Teraflex Delta Brake Upgrade

[CarbonSteel]

Did this a while back and for any Jeep JL owners here who find they do not have the braking power they should (OEM Jeep brakes are awful--especially after adding more weight and larger tires), I highly recommend them. I had upgraded to PowersStop Z36 pads and rotors prior to this upgrade and there was very little improvement. The pedal is MUCH higher than it was before and the amount you have to press is far less (due to having pistons on both sides of the rotors). They provide a template to check clearance and these were the largest brakes that I could install without having to change my wheels to a larger size (running 17x8.5" Icon Alphas).

So far, I am very impressed. These are the largest brakes I can install with my current wheels and here are the differences:

Front:

OEM Rotors = 12.9" versus Teraflex 14" or 17% more total braking surface
OEM Piston = 4 x 2" versus Teraflex 8 x 2" or 100% more total piston surface


Rear:

OEM Rotors = 13.4" versus Teraflex 14" or 8.8% more total braking surface
OEM Piston = 2 x 1.88" versus Teraflex 8 x 2" or 325.5% more total piston surface

The only thing that TeraFlex could do to make this better is include new rear lines in the kit. The instructions have you bend the OEM lines slightly which is not a good idea since they are steel fittings and can crack. Even after bending, I had to slightly twist the passenger side to install it. For the extra $140 just add the rear lines and be done with it.

A few photos:

Front OEM:

Front Teraflex:

Front With Wheel Installed:

Rear OEM:

Rear Teraflex:

Rear With Wheel Installed:

 

[Zaedock]

That's a great upgrade. Thanks for the write-up!

Brakes are probably the number one overlooked upgrade when lifting your Jeep.
<--- I run full-size GM parts on the Pig in my Sig. She stops on a dime.