All of us would like better brakes. It doesn't matter how good your brakes are-they could always be better. If you're not administering a whiplash to yourself when hitting the left pedal, then your braking system is open to improvement. The problem is that not all of us can afford brakes that cost more than our trucks. But what if you could add better brakes for the price of some replacement pads and rotors? This is where EBC Brakes shines. The company has really gone the extra mile making a pad and replacement rotor for almost every vehicle we've ever heard of. On top of that, EBC has some pretty trick pad materials that really did show a big improvement in braking when we tried them on a 2001 Chevy 2500 HD truck with 37-inch tires. We chose some Yellowstuff brake pads and GD rotors to improve the four corners of this behemoth.
 EBC has a few different levels...  EBC has a few different levels of pad materials: Greenstuff, Redstuff, and Yellowstuff. For trucks and 4x4s, the Greenstuff and Yellowstuff are going to be your two choices. The Greenstuff offers "modest brake upgrades" while having extended life and resistance to off-road variables such as dust and sand.We went with the Yellowstuff pads. The Yellowstuff is EBC's race high-friction aramid fiber pad that offers the best stopping improvement. EBC specifically states on its website that this is NOT a low-dust pad, and that's just fine with us. |  To prevent brake squeaking,...  To prevent brake squeaking, many professionals recommend adding anti-seize to the back of the pads. |  The GD Sport rotors are slotted...  The GD Sport rotors are slotted to help expel brake dust and gases that build up between pads and rotors. The drilled holes are actually "blind drilled" and are really more of dimples in the rotors than holes drilled all the way through. EBC states that this offers the same improvements as other cross-drilled rotors while eliminating the chance of rotor cracking at each drilled hole.You'll have to remove the caliper and caliper bracket to slide the new rotors on. |
 If you are replacing just...  If you are replacing just the pads on a newer Chevy, you can simply pull the caliper off the caliper bracket and replace the pads. This saves time, as pads are replaced more often than rotors are. |  This Chevy was ready to go,...  This Chevy was ready to go, and when it towed out from California to Moab, Utah, with a heavy trailer recently, it really got a good workout and test of the new brakes. The owner tells us that he never would have believed that a simple pad-and-rotor swap could make such a difference and the few extra dollars for EBC pads and rotors over generic equipment was more than worth it.The black anti-corrosion coating looks really nice, but will wear off the contact area. That's just fine because the only places you have to worry about rotor corrosion are where the pads do not make contact. | |