EBC brake pads and Apex brake lines

[Marlin]

Thanks for the tips on these brake upgrades. I've been looking into this. Here's what I was considering.......

Apex SS brake lines from Ebay
Brembo drilled and slotted rotors from Brakeworld.com
Disc Italia Hyper Ceramic Pads from Brakeworld.com

Can anyone recommend some calipers and a good place to buy? Also, what else should I consider for my braking system. What Fluids, etc.?

I would stay away from slotted rotors, we don't drive race cars and you will needlessly destroy pads.

The Apex lines are fine, just make sure you look at the orientation of the front clip fitting and tell them which way it needs to face. IIRC, their fitting is opposite of our OEM and thus needs to be backwards. They are pretty cool, they made me 2inches longer all the way around, for extra flex piece of mind.

I would also highly recommend the EBC Green stuff vice ceramics. Ceramics don't seem to do well in our trucks for some reason. I think our single piston calipers don't have the balls to create enough pressure for the ceramics.
AFIK, there are no direct fit kits for caliper upgrades. I would just get Autozone rebuilds if you really want new ones.

As for fluid,its all the same, make sure you get the DOT3 or whatever the cap says.

For the rotors, I would consider the magnums on ebay. Quite a few of us have them, and they offer cross drilled only.

[MSHardeman]

I have had good luck with my SP Performance drilled and slotted rotors with stock pads and calipers and braided stainless steel lines from Independent 4x4. When I changed out the stock pads and rotors at 70k+ miles the front pads had, probably, 70% life left on them and the rear had a little less. The stock pads are notorious for lasting a very long time. I'm at 112k right now, and haven't checked the pads since I put them in, but I don't think that the drilled and slotted rotors are wearing the pads excessively. The VX is a heavy little booger, but I can't push the thing hard enough to tax those rotors. I got them because they look cool, IMHO, not because I was going to race the VX.

[VX KAT]

I got the 5 piece stainless steel (kevlar reinforced) lines from Independent4x also. I notice the improved braking power.
https://www.independent4x.com/mercha...roducts_id=295

[JAMAS]

EBC green stuff 6000 pads (front for now, rear on the way)

Is there something I'm missing......

Amazon says these wont fit my VX and Orielly auto online says they come with rotors.......

Can you help me out with a model number and where to buy front and back?

Thanks!

[newthings]

Eight years ago I put on braided brake lines from the well known low cost supplier. In the course of a routine brake fluid exchange, this year, one of the hoses burst for no good reason. This was done on the dealer's lift rack by my regular mechanic.
Lucky for me. Needless to say I replaced all 5 hoses instantly with stock hoses.
I make no claims or accusations, but these are the facts and this is a serious matter.
Draw any conclusions you may.
Respectfully offered, Roy

[JAMAS]

Update. Found the right link on Amazon. Bought.

thanks!

FYI....
Fronts:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CGVQCS

Rears:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CGTLL6

Hopefully I am assuming correctly that by purchasing a quantity of 1 each, I will have pads for all 4 wheels.

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