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Message: <blockquote data-quote="zombiekiller" data-source="post: 1416026" data-attributes="member: 25186">if you only do the fronts, you'll still experience fade in the rear. The more you use the brakes in a given "session", the more apparent that it will be. The alcon calipers are ductile iron, the rotors are substantially thicker and tougher. They won't warp or deform and they'll actually last much longer. There are ALLLLLL sorts of contributing factors that may guide one to spend the coin. For me, if all i did was run a 12 mile loop a few times when i took my truck out, the brake change might not be worth it. When I'm on a run in Baja and we're doing anywhere from 80 miles in a day, all the way up to 400 miles in a day, i get SERIOUS brake fade after about 2 hours. I left foot brake. I trail brake. I am not nice to brakes. I am running 40s. My wheel/tire combo is 18 lbs per corner heavier than stock. I have added probably 500 lbs to the truck and carry about 600-700 lbs in the "bed" at all times. then when you factor the high potential for splitting a CV boot, getting moly grease on the brakes and things getting "sporty", the braking improvement seems logical. ( especially if the 50 feet that you save in stopping distance is the last 50 feet before taking a header into a boulder). TMX is currently modifying my mid-travel spindles to accommodate the Alcon kit. I can't wait to try it out.</blockquote>

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