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Hi to all, I have a Gen 1 Cruze and first time replacing brakes anyone have a recommended brand theyve installed on their cruze ? Ive seen the stoptech kit on bad news racing and really liking that kit, I like the stoptech brand and products just looking for other installs, thanks for your time!
 
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I have used Bendix Ceramic pads for mine. Bought at O'Reilly. Seem to stop well and wear fine.

i was taking a look at the stop tech kit that comes with the router as well mine is all rusted as I don’t drive my Cruze daily so just wanted to change some thingsup haven’t done anything to the Cruze in some time , thanks for your reply Pat!
 
anyone have a recommended brand theyve installed on their cruze ?
Yes indeed, I have used Power Stop brakes for about 20 years now and they have always had great products. I'm currently running the Z17 kit and it is awesome for my needs. The kit has a totally coated rotor that doesn't rust, and the pads are low dust and dead silent. (y) (y)

 
Anything wrong with selecting another set of factory (CRUZE/GM) brakes?
No - just make sure you go with the GM OE stuff (I think it's called "GM Genuine" now) - that's what came on the car. ACDelco Silver or Gold is a step down from that. I went with GM OE front and rear when I replaced the brakes on our Diesel because I was very happy with the performance and the life and saw no reason to change the compound and especially the rotors. I also went GM OE when I replaced my rear brakes this past summer on my Volt.

That said, I put Z23 pads on my brother's Century (on GM OE rotors) as he wanted a little bit more bite to go with his bigass swaybars. I'm sure they won't have the wear characteristics of the OE pads, but I've been happy with those pads on that vehicle (as well as my buddy's Cobalt, which was my first experience with Z23 pads).
 
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Anything wrong with selecting another set of factory (CRUZE/GM) brakes?
Wanted to swap to a big brake conversion kit and just replace everything, just hit 40,000km on my 2011 and want to replace all brakes and parts etc so just shopping around. Havent done much to her in some time loll.
 
Put this kit on my 2014 Diesel this summer and it's performed well. Didn't have to replace the originals until 120K miles.

 
I've been using Wagner Thermoquiet brakes on all my cars for over 15 years. 04 Monte SS, 03 Grand Prix GT, 01 F150, 13 & 16 Cruze. Low dust, no noise and no braking issues. Rockauto Ebay or Advance Auto
 
I installed StopTech Sport slotted/cross drilled rotors with the Z23 carbon fiber/ceramic pads. The Cruze can go from gradual, smooth and gentle stops to brutal, eye-ball-popping stops if needed. Perhas a bit of an overkill for streeet driving but I like the added security and confidence.
 
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