Chances are if you are like us, you rarely think of your brake. You think more about going faster and jumping higher! Hey, we can relate. But there will come a time where the stock brake disc will become unable to do the job. And when you think about it, stopping your truck is just as important as making it go fast. Think about it! The best performance and race cars in the world also have the best braking systems. Your truck should be no different.

Well, we were recently faced with the job of replacing our totally shot stock brake disc with something new. Would we install another stock unit? Are you kidding? You know us better than that!

We have always had good luck with FullForce RC products and wanted to give their carbon fiber brake disk a try. The disk fits both the Savage and the T-Maxx. It looks like it is made from three layers of carbon fiber. It appears to be think and feels very strong. It is also vented which will give the carbon dust a place to go under heavy braking rather than getting stuck to the face of the disk and reducing braking force.

Installation is simple and easy. We prefer to remove the front end of the truck for brake work. remove the four screws that secure the chassis to the front bulkheads and remove the front skid plate. Remove the hardware securing the front steering turnbuckles to the axle carriers and the front of the truck is off. I am sure you could weasel the disk in there without doing these steps but it is time well spent and makes the install much easier. Remove the front drive shaft and remove the two screws holding the brake disk and pads onto the transmission. Check out the metal brake pads. If they look pretty grooved up, flip them around so the smoother side is facing the new disk. That will help the disk have a long and prosperous life. Be sure to check your brake linkage and adjust it accordingly.

We quickly put the truck back together as we could not wait to get it out and slam on the binders! After the engine warmed up, we gave it a few low to medium speed brake pulls to give the disk a chance to fit into the brake pads. Braking was smooth and simply amazing compared to the worn out stock disk we had been running! Ok, enough of that slow stuff! Time for a high-speed brake slam.

We took the truck out on the street and wound it up. After second gear was cranked out, we gave it a big brake pull. WHOOPS!!! The truck did a full front flip, bounced off the top of the roll bar and landed back on its wheels! YEEOW! Time to make another adjustment to the brake linkage :) It might be a bit too strong.

After a small adjustment to the linkage, we tried the same thing again and were able to dial the truck in beautifully. The brake felt solid and ample to stop the big metal truck at any speed on any surface. We beat on the brakes for about an hour and felt absolutely no brake fade whatsoever. Very impressive.

This is a great brake disk. And for the measly price of $8, don't even think about putting a stock disk back in your truck. How many things have you bought for your truck that were under $10 and worked great? Same here...we can't think of very many. The FFRC brake disk is at the top of that list. Yet another great product from FFRC.

Visit the FullForce RC web site and put some fiber in your diet!