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Friction Friday: Complete Brake Kit for the 2024–2025 Ram ProMaster EV

Built for Electric Uptime Without Compromising Performance

The 2024 to 2025 Ram ProMaster EV brings electric efficiency to commercial fleets, delivery routes, and tradespeople who rely on dependable performance day in and day out. But just because it’s electric doesn’t mean it can compromise on braking.

That’s why DFC is proud to introduce a complete braking solution for the 2024 to 2025 Ram ProMaster EV. Available now, this application includes DFC’s 5000 Advanced Brake Pads, GeoSpec Coated Rotors, and hardware kits. Each component is engineered as a direct OE replacement, delivering smooth, quiet, and long-lasting performance.

Dependable Braking for Demanding Work Environments

ProMaster EV drivers expect their vehicles to perform under pressure, and that includes the brakes. DFC’s 5000 Series Brake Pads are made with semi-metallic friction materials to provide consistent stopping power, high heat resistance, and long pad life. When paired with GeoSpec Coated Rotors, which feature corrosion-resistant protection on key surfaces, the result is a system that delivers factory-quality performance and real-world durability.

All parts are precision machined to meet OE specifications for a perfect fit and hassle-free installation.

Why This Kit Matters for Distributors and Installers

DFC is one of the first aftermarket manufacturers to offer a full brake solution for the new Ram ProMaster EV. This gives our partners a valuable opportunity to get ahead of demand for a growing segment of electric commercial vehicles.

Components are available individually or as a complete all-in-one brake kit. That flexibility makes it easy to manage inventory, streamline installs, and maximize value per job.

Engineered for the Market. Delivered with Speed.

DFC’s product development team monitors the market closely, identifying high-VIO vehicles and bringing new coverage to market quickly. This Ram ProMaster EV brake kit is another example of DFC’s ongoing investment in innovation, rapid catalog expansion, and industry-leading fill rates.

Coming Next Week

Don’t miss next week’s Friction Friday to see what’s launching next and how you can bring it to your customers first.

Friction Friday: “Satisfying Clips”

DFC Presents: Satisfying Clips

You may have come across this at some point: “the hardware doesn’t fit.”

This common hardware issue can often lead to comebacks. Sometimes the hardware falls out of the caliper or, if the clips don’t fit properly, can also cause rattling in the braking system. You have customers waiting, so you definitely don’t want to waste more of your time filing or grinding the hardware to make it fit.

Click on the video above to see how DFC solves these common hardware issues for you, allowing you to get back to your customers and avoid comebacks.

Friction Friday: “Too Many Clips”

DFC Presents: Too Many Clips

Stop us if you’ve run into this: you order a set of pads and you have to sift through various types of hardware that are included in the box. Sometimes, the application isn’t even for the specific vehicle you’re servicing.

Shops already have multiple hats and headaches, with cars on the racks, customers waiting, and the phone ringing off the hook. The last thing they need is to spend time identifying the correct hardware. This is further complicated because hardware looks very similar, so there’s risk of using the wrong one and forcing it into the caliper.

Another common issue is the reverse, where shops order pads and there isn’t enough hardware in the box. This is typically for applications that have the opposed-piston calipers, as for example the Toyota Tundra and Toyota 4Runner. What you’ll get are the springs for the pins and the retraction springs, but you won’t get the crosspins.

These two scenarios will lead to comebacks.

So what does DFC do differently? First of all, we only supply what you ordered, no unnecessary parts. And as a bonus, you’re guaranteed to get the latest hardware technology–a Teflon coating on the backside of the hardware, which leads to noise reduction.

Dino Crescentini, Co-founder of DFC, sums it up nicely when he says you’ll get “only what you need, the very best of what you need, and everything you need. That’s what we do at DFC.”