My original plan was to replace everything in the braking system including the calipers, pads, rotors, and brake lines. Only the pads were replaced at some point from original back in 2006. And for those, I decided to go with an economy set as I knew I was going to be upgrading sometime in the future.
I thought about doing the EXT/SS front upgrade and going to 13" rotors up front but decided to stay with the stock set up as I was replacing many items, with some core charges for the calipers, and didn't want to take a chance that I would source the wrong part numbers. Plus in all my expeditions I didn't notice any issues with stopping distances, although it would be nice to have the better performance available if needed ... so maybe phase 2 sometime in the future.
I decided not to go with upgraded calipers as the cost was prohibitive to me. I have had aftermarket 4 piston calipers previously on a different vehicle and they were excellent, but I just could not justify the cost for the Trailblazer and what my driving would mostly be. So I went with ACDelco Remanufactured - Uncoated Gold / Professional with no pads from RockAuto:
Front Right - 18FR2513
Front Left - 18FR2512
Rear Right - 18FR2080
Rear Left - 18FR2079
These had a core charge so when done, I sent the old ones back for the refund. By doing it this way, I was able to paint them black with high-temp caliper paint off the vehicle ... much easier to do than when on the vehicle. I also decided to use brush-on paint rather than spray for greater control.
For the brake pads I decided to stay with an old favorite of mine: EBC Brakes. They have different formulations for different types of applications and in the last few years, have produced their Orange Stuff Extra Duty Light Truck/SUV pads for our vehicles.
![Image](https://x88.digitpro.ca/img/Brakes/th_EDPads.jpg)
Front Pads - ED91761
Rear Pads - ED91672
The rotors are StopTech (Centric) Sport Slotted Cryo Disc. I like how these discs are painted for rust protection on the "hat" part and on the interior vanes.
![Image](https://x88.digitpro.ca/img/Brakes/th_FrontRotor1.jpg)
![Image](https://x88.digitpro.ca/img/Brakes/th_FrontRotor2.jpg)
![Image](https://x88.digitpro.ca/img/Brakes/th_FrontRotor3.jpg)
Front Right - 126-66063CSR
Front Left - 126-66063CSL
![Image](https://x88.digitpro.ca/img/Brakes/th_RearRotor1.jpg)
![Image](https://x88.digitpro.ca/img/Brakes/th_RearRotor2.jpg)
![Image](https://x88.digitpro.ca/img/Brakes/th_RearRotor3.jpg)
Rear Right - 125-66052CSR
Rear Left - 126-66052CSL
And finally I decided to upgrade to Stainless Steel brake lines, also from StopTech.
![Image](https://x88.digitpro.ca/img/Brakes/th_FrontSSLines.jpg)
![Image](https://x88.digitpro.ca/img/Brakes/th_RearSSLines.jpg)
Front - 950-62013
Rear - 950-62508
Here's the front set up about 3 years later on the vehicle.
![Image](https://x88.digitpro.ca/img/Brakes/th_Brakes01.jpg)
![Image](https://x88.digitpro.ca/img/Brakes/th_Brakes02.jpg)
![Image](https://x88.digitpro.ca/img/Brakes/th_Brakes03.jpg)
![Image](https://x88.digitpro.ca/img/Brakes/th_Brakes04.jpg)