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Old 04-09-2019, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeinNH67 View Post
So people have had 5th gen calipers on their 4th gen trucks for a bit now. Is it worth the hassle/cost or do they stick just as much? My fronts need some work.

thanks,
Don't want to be "that guy", but after doing the "5thgen" upgrade, I have to say, "meh". I haven't noticed any significant increase in brake performance, at least nothing tangible. I got the Centric calipers (at the time they didn't come painted) and painted them with G3 paint. Guess what? In about a years time, they seize up f*&^ing again. Had to rip them out and get "specially coated" ones from Rockauto. So far, so good. I did the 5th upgrade in the hopes that the seizing would stop. It hasn't and it won't.

There is a thread that MIGHT tackle this (Truly Fixing Seized Calipers) problem. Guy is coating his pistons to stave off corrosion. The boot design sucks and is prone to failure. However if the innards of the caliper are specially coated, the seize problem could go away. Very interesting.

My advice to those who are due for new brakes: Just stick with OEM size (unless you have the smaller brakes), get the specially coated calipers (for those in the rust belt).

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