@reklund5 and I need to make a trip out to see you. I first need to know if these bad boys are going to play nice with my Hutchinson RockMonster wheels before I get too fixated.
Could always move up to an 18" beadlock
Few years ago I said that more and more trucks are coming with 18's, likely to allow for bigger brakes since they're becoming heavier and heavier and that the aftermarket would follow suite. Now we see so many larger diameter tires(>37") for 18" rim diameter.
Just hit about 120 miles of city driving, so going to be doing the last part of the bedding in process for the pads tomorrow. Is @Outsane still offering hotdogs?
Some added tidbits:
With the increase in rear rotor torque I was able to pick a bit more aggressive pad up front to complement the brake bias. So after roughly 3 years this is the first set of brake pads, still a significant amount of life left. New is 17mm.
I know what you're thinking. Land cruiser math means save on replacing brake pads yearly by buying this big brake system
Honestly was surprised there was this much left considering how aggressive I've tried to be with the brakes. YMMV But that does bring me to adjusting the pushrod length. Over the years I was slowly getting more pedal travel, and thought it was the pads wearing since these have significantly more volume than the stock 80 pads so later in it's life the pistons would require more travel to engage the rotor.
For reference, here's a comparison between OE front pad - bottom, to Superlite 4R(7420) - middle, to Aero 4(6617) - top
This got me to looking into my master cylinder pushrod adjustment by the brake pedal clevis, and low and behold the locking nut had completely loosened. Freely spinning with a slight spin from the finger. Adjusted it a bit(safer to not overadjust), prob should have done alignment, but it gets me by for now. Definitely better response now like I used to have.
