Doing my pads & shoes coming right up. Wondering a decent brand/make that wont break the bank. Its been a WHILE since Ive done them, and I cant remember what I used last. Thanks!

 

Stay away from the economically priced ones, I know this is a bad idea from experience. I personally have a set of wagner thermo quiet pads from advance auto and I'm happy with them.

 

I second the wagner pads. I used to use cheaper pads even though they both have a lifetime warranty. The cheaper pads just suck even the higher grade of the store brands suck. I had issues with the cheaper ones just wearing funny and sometimes noise issues. Ive had no issues with wagner they do cost more but worth it. They do a rebate every year.

 

I've used the Wagner Thermoquiet pads before. Right now, on my '91 XJ, I'm running the Duralast Gold Plus Ceramic pads from Autozone. I go more to AZ than Advance because, here at least, they have more of the parts in stock when I need them than Advance does. And, I use the AZ rewards program.
But as was said, just don't waste your time and money on the cheap pads.

 

i use autoXtra. cheap as they get, 16 bux for front, 26 bux for rear.

 

Timely topic!

One of my front pads is down to ~1/16", so time to replace them all. Found the on Amazon for $32 so that's an easy call.

Question on the rotors? The rotors are nice and smooth but they have a ~0.050" lip on the outside, do they need to be turned? Turning rotors is only $1-2 cheaper than buying new rotors. New is much less hassle.

BTW, do I have to remove the calipers to replace the pads? On my Tundra, remove two pins and the pads slip right out.

Advice appreciated.

 

Yep, you'll have to remove the calipers. Two bolts, pry them off, use a c-clamp or caliper tool to push the piston back in, replace the pads and reinstall. As long as no air gets in the line you won't have to bleed them (you probably want to anyway though). Start the engine and pump the brakes until firm to seat the new pads and be sure to top off the fluid.

 

The caliper is held on by two bolts on the back side. Undo those and take the caliper of. Then pop the pads out.

 

Thanks Scott & Red.

Don't need to turn/replace the rotors?

 

You should

 

it's a good idea to replace the rotors, but not necessarily needed unless they're deeply gouged, warped or under sized.

you should be able to go through 4 or 5 sets of pads before you really need to add new rotors.

nobody turns rotors/drums anymore, they're cheap to buy new.

 

That's my inclination, just replace the pads. My rotors are defect free except for the small lip at the very edge of the outside.

After seeing this image, I now understand why my Cherokee brakes are so inferior to my Tundra:


The single piston design just doesn't cut it compared to the four pistons (2-inner, 2-outer) of the Tundra. The Jeep design has too much friction with those sliding contraptions for the entire caliper to move in and out. Explains why the outer pad was worn so much more than the inner pad.

The image came from this helpful brake article: https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/ba...t-brakes-7143/