PowerStop Z36 Heavy Duty Brake Pad and Rotor Review

The PowerStop Z36 TRUCK & TOW BRAKE KIT is a brake upgrade designed for trucks that do towing or hauling, or drive off-road or through mountainous terrain.
But how do they hold up towing our travel trailer and for day-to-day driving? Find out as I get them installed, walk you through the break-in procedure, and give you my 3-month (7000km/4400mi) review. We're using them on my 2013 Chevy Silverado 1500.
0:00 Introduction
0:36 Unboxing
1:39 Old vs. new rotors
2:22 Break-in Procedure for PowerStop ceramic brake pads
4:06 3-Month Review
5:31 Final comments

[@thomasbartlett3409]

Greetings from northern Vermont. Been using them with Z36 pads on a 1997 GMC K1500 Suburban driven all year. They do stop the vehicle better than anything I have had on it. The downside is the rotors rust easily and only last about 3 years. If you don't clean and lubricate the slide pins annually, the pads and rotors are shot in 3 years, in under 10000 miles. They don't last in corrosive environments on dirt roads.

[@lmsdiy]

Hey @thomasbartlett3409 thanks for sharing your experience with these. I will take it apart and clean and lube before next winter. 👍

[@damarpo5467]

I have used these pads and rotos on my wife's postal jeep for years. these are the only rotors that will not warp in extreme conditions. her jeep stops 750 plus time every day. regular rotors wouldn't last 2 weeks before warping.

[@lmsdiy]

That’s awesome and thanks so much for sharing your experience with this company’s products as well. I recently also bought rear pads and rotors from them for my sister’s car and installed those. They seem to be really good quality and I plan on using them more in the future!

[@DanBlackRacing]

Are these NorthEast Salty road rust resistant>?

[@lmsdiy]

They are zinc-plated to help "prevent corrosion." My guess is they probably hold up well enough compared to another brand, but anything continuously exposed to salt and extreme weather conditions will cause rust (in my opinion).