A familiar squeal jogged my memory and reminded me of the four or five times I replaced calipers on my last Gen 1 due to the pistons freezing and rotors warping. The brakes were great when I got the Monte a month ago, but warped almost instantly and now it seems that the driver's side front caliper is locking up.

What I'm mostly wondering is a) how easy is the Gen 2 upgrade -- it sounded pretty "bolt on" from the instructions I read, and b) do these calipers last longer in addition to providing more stopping power?

I'd probably buy new loaded calipers from NAPA and new rotors while I'm at it. Any particular brand to recommend? I know cheap rotors can warp pretty easily.