What brakes did you guys put on your truck?

jmik26 · 05-07-2008, 10:43 AM

I had the brake judder TSB done on my 2004 Titan SE on 2-10-06 which worked great until now, I have the judder again. I called the dealer to ask about the extended 3 year warranty TSB but apparently thats 3 years after vehicle is purchased and not after it was fixed??

Anywho, it looks as if I will be doing a brake job soon. I did some searching but couldn't find any great responses to break pads or rotors. The best I found was the EBC greenstuff v4 and after 3 pages the guy mentioned they sucked. So here is where I need help...

Has anybody swapped out there front OEM pads and rotors and like them? How many miles you got on them?

I have alot of pad left, should I get the rotors cut and leave the pads?

Any help would be greatly appreciated....Thanks, Jeff

Hawaiianbasshead · 05-07-2008, 08:56 PM

Stillen big brake kit is the only option besides new 08 brakes the 08 brakes will clear the stock 18" wheels, the stillen requires 20"s I believe it says on the site. hope that helps. the 08s have larger diameter rotors run a search on here and it should turn up both

**Kronos1965** · 05-07-2008, 09:04 PM

I bought the powerslot rotors for my '04 and hawk performance brake pads.

The Stillen Big Brake kit will not work with OR equipped 04-05 Titans...

SOCALTITANKC4X4LE · 05-07-2008, 10:22 PM

Stillen Big Brake Kit will work with 18" wheels.

yamatitan · 05-08-2008, 12:08 PM

Is the stillen big brake kit alot better than the 08's? I am undecided on whether or not to up grad to 08 brakes or get the stillen kit.

jmik26 · 05-09-2008, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Kronos1965

I bought the powerslot rotors for my '04 and hawk performance brake pads.

The Stillen Big Brake kit will not work with OR equipped 04-05 Titans...

How do you like the brakes so far? How many miles you got on them? Thanks...Jeff

jmik26 · 05-09-2008, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by SOCALTITANKC4X4LE

Stillen Big Brake Kit will work with 18" wheels.

Do you have to replace the calipers?

jmik26 · 05-09-2008, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by yamatitan

Is the stillen big brake kit alot better than the 08's? I am undecided on whether or not to up grad to 08 brakes or get the stillen kit.

I have the 18" rims so it would fit from what I read. I'm just not to sure how difficult this job is. I have always replaced my own brakes so thats not a worry. Just not sure with all the anti-lock brake crap if there are special procedures?

jmik26 · 05-09-2008, 04:23 AM

Now I got 15 posts I can post URL's... Anyway, here are the brakes I am looking at from www.buybrakes.com

Brembro after market rotors

EBC slotted & dimpled rotors

DBA 4000 series slotted

DBA 4000 series slotted/drilled

Power Slot Rotors

EBC Ultimax Premium Pads

EBC Greenstuff pads

EBC Greenstuff Pads Premium

Ebay brakes and rotors, set of 4 w/pads from seller IRotors like item #320249760723

I have not really narrowed it down yet. Kind of got mixed reviews on all the products listed...Hopefully someone will chime in that used any of these or hear back from Kronos1965... Thanks for your help...Jeff

**roy365** · 05-09-2008, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by jmik26

I have the 18" rims so it would fit from what I read. I'm just not to sure how difficult this job is. I have always replaced my own brakes so that not a worry. Just not sure with all the anti-lock brake crap if there are special procedures?

Nothing too bad about it. Just a straight up swap of parts really. Everything should fit good. I am not sure about the Stillen kit's performance, but it is a decent setup for a daily driver looking for more stopping power. My advice is to get a slotted type if you are choosing between slotted and crossdrilled. The drilled are PITA to break in and bed the pads. If you were looking to just end your judder issues and cut down on brake dust then an application like kronos should work fine.

I went all out and installed the Brembo Gran Tourismo 8 piston crossdrilled. I cant even describe the stopping power they provide.

yamatitan · 05-10-2008, 07:58 AM

im lookin for something that will stop these 35's like my they are stockers. Are the 08's brakes good enough to do that are should i go with stillen?

srvfan · 05-11-2008, 02:35 PM

I am up with the same problem mine went 60k miles since the factory fix but now it is time. do the auto parts stores sell anything decent that will last or should i buy off the web???

