You. Are. A. Life. Saver!!!!! I am soon messing too replace my brakes and the 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 I bought has Brembo brakes and right away I knew I was in for some broke times trying to replace them. So I started looking for alternatives. I'm a big stickler for "You get what you pay for" but I also like to find very similar products that deliver almost the exact, if not the very same exact, quality over brand name products and I couldn't find nothing. Until I came across your video. I will look for and research these brakes and buy some in the future for my car. Thanks again.
Hey My Mopar Brother. . I never knew about the Mopar Big Brake kits...and good Price. That will be a mod in the Future THANK YOU !! BROTHERHOOD OF MUSCLE
@@TrackPackRT I have a 2017 5.7 T/A Challenger doesn’t it have the big brake kit already. All I know is that I have got 137000 miles on the original pads ,it stops good,not like the brembos but sufficient. I bought it new and I have not put replacement pads on it and still have got about 35% left on fronts.
@@normanjones5167 Funny enough I still have the original pads on mine from 09 when I bought it new! In a manual you don't use the brakes a lot though to be honest.
I sold to speed shops for a while, put brake packages together for Mopar guys & if it was out of their customer's budget, I would also look at pad performance based on what they were doing with the car, street, track etc... There may be pads by Brembo, Stoptech, EBC or any number of manufacturers that has higher performance ratings with Mopar rotors & calipers... The key is everything fitting together properly but if it does, Mixing & matching can work & keep costs low x max performance.
I lucked out on my 2018 R/T. It came with a performance handling package that included 4 piston brembo brakes. They are fantastic, but they make an enormous amount of brake dust.
That is a score! I know the newer 6 piston ones stop so hard they almost make my stomach flip. I still don't know what way I'll go when I upgrade mine.
I bought new stock calipers and brackets. Gonna pair them with the upgraded slotted rotors and pads. Gonna have the calipers wrapped or painted. Cheapest option to make them look nice.
I installed that kit on my 2010. Everything is a direct bolt on with 1 exception - the later cars have a 14mm bolt to attach the caliper adapters to the uprights and the early cars have 12mm. I bought a special drill bit to drill the holes out. If you want it let me know and I'll mail it to you. I also did the 2007 Charger police rear brakes - all you need is the caliper adapters and the rotors - same calipers. As for braking - WAY better than the stock stuff. When I bought my new 2017 R/T it was obvious it does stop nearly as well as my 2010 did. Oh, and do yourself a favor and get Power Stop pads so you don't have brake dust from hell.
That's awesome, I haven't gotten to chat with anyone who's done the conversion on the Challenger, I may consider doing this later in the year! I'll have to pick your brain when I pull the trigger! That's awesome that they really up your braking performance in a very noticeable way.
I've started tracking my 2015 R/T. Are you saying the Mopar Big brake kit is helpful for track days, or that it would be better to spend the ginormous $ and buy a Brembo or Baer or Wilwood?
I can't honestly say! I haven't had the pleasure of trying these different brake combinations out side by side. A track day with each would be the ultimate test to see how much better one setup would be than the other and if that would justify the price gap. For better daily driving extra stopping power though, it's pretty hard to look past the mopar kit for the price!
I have a 2019 charger SXT 300 hp 3.6 v6. Thanks for the tip about the mopar brakes. I’d like to supercharge my v6, I’m wondering when I go thru the motor before the upgrade do I need to lower the compression? Thanks
I did see they had an upgraded piston kit for the 3.6 out there but it was pricey. Still I’ve thought about if I would go this way with my Jeep when the motor eventually needs an overhaul. Pistons and supercharger or try a Hemi swap? The mopar break kit was a great hack for a lot of years for great cheap brakes but people have told me even a couple years ago they were really hard to find.
I would think so. I still have the stock brakes on mine and they don’t really bother me, even with all the upgrades. With a good set of pads I’d imagine the 4 piston brembos would be just fine for daily driving.
Jeremy Shafer To be honest I’m not entirely sure. My car came with 20s, I don’t know if cars that had 18s had different rotors or how tight the fit would be after install.
