I am thinking about upgrading my brakes. I am tired of my current ones, always having probles - shuddering, excessive wear, smelling the brakes when I shouldn't, ect. I am thinking about drilled rotors and those ceramic pads. Had anyone done this yet? How big of a job is it and what special tools will I need? I haven't done a brake job yet so any advice, insight, suggestions about methods and products would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.

 

I installed cross drilled rotors with ceramic pads with severe duty front calipers. The stopping power is improved. Flushed the brake system at the same time. I will next install braided steel lines. There is sometimes more noise with these brakes but they don't fade.
It was easy to install them. I used the Chilton manual. I had to use a sledge hammer to remove one of the rotors due to rust.

 

Thanks 2001gocougs. What brands did you go with and how much did it run you?

 

Powerstop and I think it was about $280.00-$320.00 total for rotors, calipers, and new dot 3-4 fluid.