Adding EBC Brakes & a South Bend Clutch on a Daily Driven Cummins Diesel - Four Wheeler Network
But sometimes you want some friction, namely in your clutch and your brakes. The friction between your clutch and flywheel transfers power to the transmission, while the friction between your brake pads or shoes and the rotors or drums is important to keep your truck from launching off that cliff, or into a tree. Friction is important for both the go and the slow of your 4x4. Our big white 2010 Dodge (Ram) 3500 has been dragging trailers and cruising highways as well as bouncing down dirt roads for over 100,000 miles, and we knew the friction components... We could have swung by the local auto parts store and replaced everything with stock, but we chose to upgrade to a South Bend Clutch organic clutch and a set of EBC brake pads and rotors. Both companies offer high-end components for high-performance vehicles, but this truck is only running 35s and doesn’t have gobs of engine upgrades, so we went with their entry- to midlevel parts. We started with the brake job and replaced the rear rotors and pads with new yellow pads and slotted and dimpled rotors. The rotors are slotted to help clear out dust and dirt and to run much cooler, resulting in less brake fade, all important attributes for a big truck that tows regularly and sees backroads. Source: www.fourwheeler.com
