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Stillen Brake Upgrades: TJ, WJ, ZJ, WK, XJ, JK |
A note about patience, from Kevin, a man of *ultimate* patience...not. Folks, PLEASE do not make your life more difficult by scheduling your installation date until ALL of the parts and pieces show up on your doorstep. You laugh, but common sense is NOT common practice! I ask you this as a friend, as invariably, either the shipper, the vendor, or some other person involved will make an error and throw your plan into a tailspin. I get at least one e-mail a month from someone who got impatient and started doing an install, only to find out that they were missing something, or that a vendor was backordered, or the shipper lost the box, or something that throws off their schedule and their daily driver is now torn apart in the driveway, awaiting a part that's not to arrive for another few days. Don't be that guy...you don't have ANY need for that sort of stress, and there is little we can do on our end to assist you if you're in this predicament...except maybe pass along a recommendation for a good rental car company. PLEASE don't put yourself into this situation! Your loved-ones will thank me, lol. |
Grand Cherokee brakes have NEVER been anything great...and once you add larger tires, that additional torque on your brakes REALLY plays hell when it comes to stopping quickly. Sure, you can slow down...but when some goofball slams the brakes in front of you on the freeway, what are you going to do? Swerve into the next lane to avoid an accident??!! We have a better solution...
As you know, only top-quality parts are
sold here. These rotors, made my Stillen, are a one piece cast
design, replacing the inferior two piece composite design of the
stock rotor. This aids in heat dissipation, increasing braking
performance and eliminating warpage problems that plague the
factory rotor assembly. Furthermore, these Stillen rotors are
cross drilled, accomplishing two things: It cools the rotor
which reduces brake fade under repeated or hard stopping, and it
allows the boundary layer between the rotor and pad to "outgas",
increasing clamping force. The drilled holes are both radiused
and chamfered to eliminating cracking over time and with
heat...two things that your braking system is sure to see.
No upgrade to your braking system is complete without some
high-performance pads to compliment the excellent design of the
rotors. We have conducted considerable experimentation
with various brands and materials, and the best combination of
pads that we've come up for the TJ, XJ, and ZJ is Performance
Friction Carbon Metallic for the front, and Stillen Metal Matrix
for the '94+ ZJ that came with rear discs. In our experience,
this produces the best overall combination of pad life, fade
resistance, and braking power.
For the WJ, the choices are little more limited thus far, but the combination of Stillen Metal Matrix pads for both front and rear has proved to be excellent. Here's pricing:
Rotors are available for both the ZJ (1993-1998) and WJ (1999-2004) Grand Cherokee. Front rotors are also available for the XJ Cherokee and TJ Wrangler, as these are the same as the ZJ front rotors.
Shipping may seem higher than normal because Stillen charges
a $10 drop ship fee on each order. S/H costs: $29.97 for
each pair, $55.97 for each set of four. Add $2.50 for
residential delivery below. So, if you purchase
the set of front and rear at the same time in the package,
you save nearly $20 in cost and shipping.
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If you live in
California, you are subject to sales tax on all Stillen
products, and we cannot ship until you pay for the tax.
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'99-'02 WJ customers: You need to verify if
the caliper/rotor retrofit has
been completed on your Jeep prior to you ordering.
This TSB dealt with an earlier-style WJ caliper
and rotor that caused rotor warpage and brake pedal
pulsating. There are two different rotor/pad
assemblies that we offer based on whether or not
this TSB has been completed. Please
see the picture below to identify YOUR caliper (need to take
your wheel off) before ordering. (You can also check
with your local Jeep dealer by giving them your VIN number
and asking them, but if you purchased your Jeep used, the
previous owner may have done it outside of the Jeep
dealership, leaving no records).
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Mopar WJ Caliper Retrofit Kit for early WJs |
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Stillen Performance Braking Upgrades |
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