool. The red calipers would look pretty goofy though on a non SRT8 Grand Cherokee or on a Durango. I think if the calipers were painted gloss black that would look pretty slick!
Although I have never felt I needed extra stopping power on my 2012 Overland, I think they would look pretty cool. The red calipers would look pretty goofy though on a non SRT8 Grand Cherokee or on a Durango. I think if the calipers were painted gloss black that would look pretty slick!
Brembos don't look goofy on anything....imo of course! Don't you ever do any spirited driving? There's awesome roads in my area for this and my brembos really make a HUGE difference. They would also help in towing heavier loads.
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Maybe you took that the wrong way, what I meant was RED Brembo's would look goofy on a Overland or Durango. If they were painted a gloss black like the older WK SRT8's that would look very classy on a non-SRT vehicle. As for spirited driving, to be honest I have not done anything like that except get on it a few times.
Do you think there will be any wheel firmest issues with the non-SRT wheels? From looking at them it appears they would be different offsets.
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Well yeah I wouldn't be a fan of gold calipers your right, but that's just my own personal taste. I like red Brembo's, but on cars that a red caliper would work with. My only point was that if someone was going to do this upgrade, black calipers would look more appropriate on a luxury vehicle such as the Jeep Overland. Hey I'm not knocking your idea by any means as I like the idea, but if I we're to do this mod to my new Overland, I'm pretty sure the red caliper would clash with all the chrome and the saddle interior lol. So they would have to be painted black. I still have a feeling these calipers won't work with any of the Jeep wheels except the SRT wheels. I don't know for sure though.
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Slowing down, let alone stopping, from 140+ on my stock brakes was a "need a new pair of shorts" experience the first time! I down shifted through the gears and was almost ready to use the E-brake as my regular brakes just weren't cutting it. I had plenty of area left but that was just one run and I knew it wouldn't handle another. I put those stockers through one hell of a torture test. I never had a failue or a warped rotor but they were lacking to say the least.
Here is a pic of the poor things. Notice the hot spots and the pad marks burned into them.
This is with brake coolers and never letting them sit after a heavy run. I always let them cool by continuing to drive around.
With the Brembo's stopping is not an issue. I find the hotter they get the better they work. In an emergency situation it is better to have more than is needed than to be left lacking.
The stock ones fade very very fast and there is nothing more important than tires and brakes!
And to everyone out there don't forget to completely change out your brake fluid every now and then, it does have a service life as do your brake lines.
Scott, if you know.... Are the brembo front calipers found on the current SRT8 Challengers (2011 & 2012's) the same as the 1st generation WK SRT8 Grands brembos? They look similar to me.
The rear SRT8 calipers on the current WK2 Grands and the current SRT8 Challengers (2012's) look identical to me, Are they?
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I would be interested in purchasing the bracket kit. All of the other parts are available on multiple sites. I've upgraded brakes to Brembos before on other cars. It's a very straightforward process if you know what you are doing or have thorough directions. I like the idea of throwing Brembos on my Jeep after the pads wear out.