If you are bluing your rotors yeah, otherwise why bother?
Car Question
- Thread starter Sunbiz1
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Defective calipers happen, but more than likely is an improper install or the most common slide's aren't lubricated properly and finally air in the system (improper bleeding).
B166ER420
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Your rotors only go bad when you have excess wear on your pads.....worn pads will wear down a set of rotors in one day.The best way to upgrade your braking is to replace your calipers and brake pads.Get OEM parts.....no after market stuff unless your hotrodding/road racing
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What kind of vehicle is it??
.What kind of vehicle is it??
Sunbiz1
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An 05' Chevy, first year of a new body style as well...no way in hell I'm using GM parts.Your rotors only go bad when you have excess wear on your pads.....worn pads will wear down a set of rotors in one day.The best way to upgrade your braking is to replace your calipers and brake pads.Get OEM parts.....no after market stuff unless your hotrodding/road racing
What kind of vehicle is it??
I could spend all morning listing the shitty OEM parts I have already had to replace...all of which were upgraded except the rotors.
The intermediate steering shafts went out at 22K, and 33K before I finally upgraded to an after market part.
vacpurge
New Member
haha .. ignored the grinding sound from the squealers and it eventually went away lol. those were off a big heavy diesel truck so it happens quick, I think the guy also towed lots of trailers... he discovered his rotors like that while 8 hours from home with a 30' camper hooked up. ouch. he was able to get it fixed right away, but yeah thata gotta be some sort of world record, or darwin award or something lol!!!
Sunbiz1
Well-Known Member
Not gonna bother with those, already decided on Bosch premium smooth b/c corrosion is an issue as well.
B166ER420
Well-Known Member
I'm sorry man but you got a lemon.You've replaced tie rods,steering shaft plus all the other shitty parts.....now the braking is bad.My 99 Chevy has 260,000 miles,my 94 gmc has 200,000,my wife's 00 jeep even has 160,000.........unless your driving on rough,dirt roads you shouldn't ever have to replace the parts you've listed except your brake pads.
Sunbiz1
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Thanks, I've known this for years...figure the tranny will be next.
Before that happens, I go back to a Toyota pick-up...and Dodge sucks too. Had one of their Dakota's I dumped at 35K due to some of the same issues.
Sunbiz1
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The car has already burned up 2 sets of aftermarket rotors, and 2 sets of top of the line Wagner pads.
Fuck GM.
OddBall1st
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An 05 Chevy what ?? I`ll set you straight with your front end and disc brakes.
OddBall1st
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Is it a Cobalt, SUV, Cavalier, Impala, P/U, Vette ???????
OddBall1st
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Your rotors only go bad when you have excess wear on your pads.....worn pads will wear down a set of rotors in one day.The best way to upgrade your braking is to replace your calipers and brake pads.Get OEM parts.....no after market stuff unless your hotrodding/road racing
What kind of vehicle is it??
Not always, If you have custom or the stock wheels show the rotors and calipers, driving down dirt roads can easily trap gravel or hardtop road debris.
Sunbiz1
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Just harvested enough to buy another Tundra, only reason I have kept the Chevy is b/c there are a millions on the road...and the POS car keeps me under the radar.
Sunbiz1
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Mailbu V-6 bought in Florida.
Sunbiz1
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Rear is actually good, original calipers as previously mentioned and rotors/pads replaced once...but still good. Tires were all replaced at 30K after OEM's took a dump, but all are the same original size...rims are original.
I'll have my mechanic take a look at the original calipers, it's all that's left that I can see which would have caused all the rotor wear.
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