I have a 2011 pursuit with the big brake kit and I can vouch that they are great brakes. I've never driven anything with brembos so i can not say how much better those are but this heavy car stops on a dime with the big brake kit.
@@ReptarART well at the rate that the aftermarket is going it’s definitely easier to get something used than it is to get something new right now so it’s not a bad idea!
does anyone know where these parts can be purchased on line. they keep coming up discontinued.. the site you checked them on doesnt have them at all, and cant see them elsewhere. if anyone knows pls help a mopar brother out..
@@jtwaysoflife3898 unfortunately not brother. I don't want to get cross drilled again. Slotted is fine. But when they are cross drilled they are more prone to stress fractures. I know I had them on my jeep JK.. true power stop is adorable. But I may look into EBC and see what I can find.. ill keep you posted.. besides NYC streets aren't very forgiving.
I have a 2018 Charger R/T Pursuit. I'm the original owner. It came from the factory with the Mopar Big Brake Kit. Get ready... It SUX. My car has 21,807 miles, and all 4 rotors are warped beyond belief, and discolored almost purple. I would not recommend putting it on a Challenger SE let alone an R/T.
Interesting. I wonder why that is. They've still got to be a huge upgrade from the regular R/T braking package. That's strange that they warped so bad, that's the first time I've heard of that.
@@TrackPackRT Me too. I was happily surprised when I found out I had the Pursuit package. I knew that would make the car better in respect to braking, and suspension durability. I have raced the car 3 times since I bought it, so it's not abused. In fact, it gets daily driven about 7 miles, and has been on 2 road trips to Upstate NY, and to Orlando from Miami about 4 times in the last 2 years. I'm actually confused as to why this happened.
@@scottdoubleyou563 yea that is odd. I was hanging out with one of my friends who owns an SRT with the 6 piston brembos and he was talking about how unbelievably expensive it just to change the pads in it. Although that thing stopped so hard it almost made my stomach flip. haha. When you say raced are you talking tracking it, like a road coarse?
@@TrackPackRT No, not tracking it or time attack, just a 40 roll on the turnpike, and a couple stoplight races. I'm getting too old for that stuff, but sometimes, I like to remind myself just how much fun a Hemi can be.
@@scottdoubleyou563 nothing wrong with that man, I do that often haha. Hopefully that was a one off and the rotors aren't too expensive for you. Cheers!
Used can be a good way to go. I’d be a little worried about how straight the rotors and pads were but the big thing to check would be if the brembos you get can still work with your wheels.
Track Pack R/T I’m ordering brand new rotors lol and power stop brake pads, they don’t dust as much as brembos. I’m installed SRT spindles in the front so the brembos can bolt on. I’ma have wheels spacers too but’s it’s ok because I’m going wide body kit. For rears I gotta order SRT rear knuckles and I’ll have no issue bolting my brembos on. Willwood and other brakes weigh less but I’m pretty sure brembos got better stopping power, there is reason only top performance car manufactures use brembos.
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I'm not sure how they compare as I don't have brembos but the BR9 breaks work great so far and are larger then my trucks breaks ( I have a 2014 charger enforcer) the suspension is super stiff way more then the 300 I had previously
I haven’t ever seriously checked out what they have to offer, but off the top of my head I remember it being fairly expensive. Not saying it’s not a quality product, but if you’re on a budget there might be some more affordable brake upgrades you can do.
You. Are. A. Life. Saver!!!!! I am soon messing too replace my brakes and the 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 I bought has Brembo brakes and right away I knew I was in for some broke times trying to replace them. So I started looking for alternatives. I'm a big stickler for "You get what you pay for" but I also like to find very similar products that deliver almost the exact, if not the very same exact, quality over brand name products and I couldn't find nothing. Until I came across your video. I will look for and research these brakes and buy some in the future for my car. Thanks again.
I went with the PowerStop Z23 kit which includes the brake pads and drilled/slotted rotors. I am very happy. It made a big difference.
Lots of guys are big fans of that kit!
