EBC brake kit for DT RAM 1500

[OVERKILL]

Any experience with this?

They appear to sell an entire kit, including F&R pads and rotors:
https://www.tdotperformance.ca/prod...-20-ultimax-pads-and-rk-series-rotor-kit.html

And the price is pretty darn good!

Hoping these rotors have better corrosion resistance than OE, as the fronts are pretty rotten, while the pads still have tons of life left. So far, no rust on the EBC rotors I put on the rear of the Jeep, but that was very recently.

 

[Wheel366]

I don't but I won 2 sets of EBC yellow stuff pads for my Impreza and will be purchasing the plain EBC coated rotors extremely soon. I like the idea of coated rotors

 

[drtyler]

Not bad price at all for both front and rear.

I don’t have any experience with those particular EBC pads. There was a recent post by an unsatisfied user of the Ultimax2 pad.

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Thread 'Negative experience with EBC Ultimax2 Brake Pads'

Oct 20, 2024

Application: 2018 Lexus ES350

Installed these pads and new rotors on the front and rear of this vehicle after research on how to obtain stronger braking power on this non-performance oriented vehicle.

While braking power was nicer with more initial bite than the original OEM brakes that were on the vehicle from the factory, there were several issues with the pads described below:

1) This brake pad produces a ton of brake dust, equivalent of what you would see on BMW and Mercedes vehicles. After two weeks of driving, the factory wheels are coated in dark brown brake dust, something...

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[doitmyself]

I put the Ultimax II pads and black coated rotors on my Patriot in 2019 and they are holding up very well. The black rotor coating around the edge and vanes lasted about 2.5 - 3+ years and has slowly disappeared by year 5, with just surface rust on them now. The hat area still has the coating inside and out. Still, they lasted much better than other aftermarket rotors I had which would have heavy flaking rust coming off by now. The pads do dust somewhat, but that is not a problem for me. The pads perform better (extra "bite") than my OEM Akebono's. I will buy the combination again.

Regarding the rotors, EBC's website shows that they changed the rotor coating in 2023 to a "better" Geomet type coating, so any long term results are pending. https://www.ebcbrakes.com/products/ebc-premium-brake-rotors-gen-3/#discover

 

[DuckRyder]

I was recently considering EBC, I could not find much on the new rotor coating.

 

[racer12306]

That is a great price for up North.

I put Powerstops on my DS about 9000 miles ago. I went with the Geomet rotor and the Z36 pad. Still pretty new but so far I'm happy. They can be a touch grabby at times but they certainly do stop. A little heat in them seems to help. Obviously can't tell about how the coating holds up but they look exactly like day 1 still, but it's only day ~110

Taken two trips with them from Maryland to North Jersey to Niagara Falls and back and then Maryland to Charlotte last weekend.

 

[D1dad]

I’ve got those exact rotors with red stuff pads on a 21 Altima with one full Ohio winter under their belt and they still look new. Price wise they don’t cost any more than Bosch or raybestos, yet are far superior and at 15k don’t pulse in the slightest. The only knock I have is the paint they use on the braking surface can clog the center channel of the pad, and I had to chisel the material out. I have some ultimax pads that I’m going to eventually install because I can’t get these dam red stuffs to stop squealing backing out of the drive. To bad honestly, cause these things will launch an unbelted passenger through the window.

 

[D1dad]

Also unlike some coated rotors, these haven’t rusted anywhere. They’re completely coated so only the braking surface after the initial pad scrape will be exposed and the material used is absolutely top notch. I’ve put these things through some pretty heavy mountain driving and Chicago traffic on work trips and have had them darn near glowing and they’re still vibration free.

 

[OVERKILL]

Just to update this, I ended up ordering the kit about a month ago, it had to come from EBC (TDot didn't have it in stock), so there was a wait. Got the shipping notification on the 10th, they were in Las Vegas and on their way to me. Will provide some pics of the kit once it arrives. Plan is to do this and the oil change at the same time at my buddy's shop, as I sure as heck am not doing it in the driveway in this weather, lol

 

[OVERKILL]

OK, well it appears that the rear pads didn't make the trip, so I've reached out to the vendor. They are listed on the packing slip, but weren't in the box.

Front rotors are huge:

Rears aren't much smaller, but they are lighter.

 

[Dr_Dr3i]

Are these to replace OE brakes? If so, how many miles did you get out of them?

Looking forward to a quick run-down post install!

 

[OVERKILL]

Are these to replace OE brakes? If so, how many miles did you get out of them?

Looking forward to a quick run-down post install!

Yep, these are OE replacements. Current pads/rotors (factory) have 120,000km on them approximately (~75,000 miles).

 

[D1dad]

My order was like that. My rotors shipped out of Vegas where they do the painting and the brake pads came from Indiana. None of these 3rd parties actually stock ebc so they come from the supplier