feederic
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Last year I bolted on some coilovers, skids, and 35s to my stock JKUHR - and aside from noticing the sluggishness off the line with the 3.73 gears (stupid max tow package) it was obvious that I had lost quite a bit of breaking power and response. So much so that I was uncomfortable allowing anybody to drive the vehicle since the driving style change needed was quite drastic compared to a lightweight car.
I picked the ProGrips since it was a balanced system and I wanted to minimize any nose dive on emergency/hard braking. I was a little on the fence with this system compared to others that included master cylinders, or even a 4 piston setup that I was looking at for substantially more money. After the install, I noticed the wheel weights on my 17x9 methods cleared the larger calipers easily, and in fact there was much more space than I anticipated. I did think I was going to have to pull the weights off and rebalance, but that wasn't the case at all.
Driving the jeep, I can now say I can brake and drive like a normal passenger car. Braking power is instant, and I barely have to bend my foot at the ankle compared to having to step on the pedal prior. Driving is much less stressful now, and more natural since I don't have to stay on top of what other people are doing quite as much to make sure I have adequate braking distance. At this point, I wouldn't hesitate to let anyone else drive my jeep now knowing they won't have to make any adjustments to their normal driving style. I haven't tested the brakes at 100%, but I do know that I can effortlessly launch everything in my trunk to the front of the jeep - and haven't felt the need to test anything more.
I picked the ProGrips since it was a balanced system and I wanted to minimize any nose dive on emergency/hard braking. I was a little on the fence with this system compared to others that included master cylinders, or even a 4 piston setup that I was looking at for substantially more money. After the install, I noticed the wheel weights on my 17x9 methods cleared the larger calipers easily, and in fact there was much more space than I anticipated. I did think I was going to have to pull the weights off and rebalance, but that wasn't the case at all.
Driving the jeep, I can now say I can brake and drive like a normal passenger car. Braking power is instant, and I barely have to bend my foot at the ankle compared to having to step on the pedal prior. Driving is much less stressful now, and more natural since I don't have to stay on top of what other people are doing quite as much to make sure I have adequate braking distance. At this point, I wouldn't hesitate to let anyone else drive my jeep now knowing they won't have to make any adjustments to their normal driving style. I haven't tested the brakes at 100%, but I do know that I can effortlessly launch everything in my trunk to the front of the jeep - and haven't felt the need to test anything more.