Can you post the link to the model that fits an LX car? Or are all the Z23 kits universal?
You have a link to the kit???
Im gonna get those
was this using the stock calipers with 2 piston in the front and single in the back?
Love the new ending to the video!
Wow thank you so much this actually really helped me
Glad to hear it!
Killer advice. Just subscribed. Thanks
Thanks guy ...I really appreciate the tip
This was very informative
Dope ass beginning to this video yo. I'll try these since I'm looking for better stopping power. New subscriber man .
Thanks man, appreciate it! A lot of people that have this braking setup really like them! Let me know what you think of them.
Hey My Mopar Brother. .
I never knew about the Mopar Big Brake kits...and good Price.
That will be a mod in the Future
THANK YOU !!
BROTHERHOOD OF MUSCLE
You're welcome my man!
@@TrackPackRT I have a 2017 5.7 T/A Challenger doesn’t it have the big brake kit already. All I know is that I have got 137000 miles on the original pads ,it stops good,not like the brembos but sufficient. I bought it new and I have not put replacement pads on it and still have got about 35% left on fronts.
@@normanjones5167 Funny enough I still have the original pads on mine from 09 when I bought it new! In a manual you don't use the brakes a lot though to be honest.
Great tip. Thanks.
Sick intro. Subbed. Hope you still makes vids
Lloyd Christmas Absolutely! Will have lots coming up! Winter always puts a bit of a damper on the really fun things you can do.
Great info! Thanks for the upload!
I sold to speed shops for a while, put brake packages together for Mopar guys & if it was out of their customer's budget, I would also look at pad performance based on what they were doing with the car, street, track etc... There may be pads by Brembo, Stoptech, EBC or any number of manufacturers that has higher performance ratings with Mopar rotors & calipers... The key is everything fitting together properly but if it does, Mixing & matching can work & keep costs low x max performance.
Excellent point! Thanks for the comment!
Surprised Wilwood wasn't mentioned.
Cool topic
I picked up a complete 4 pot brembo kit for my 300 for $1500 from Cleveland power & performance.
4 calipers, 4 spindles & 4 rotors.
Those Brembos are really sweet for sure.
I lucked out on my 2018 R/T. It came with a performance handling package that included 4 piston brembo brakes. They are fantastic, but they make an enormous amount of brake dust.
That is a score! I know the newer 6 piston ones stop so hard they almost make my stomach flip. I still don't know what way I'll go when I upgrade mine.
Ceramic pads work the best but make tons of dust. Use semi metallic to get rid of the brake dust problem.
@@TrackPackRTi dont understand why you dont just get spindles and hubs for 1200 and do scat pack brake kit off a wrecked or used car
I bought new stock calipers and brackets. Gonna pair them with the upgraded slotted rotors and pads. Gonna have the calipers wrapped or painted. Cheapest option to make them look nice.
Painted calipers always look sharp!
Just so you know, the slotted rotors are a visual upgrade, they won't stop any better than stock.
@@mcm95403 yes im honestly doing them for looks. The rotors with the bigger pads are a slight improvement over stock.
What about the PowerStop Z26 Kit? Drilled and slotted rotors, red dual piston calibers, and ceramic/carbon pads. The entire kit mentioned is $975.
I have a scatpack and I was looking into Baer breaks for weight reduction because brembo’s are so freaking heavy.
Never really thought about the weight before, but that is a good point!
I installed that kit on my 2010. Everything is a direct bolt on with 1 exception - the later cars have a 14mm bolt to attach the caliper adapters to the uprights and the early cars have 12mm. I bought a special drill bit to drill the holes out. If you want it let me know and I'll mail it to you. I also did the 2007 Charger police rear brakes - all you need is the caliper adapters and the rotors - same calipers. As for braking - WAY better than the stock stuff. When I bought my new 2017 R/T it was obvious it does stop nearly as well as my 2010 did. Oh, and do yourself a favor and get Power Stop pads so you don't have brake dust from hell.
