Thanks! Will give it a look-see. :-)

 

Stay away from the Magnum brakes. I bought a set. The rear rotor mounting holes did not match up to bolting bolts.

https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...ce-crap-76584/

 

A year ago this month I replaced front pads and rotors. I got the Duralast Gold pads from AutoZone at no charge under the lifetime warranty from when I bought the first set 6-1/2 years and 44,000 miles earlier. The new rotors were Wagner-branded from Advance Auto parts.

Disco Mike always advocated the ceramic Akebono pads. They or other ceramics may be great, but it's a Rover, not a Porsche, and the way I drive doesn't put any unusual demands on the brakes but if I need to stand on them in a panic situation they seem to perform fine. Same for the rotors.

Some people go for fancier drilled and slotted rotors but I've been happy with conventional rotors, which in the case of the DII front brakes are ventilated. When I did the fronts a year ago the rears still had ~3/8" left to go. They had been done at the same time as the fronts back in 2008.

Brakes can be like spark plugs, motor oil and a few other things on this forum. A lot of people have a lot of opinions. For my truck I don't see any need to do anything other than stop by the local location of any one of the national auto parts chains. My two cents.

 

I agree with most all of what you say. So I would add, that for me, the thing I would want to know most, would be what rotors, for example, would be the ones to simply not warp after less than a year, or have 1 of the 4 warp sooner than the others? I am not going for off-road high endurance or performance parts. On the other hand I don't want cheap crap that will end up having me pay twice to re-do the job and end of costing more.

I guess in short, I just want quality at just the right price (Goldilocks).

 

going with ceramic pads will save you a lot of BS with your ABS sensors as the dont dust like regular shoes. good luck

 

OK, I think I have a pretty good idea of what I want for rotors and pads. My pedal is fairly soft - works best if I depress then depress again for a good pedal.

I plan to replace the pads and rotors and change fluid and bleed.

Now to find stainless steel lines. I want a good firm pedal for when my son begins driving lessons with me this summer.

Wish I could find these on sale for about $99

Discovery 2 Brake Hose Kit - Includes Hoses And Hardware

 

yup; the old Disco Two Step.
makes sure you flush the complete system with new brake fluid

 

Yep ceramic pads are a great choice. I wasn't specifically looking for the drilled/slotted rotors, but for 200.00 with ceramic pads you can't beat that price at any local auto parts store!

I've noticed the rotors are cooler vs the orignals (actually took temps with a temp gun). On my H3 they're known for warping rotors due to hard braking, and I did warp a rotor with the OEM AC Delco stuff, but since switching to Power Stop rotors/pads I've put 25k on it with zero issues. I'd be running a set from Brake Motive on my D1 if I could, but they don't sell rotors/pads for them yet.