Jeep Brakes

[wct097]

You're right, it's not a race car. But if you are actually wheeling it, you need quality brakes. When you are on declines for hours on end you do not want discounted parts when your life depends on it.

I admit that I don't do much in the way of wheeling these days, but I can say that I've never experienced brake fade on declines except when the brakes got wet. Then again, I'm on the east coast, so it's not really possible to spend hours on end on a decline.

 

[abqtj]

Don't go to Moab and do Moab Rim

 

[ArizonaJeeper]

Steve is right.

 

[Brock]

Don't go to Moab and do Moab Rim

dont run black bear either. I burned my pads and blew rear shocks

 

[abqtj]

dont run black bear either. I burned my pads and blew rear shocks

fact

 

[John]

Don't go to Moab and do Moab Rim

Don't do Red Cone (in CO) either. You would die on that trail if you had brake failure. I only did that trail in my JK and it was still scary, the Xterra isn't geared low enough.

 

[Schnervel]

You would die on that trail if you had brake failure.

First gear, four-low FTW

 

[ArizonaJeeper]

First gear, four-low FTW

slow and steady!

 

[John]

First gear, four-low FTW

That's what I did but I had a 73:1 crawl ratio. Even with hearing like that, you still need brakes. It's crazy steep. I would never do it again without that type of gearing. It would have a reputation like Black Bear of that many people ran it. It doesn't have switchbacks like that , but it's steeper.

http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=9

 

[BrandonM7]

Black Magic > *.*


PLus it's Blaine!

Blaine, as in mrBlaine from JU?

 

[Wharf Rat]

Blaine, as in mrBlaine from JU?

Yes, that jerkoff.