That's awesome, I haven't gotten to chat with anyone who's done the conversion on the Challenger, I may consider doing this later in the year! I'll have to pick your brain when I pull the trigger! That's awesome that they really up your braking performance in a very noticeable way.
@@TrackPackRT I'm on Challengertalk also as mcm95403. Message me there and we can connect.
My caliper bolts were 15 all the way around on my 06
Will the Mopar big brake kit work on my 18 Durango R/T?
I've started tracking my 2015 R/T. Are you saying the Mopar Big brake kit is helpful for track days, or that it would be better to spend the ginormous $ and buy a Brembo or Baer or Wilwood?
I can't honestly say! I haven't had the pleasure of trying these different brake combinations out side by side. A track day with each would be the ultimate test to see how much better one setup would be than the other and if that would justify the price gap. For better daily driving extra stopping power though, it's pretty hard to look past the mopar kit for the price!
Worth to mention TCE performance wilwood kit using 1 piece rotors
I actually haven't heard from anyone who's got those to be honest.
I have a 2019 charger SXT 300 hp 3.6 v6. Thanks for the tip about the mopar brakes.
I’d like to supercharge my v6, I’m wondering when I go thru the motor before the upgrade do I need to lower the compression?
Thanks
I did see they had an upgraded piston kit for the 3.6 out there but it was pricey. Still I’ve thought about if I would go this way with my Jeep when the motor eventually needs an overhaul. Pistons and supercharger or try a Hemi swap?
The mopar break kit was a great hack for a lot of years for great cheap brakes but people have told me even a couple years ago they were really hard to find.
Is it okay that only upgrade front breaks?
This kit is only for 2 wheels though. Do they only go on the front?
I have the Brembo 4 piston set up on my 18 R/T. Do you figure that's enough stopping power or should I upgrade? No track days for me...yet.
I would think so. I still have the stock brakes on mine and they don’t really bother me, even with all the upgrades. With a good set of pads I’d imagine the 4 piston brembos would be just fine for daily driving.
Would this kit (mopar P5160035AB) fit a 2012 Challenger? Or is there a similar pursuit kit for these older models?
I don't see why it wouldn't, but I would check with who you buy the kit from just to make sure.
Do u know if the master cylinder needs to be changed when going with the bigger breaks such as baer or brembo 6 piston
I’m not 100% sure about the requirements for going up to a 6 piston kit to be honest. Probably wouldn’t take much digging to find out though.
Never forget your brakes are only as good as your tires and suspension.
It all works together.
Question, it says upgrade requires 20 or larger wheels, but police cars use 18 steel wheel, so do we really need a 20 wheel?
Jeremy Shafer To be honest I’m not entirely sure. My car came with 20s, I don’t know if cars that had 18s had different rotors or how tight the fit would be after install.
@@TrackPackRTalright, Is it okay that only upgrade this pursuit front breaks on my charger sxt? leave the rare to original?
I have a 2011 pursuit with the big brake kit and I can vouch that they are great brakes. I've never driven anything with brembos so i can not say how much better those are but this heavy car stops on a dime with the big brake kit.
That's awesome! I'm really thinking about throwing some on both my Challenger and my Wrangler!
Whats the link
Just did a 2006 srt brembo swap on my 2012 charger rt direct swap just need knuckles and brembos
I will probably be considering something like this in the future I think.
@@TrackPackRT Easy swap brother can do it in a hour or 2
@@ReptarART well at the rate that the aftermarket is going it’s definitely easier to get something used than it is to get something new right now so it’s not a bad idea!
does anyone know where these parts can be purchased on line. they keep coming up discontinued.. the site you checked them on doesnt have them at all, and cant see them elsewhere. if anyone knows pls help a mopar brother out..
Any luck??? I need the info as well.
@@jtwaysoflife3898 unfortunately not brother. I don't want to get cross drilled again. Slotted is fine. But when they are cross drilled they are more prone to stress fractures. I know I had them on my jeep JK.. true power stop is adorable. But I may look into EBC and see what I can find.. ill keep you posted.. besides NYC streets aren't very forgiving.
