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I recently installed the Powerstop upgrade kit on my 2014 G1. My kit included the red calipers, though, which I highly recommend. (The OEM rear calipers had seized on mine, and these seem to be the achilles heal.) Total installed cost, front & rear, with fluid flush and new DOT 4 fluid was approx $1100 with labor.

I haven’t towed in the western mountains yet. But I did recently tow our 4K lbs travel trailer up the spine of the southeastern Appalachians for about 1400 miles. The brakes were fantastic.

 

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How did you guys make out with the
“break-in/bedding” process that is very strongly recommended by PowerStop?

I brought a printed version of this procedure with me to the shop that was doing the work. I went over it with the mechanic. He was very receptive, and said the procedure was how they bed-in any new brakes/rotors that they install. I have not had any issues at all and the brakes work great.

 

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Btw, a couple months ago when I was shopping for the kit with calipers, I could not find it anywhere but JEGS.

I don’t have any JEGS shops in my vicinity, which made returning the old calipers for core-charge refund expensive (around $85 to ship the heavy calipers for a $170 core-charge refund. Ugh.) So factor that if you decide to get calipers too and you don’t have a local shop where you can return them.

 

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My nuCamp Tab400 weighs in at about 3,400lbs loaded w/gear, Andersen WDH & 5gal freshWater.
I do have a Tekonsha Primus IQ proportional brake controller that’s very effective. If I can’t come up w/an aftermarket caliper that I like I’ll just inspect and lube my original OEM’s. Our RTL has 112,000 well cared for miles of which at least 1/3 being highway and Interstate travel.

Did you check JEGS for the caliper kit? I think I see them there for your 2011…