Powerstop Z36

[willidru]

Anyone using powerstop Z36 brake kit on their trucks? I’m about to need to replace my front brakes and wanted to see if anyone had the Z36 on their trucks the reviews seem great, just wanted to see if anyone had thoughts if they were worth the $$

 

[83cj-7]

I put them on my brand new F350 because the factory pads sucked. They made a huge difference. Be sure to go through their break-in procedure.

 

[browning2480]

I was going too, but then seen they were made in China. I opted to pass based on that. Reviews look good for performance though.

 

[hflier]

I was going too, but then seen they were made in China. I opted to pass based on that. Reviews look good for performance though.

Are there even any good ones made in the U.S. ?

Ron


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[willidru]

Are there even any good ones made in the U.S. ?

Ron


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I know rotors are no longer made in USA all in China or Taiwan

 

[browning2480]

Are there even any good ones made in the U.S. ?

Ron


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Yeah not sure lol. I am looking but not finding much. I believe the other comment is correct that Rotors that are drilled and slotted can be done in the US, but the blanks are coming from China.

 

[Rob5589]

Used them on my past Silverado. Great brakes, work very well when hot. Made a noticeable improvement when flat towing my Jeep. One downside is they perform better after building up a little heat so don't go crazy when they're cold.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Put them on the rear of my old tundra. They were fantastic in general. Significant improvement towing and downhill. Doing the fronts next week.

 

[willidru]

I think I’m going to give them a try see how they perform in comparison to the OEM brakes.

 

[bbrown]

They were a dramatic improvement over the OEM on ‘12 tundra - warped 2 sets of factory rotors before that. I did just replace the pads after over 3.5 years but money well spent in my experience.

 

[nrh6.7]

Are there even any good ones made in the U.S. ?

Ron


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Check out PFC Brakes. They are made in the USA and are supposed to be incredible pads. I have a set of front and rear pads waiting to go on my pickup, but they are expensive.

 

[Doghed]

They were a dramatic improvement over the OEM on ‘12 tundra - warped 2 sets of factory rotors before that. I did just replace the pads after over 3.5 years but money well spent in my experience.

This is my experience as well.

I just put them on my 2013 Tacoma. Calipers, rotors, and pads. I had been using the rotors and pads for a few years when the factory rotors warped. When I needed to replace one of my calipers I just bought the whole system from 4WP.

 

[willidru]

What’s the benefit of the added calipers

 

[Doghed]

What’s the benefit of the added calipers

In my case I had a stuck piston on the driver side caliper. The caliper can be rebuilt but the issue caused the outside pad to drag and before I realized it the rotor was ruined. I didn't have time to wait for my mechanic to rebuild the caliper so I decided to rebuild the entire system with new aftermarket equipment and at the same time did a brake fluid flush. Worked out great. Before that I was running Powerstop rotors and pads with the factory calipers.

 

[browning2480]

Just as an FYI, I picked up some Duralast Gold Brake Pads today and they are made in India. Better than China so I went with it.