Had a caliper freeze up and ruined a rotor.
New rotors, new 3/4 light duty calipers, ceramic pads, wheel bearings & seals on front
Rear- shoes, one ton wheel cylinders & hard ware. Had 144,000 miles and still had lining but not much.
Great improvement in braking.
Best since I've owned this truck,(13 years).
New wheels & tires same time.
Should be set for a while.

 

Good to hear. What brand of ceramic brake pads did you use?

Also, have you changed out your metal brake lines yet, as they have a tendancy to rust out and leak over time?

 

Pads from O'reilly's.
The steel line to the rear has been replaced and all flex lines.
The line to the rear didn't leak.
It just blowed out big time at once!
I knew right off something was wrong!

 

Have the same setup on mine, very happy with how it comes to a halt

 

That's good!

 

So you went with the 7500lb calipers? Why not the 8800lb calipers?

I was reading here that the 8800lb calipers may cause excessive pedal drop while driving https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...upgrade-9.html

Is that correct?

 

My truck came with 8800lb calipers, but it also has a larger master cylinder than what I've seen on the lighter duty setups. I suspect the added fluid from the master cylinder ensures no issue with pedal travel. I've experienced no issue with pedal travel. Brakes go to work quickly when the pedal is pressed with no excessive travel.

 

Aren't the HD calipers dual piston? My truck is rated 8800 pounds, but, Uses the LD calipers.... (single piston.)

 

Well, I've got these calipers http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/Ca...899_0248587881 and they are 8,800lb calipers. They are single piston. I have a good amount of brake pedal travel on my truck. I'm wondering if I went to the 7,500 calipers if that would solve the brake pedal travel issue. Could I also swap out the master brake cylinder for the bigger one and that solve my travel issue?

 

When you installed the new calipers, did the brakes get bled properly? If not, that can certainly cause excessive pedal travel.