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Hi guys, My 2018 rt, needing new brakes, Where do i start? The internet says so many options but none fit properly...
OEM is the gauranteed to fit and best bet ... but $$$$
Does anyone have same car, with aftermarket ,that match oem ??
Dont want to give up children , for brakes.... but willing to!!! LOL!!
Any help, guys , thankyou!!
 
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cookie111 said:
Hi guys, My 2018 rt, needing new brakes, Where do i start? The internet says so many options but none fit properly...
OEM is the gauranteed to fit and best bet ... but $$$$
Does anyone have same car, with aftermarket ,that match oem ??
Dont want to give up children , for brakes.... but willing to!!! LOL!!
Any help, guys , thankyou!!
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I have a 2018 RT and bought everything at Rock Auto. I went with Powerstop Z23 Pads, I'm currently at ~90k miles on the factory rotors, I may swap them out. The pads have very low dust and make it easier to keep the black wheels clean. I think a set of 4 pads is ~$110 you can very easily do them yourself if you have some basic tools and a nice floor jack.

There are 2 different size rotors on the Durango, I believe the R/T has the larger sized 350mm and vented 330mm rears
 
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If you need rotors and pads two solid choices are R1 Concepts ( I have had their drilled vented rotors and ceramic pads on my 2014 Challenger Shaker for 7 years now) or Power Stop both are very good and the fitment is perfect.
 
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cookie111 said:
Great!! Thankyou,...any recommended rear rotors??
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Sorry to say, I do not have any recommended rotors outside of the dealer. Here is why. The factory rotors lasted a very, very long time. Heck I had a ton of meat left on them when I actually replaced them. The dealer rotors was close to the same price as most of the high quality retail prices, for side, by side quality. So for the original braking quality as the factory, just buy the dealer rotors, and get the retail Akebono pads. You will have a better setup, than going all retail. There will be a challenge when you get on the Akebono website to find which set of pads your DD came with. One trick I use, is to go to Rock Auto, and see which set of Akebono's are for your DD, or visa-versa. Plan accordingly.
 
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Moose135 said:
I put 209K (yes, two hundred and nine thousand!) miles on the factory front pads on my 2014. The dealer turned the rotors and put them back on. I 'only' got 175K out of the rear pads.
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I was way up there as well on pad/rotors, but opted not to turn the rotors. Turned rotors has never kept me from feeling uneasy. I get no dust from Akebono pads, and dealer rotors.
 
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cookie111 said:
Hi guys, My 2018 rt, needing new brakes, Where do i start? The internet says so many options but none fit properly...
OEM is the gauranteed to fit and best bet ... but $$$$
Does anyone have same car, with aftermarket ,that match oem ??
Dont want to give up children , for brakes.... but willing to!!! LOL!!
Any help, guys , thankyou!!
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New brakes as in pads? Rotors? Calipers? Complete rebuild? Do the existing ones still work but fade? Does your brake pedal feel firm? Soft? Down to the floor? I can point you in the right direction, just need more info
 
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BlackTop17 said:
New brakes as in pads? Rotors? Calipers? Complete rebuild? Do the existing ones still work but fade? Does your brake pedal feel firm? Soft? Down to the floor? I can point you in the right direction, just need more info
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Pads definately... 69k on R/T, Brakes just starting to grip/ grind a lil when coming to complete stop. Upon inspection pads are worn, front discs are clean , and not scarred, rears rotors have a definate wear pattern from pads with surface rust on either sides where pad hits... but no scarring. Want my girl to be safe....
 
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cookie111 said:
Pads definately... 69k on R/T, Brakes just starting to grip/ grind a lil when coming to complete stop. Upon inspection pads are worn, front discs are clean , and not scarred, rears rotors have a definate wear pattern from pads with surface rust on either sides where pad hits... but no scarring. Want my girl to be safe....
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Without seeing it is hard to tell. If I were you I would stick with OEM or equivalent to stay down on cost unless you are looking to upgrade. Start with the lowest end of the totem poll (brake pads) and move your way up, calipers should be okay and wouldn't go out that fast. depending on how low your pads went in the back and how hard you rode them you may have warped a rotor or two in the back which would call for replacement. All of the above stated repairs are not to expensive, not that time consuming, and do not require you to disconnect any brake lines.
 
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Hey opted to just get abenko pads, front and rear... Now waiting for amazon to drop 11mm hex socket....No one local carries 11mm or 7/16 hex...
thanks for your help guys!!;) đź‘Ť đź‘Ś
 
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Where do you live that doesn't have 11 mm or 7/16" tools anywhere? A small fishing village on the coast of Iceland?
 
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Where do you live that doesn't have 11 mm or 7/16" tools anywhere? A small fishing village on the coast of Iceland?
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I know right. Actually, I was stationed in a small village up on the upper New Hampshire border, and there was the local small parts house/w the flip pages parts list, so you had to drive 45-50 miles to get any kind of parts. Now when I tell people that, they would look at me crazy, and considering this was late 80's that was a different time :). I did read a few forums when I was attempting to do the brakes on the Citadel, posters mentioned they could not find the hex needed for the brakes. I did have the hex, but boy did it takes some time hunting down that size. It is just not your normal hex being used all the time, so it just falls, or makes it way to the back of the tool box. A week after doing the brakes, Funny story, I was @ Home depot looking for a dado set, and remembered others could not find that hex. I veered over to the tools, and I did not see it there, but what I did see was a 12 piece impact hex set. Low and behold that 11mm hex was in there, set was $59.00, or as they say, gently use it, and be sure to return it.
 
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Looking to buy Powerstop Z23 or Z36 Rotors and Pads - any recommendations? For my 2015 R/T - always felt brakes were undersized and have constant issues with warped rotors. How do I find current rotor size and casting number? Thank you!
 
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