guys, i have a 02 ranger 4.0 sohc fully loaded for that year and i travel new england towing a trailer with my quad and i've noticed with all the towing my rotors have warped. will buying a better quality brake rotor from say advanced auto parts help the issue with warping my rotors or do i need to go onto like summit and find some bigger rotors for this application. what do you guys suggest? i dont ride the brakes just i feel that these rotors are inadequit for my added load. thanks

 

Well those cheaper rotors do tend to warp more. You'll end up eating pads and rotors quicker if you get some high performance ones. Trailer brakes are a good idea I guess.

 

Are you 2wd or 4wd?

 

the problem is less the rotors than it is the pads. a good set of pads, even on cheap rotors will help a ton. its the pads that warp rotors 9 times out of 10 due to too much heat. i had a warping issue with the stock pads and rotors on my truck untill i upgraded to a performance pad.

 

i have a 4x4 so you think i should just go to advanced and buy the upgraded pads and rotors and that will be sufficient. trailor brakes i think would be overkill seeing how i'm pulling a really really light all allumimum trailor with my quad in the bed. my brakes seem fine for stopping just the warping issue i dont want to spend too much in the end

 

don't buy them at advanced. visit summit racings website or jegs, etc.. I would avoid Advance, or autozone

 

StopTech Stage Kit 01-08 Ranger

Buy it and be done with it. My brother and I have this set up on our trucks (his is 4wd with 35inch tires, mine is 2wd). Works great....major upgrade from stock parts.