Yeah, I was aware of that.... Thanx.
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The Jeep 75,000 mi brake refresh featured those and I wasn't quite happy with them. Less than 50k later they were making all sorts of noise.
A lot of Slingshot riders use EBCs.I upgraded my 2005 Town and Country and my 2003 Aviator to EBC Pads
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I was just reading a "best list" and PowerStop is on the top of the list.
Noise with age was a very common complaint of nearly all the brands.
Well for Sneaker's vehicle there are probably about 20 or 30 options in the Rotor and Pad Kits.
I've gotten hooked on youtube vids from a tech down in Florida. He recently worked on a car that was so severely rusted that all 4 brake sets were frozen solid.
Thanx for the Rock Auto reminder. Would have liked coated for rust prevention, but I really don't have a problem with rust as it's garaged, and opted for a heavy duty/tow drilled/slotted set from PowerStop. Should be here middle of next week.
I'm not hard on my brakes, 100,000 miles on the originals. We'll see as they age. A little brake cleen every so often to keep dust down might help.
). Got the passenger side completed, tire back on, working on the driver's side. Putting the rotor on, and noticed a little tiny sticker...
So you are the One I always see running the red lights - trying to get 200k out of those pads!Got the shipment from Rock Auto today, early enough to get started, so did the fronts. Pretty uneventful. I did make one rookie mistake (It's my first day on the job....
"Front Passenger Side"
Aw hell. Had to disassemble the "completed" passenger side just to swap the rotors. Got everything back together and took it out to burnish the pads. Felt good, no pull, even stops.
On the "I have a question" side of this....
One of the main reasons I was replacing everything was because last week the mechanic who did the front struts said I had less than 4mm of pad left, and I had no reason to doubt him with 100k miles on this set. Pulled them off, and they have more meat than a cheapo brand. Not less than 7mm on any pad. And the rotors looked terrific, no scarring, even wear, a good candidate for turning. so why did the mechanic say I was down to 3-4mm? Other than the obvious, he wanted to do a full brake job. But this was not an outfit that I would think would pull a fast one. Puzzled...
Anyway, one side was hanging up a little, so they did need servicing, but I could have cleaned everything, put it all back together and gone another 50-70k miles with no worries.
Rears another day. Probably the last time I'll do something like this.... getting too old and sore to sit on the ground. Really need a lift.
Would you have replaced these pads?
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Not if I inspected them first.Got the shipment from Rock Auto today, early enough to get started, so did the fronts. Pretty uneventful. I did make one rookie mistake (It's my first day on the job....
"Front Passenger Side"
Aw hell. Had to disassemble the "completed" passenger side just to swap the rotors. Got everything back together and took it out to burnish the pads. Felt good, no pull, even stops.
On the "I have a question" side of this....
One of the main reasons I was replacing everything was because last week the mechanic who did the front struts said I had less than 4mm of pad left, and I had no reason to doubt him with 100k miles on this set. Pulled them off, and they have more meat than a cheapo brand. Not less than 7mm on any pad. And the rotors looked terrific, no scarring, even wear, a good candidate for turning. so why did the mechanic say I was down to 3-4mm? Other than the obvious, he wanted to do a full brake job. But this was not an outfit that I would think would pull a fast one. Puzzled...
Anyway, one side was hanging up a little, so they did need servicing, but I could have cleaned everything, put it all back together and gone another 50-70k miles with no worries.
Rears another day. Probably the last time I'll do something like this.... getting too old and sore to sit on the ground. Really need a lift.
Would you have replaced these pads?
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