Importance of Brakes in Ensuring Vehicle Safety

Your vehicle’s brakes are its most important safety feature and to keep them working at optimal performance, they require consistent and regular maintenance. By regularly maintaining your vehicle’s brakes you’ll ensure your vehicle can safely stop in a short distance in an emergency situation, as well as keep you out of trouble during every-day driving. 

Your vehicle’s vital braking components such as the brake pads, rotors, drums, shoes and fluid all wear out and become less effective over time. It’s important to regularly check the condition of your vehicle’s brakes to ensure they are always in safe working condition.

Key Indicators That Your Brakes Require Maintenance

• Your brakes are squeeking or emitting a high pitched sound - you may be down to metal on metal
• Your car takes longer than normal to stop and requires more pedal effort 
• Your car pulls to one side when you hit the brakes 
• Your brake pedal feels soft and goes to the floor when braking 
• Your car may display a warning light on your dashboard if you're running low on brake fluid

If you're unsure if your brakes require maintenance, you can get your car checked at Pedders via our $28 Brakes, Steering & Suspension Check

Advantages of Upgrading Your Brakes

There are many advantages to upgrading your vehicle's brake components to high performance parts such as those offered by Pedders. These include, shorter stopping distances, improved control, reduced heat fade after repeated stops, reduced pedal effort, longer lasting components and greater braking power. In many cases, upgrading your brakes can also result in less brake wear, meaning you don't need to replace your brake components as often as previously - this can be the case with Pedders ceramic brake pads as well as other brake upgrade kits. 

Brake upgrades are particularly useful for drivers that use their vehicle for towing or carrying heavy loads, as adding additional weight to the vehicle puts strain on the factory braking components which mean they may wear out and experience brake fade more quickly. Upgraded brakes such as those from Pedders are specifically designed to manage heat more effectively, as well as provide a boost in overall stopping power. 

Brake upgrades are also suited to drivers who want to get the ultimate performance from their vehicle and may be suited to high performance driving on-road and off-road. 

Why Choose Pedders for Your Brake System Services?

Pedders is Australia's Number One Undercar Specialist, trusted for more than 70-years! We have skilled technicians at more than 120 locations Australia-wide who can assist you with replacing, upgrading and checking your vehicle's brakes. All Pedders brake products are rigorously tested in the toughest conditions and backed by our two-year, 40,000km nationwide warranty. The Pedders range of brake upgrades includes innovative products such as our Rear Drum to Disc Conversion, Big Brake Kits, Electric Secondary Park Brake and Dual Diaphragm Brake Booster.