Hawaiianbasshead · 05-13-2008, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by roy365

Nothing too bad about it. Just a straight up swap of parts really. Everything should fit good. I am not sure about the Stillen kit's performance, but it is a decent setup for a daily driver looking for more stopping power. My advice is to get a slotted type if you are choosing between slotted and crossdrilled. The drilled are PITA to break in and bed the pads. If you were looking to just end your judder issues and cut down on brake dust then an application like kronos should work fine.

I went all out and installed the Brembo Gran Tourismo 8 piston crossdrilled. I cant even describe the stopping power they provide.

ok I ran a search and did find one for the titan $4,100 sound right?... what does it run? and how big are they compared to say stock ones? I'm getting 20"s this week and am just researching in advance, I'm gonna be running 35x12.5x20 so I'll be needing better brakes eventually

are they for bigger rims? I found these. I thought big rotors were better, but it says nothing about that?

http://www.autocarparts.com/part/194/663/

jmik26 · 06-24-2008, 05:44 PM

Well I finally did it, I bought some rotors and pads. I did a fair amount of research on this forum and some other 'aghm' rice burner sites and people were saying good things about ebay seller Raceconcepts (item# 170230532970). For $236.96 to my door I got four drilled/slotted rotors and pads. I figured, what the hell, live and learn.

Taking off my rims was a task all in itself since they have not been taken off in about 25,000 miles (yeah I know they should have been rotated atleast twice).

Once I got them off it was on to the 21mm bolts holding on the calipers. If you don't have a big breaker bar get one. I used a three foot pipe on a 1/2" socket wrench to crank these loose. It almost felt as if they were cross threading until the very last turn. Once I got them out I saw there was some yellow thread lock on the bolts that is strong as steel. I chose not to take off the 14mm bolts since they were moving back and forth so freely.

I then moved on to getting the rotors off, holy crap

. About 50 hits with a 32oz dead blow mallet to break them loose, hope this works out because these are not going back on.

Now that everything is taken apart I cleaned some stuff up with the die grinder and wire brush. I matched the rotors and pads up with the new stuff, dead nuts match on everything.

Before taking the backside pads out I took a C-Clamp and slowly cranked the piston back in. Removed the pads and put in the new ones, slide in with no problems, perfect fit. Put the rotors on, nice fit, no problems. Before hanging the rotors back on, I took the 21mm bolts and removed all the yellow crap with the wire brush. Hung the rotors up put a bunch of blue thread lock on the bolts and screwed them back in, went in very nice, slid over rotors perfect. Since my torque wrench only went up to 125 ft/lbs I cranked them with that then gave it an extra tug with the pipe wrench just incase, these are suppose to be tightened down to 155 ft/lbs. I mounted the rims back on and torqued those lugs to 98 ft/lbs in a cross pattern. The other side was the same PITA but I got it done.

Now on to the test drive. When I first got in the pedal went all the way to the ground which was expected. My stomach didn't drop until after about 10 pumps it was still mushy. So I put it into gear and started to go and the pedal immediately firmed up, whew! Braking seems like a dream, firm, no jutters, doesn't seem to grab very well but I figure they have to break in. I took it for about a 10 mile round trip making a series of stops and the breaking has got alot better. I did the break in procedure that was recommended on the site and by time I got home it is a noticeable difference. When I parked the truck and got out I could smell the brakes. I visually inspected the rotors and they look good, looks like even initial wear. Rotors were very hot (you could see the heat waves above the rotors) but I assume thats normal considering the braking I was just doing.

After the fronts are tried and true I will replace the back rotors and pads. So far I like them and they are well worth the money considering my local Nissan wanted $700 for two front rotors and pads installed

. Both fronts took about 2 1/4 hours start to finish. I would assume if I did it again it would only take 1 1/2 hours or so. I will keep you guys posted on the progress, I know there is alot of people looking for brakes and whats out there is not exactly cut and dry...Jeff

**loufish** · 06-24-2008, 05:52 PM

I've got about 50,000 mile on my fronts after the last TSB and they work great. I've got at least 5000 miles left, so I'm thinking of just going with OE rotors and pads.
I don't consider 50,000 plus miles a problem at all.
Oh yeah, the rears still have about 75% pad thickness left!!
I'm betting 100k on those...