I had to replace the front brake pads on the devil car. It had a relatively high mileage and most of the equipment was either worn out or just looked tired. In the past I've tried to reuse as much old hardware as possible and run to the parts store to buy whatever I need, hoping it was in stock. This is a much better way to do the braking work. Basically everything you need is in one set. No more worrying about using questionable parts, no more running to the parts store, no more ordering individual parts. The Carlson name is well known in the brake industry. Everything in the set was very high quality and fit perfectly. I suspect if you sat down and looked up the part numbers for each of the components in this kit and ordered them individually you could save yourself a few bucks. However, it's nice to have everything you need to get the job done in one box with no extra fuss. Your brakes are your car's most important safety feature. This kit takes your braking performance to the next level by offering all high quality brand new hardware. For the next brake service I would buy a kit without hesitation.