I'm from NC but the streets here in Maryland are horrible (potholes and speed bumps on the highway smh)
@@jtwaysoflife3898 I feel you brother. I need me some highway life.. lol I'm still looking ill keep you posted..
Preciate it lol👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I got brembo calipers for $400 all 4 from an 07 srt8 300c
That’s a good deal! Did they work with your rims?
@@TrackPackRT yes
I have a 2018 Charger R/T Pursuit. I'm the original owner.
It came from the factory with the Mopar Big Brake Kit.
Get ready...
It SUX.
My car has 21,807 miles, and all 4 rotors are warped beyond belief, and discolored almost purple.
I would not recommend putting it on a Challenger SE let alone an R/T.
Interesting. I wonder why that is. They've still got to be a huge upgrade from the regular R/T braking package. That's strange that they warped so bad, that's the first time I've heard of that.
@@TrackPackRT Me too. I was happily surprised when I found out I had the Pursuit package. I knew that would make the car better in respect to braking, and suspension durability. I have raced the car 3 times since I bought it, so it's not abused. In fact, it gets daily driven about 7 miles, and has been on 2 road trips to Upstate NY, and to Orlando from Miami about 4 times in the last 2 years. I'm actually confused as to why this happened.
@@scottdoubleyou563 yea that is odd. I was hanging out with one of my friends who owns an SRT with the 6 piston brembos and he was talking about how unbelievably expensive it just to change the pads in it. Although that thing stopped so hard it almost made my stomach flip. haha. When you say raced are you talking tracking it, like a road coarse?
@@TrackPackRT No, not tracking it or time attack, just a 40 roll on the turnpike, and a couple stoplight races. I'm getting too old for that stuff, but sometimes, I like to remind myself just how much fun a Hemi can be.
@@scottdoubleyou563 nothing wrong with that man, I do that often haha. Hopefully that was a one off and the rotors aren't too expensive for you. Cheers!
WILWOOD AERO6
$ 8000 now
Wilwood
They’re good brakes but lots of the kits I saw were about the same price as the brembos.
I’m adding brembos and it’s costing me 2,800 flat. Used parts but still good.
Used can be a good way to go. I’d be a little worried about how straight the rotors and pads were but the big thing to check would be if the brembos you get can still work with your wheels.
Track Pack R/T I’m ordering brand new rotors lol and power stop brake pads, they don’t dust as much as brembos. I’m installed SRT spindles in the front so the brembos can bolt on. I’ma have wheels spacers too but’s it’s ok because I’m going wide body kit. For rears I gotta order SRT rear knuckles and I’ll have no issue bolting my brembos on. Willwood and other brakes weigh less but I’m pretty sure brembos got better stopping power, there is reason only top performance car manufactures use brembos.
What’s the song in ur intro?
It’s from my good buddies in the band Royal Tusk. The song is called Aftermath. Their guitarist Quinn was the producer on my bands first 2 records, super nice and very talented dudes in that band! Check them out!
@@TrackPackRT i def will! Thanks 🤩
@@TrackPackRT Excellent guitarist bro! Your band Rocks! Appreciate your info greatly!
@@guskuratlejr9228 much appreciated man!
the police BR9 breaks preform better then the 4 piston brembos from what ive read and are considered the poor mans brembos
I’d be curious how they compare!
I'm not sure how they compare as I don't have brembos but the BR9 breaks work great so far and are larger then my trucks breaks ( I have a 2014 charger enforcer) the suspension is super stiff way more then the 300 I had previously
what about willwood.?..
I haven’t ever seriously checked out what they have to offer, but off the top of my head I remember it being fairly expensive. Not saying it’s not a quality product, but if you’re on a budget there might be some more affordable brake upgrades you can do.
@@TrackPackRT ok great video..
Thanks man. I will say though I’ve heard from a few guys who put willwood kits on their RTs and said they were fantastic.
@@TrackPackRT awesome ty
@@TrackPackRT would 4 piston brembos fit in 17 inch rims..?..
I'll sell my 4piston brembos off my srt8 for 1200 plus shipping