Brake system upgrades?

[Cody Templeton]

From what I remember, wilwood was coming out with a matching set of rears “soon” to compliment the ones they made to be used with the oem 17 inch wheels in the front. Perhaps this year at SEMA?

I figured they probably would as it only makes sense to. I understand the front does the majority of the braking, but why have some massive brake upgrade on the front and the stock brakes on the rear?

 

[JDEVEROUX]

Hey guys! Currently have the Powerstop Z36 heavy duty truck front and rear brake kit as well as the Powerstop red powercoated calipers, Crown Performance 6-piece stainless brake kit with red sheathing in a 3" lift length, and the system was flushed and refilled with full synthetic DOT 4 fluid. Have you guys found that the stock brakes with good parts are more than capable?

EDIT: Looks like the only big brake kit that fits under a 17" wheel is the Alcon kit, but requires tie rod adapters. The Wilwood and Baer kits require a 20" wheel. I can't imagine the Alcon kit adds much braking performance over stock, especially for the 3500+ dollar price tag after you buy the tie rod end adapters. Also, there is no matching rear kit for the Alcons either. I definitely don't want to run a 20" wheel either.

I have had the R1 Kit on my 2014 and it worked great. From what I was told they were the second inline to make a kit fit a 17" wheel and my kit worked flawlessly. It stopped way better than stock and getting parts and pads was easy. I had an 6 Piston Front, 4 Piston Rear, Slotted Rotors, and Floating Hats. It saved me a few times on the trails.