2004 FX4 - $1100 Brake job - Rip Off??
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From: Nor Cal
Originally Posted by ThumperMX113
Powerslots are a little more than $100 a piece for the 4WDs. Pads are about $150 for a set of really nice ones. Changing rotors and pad on these trucks are a snap. :
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From: Georgia on my mind...
A friend of mine (well, not really a friend, a guy I knew) worked for one of those brake chains, I won't say which one, except that they want you to "Trust Their Touch." He'd joke that every vehicle that rolled in got CPR...Calipers, Pads, and Rotors.
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From: Northampton, pa
anyone have links? i thought i read on here someone having a problem with pads being chewed up using the slotted? could be wrong. they look nice and i am sure the combination drilled and slotted should cool them well. wonder if they are better then the stock. the truth about trucks seems to show a pretty good rotor and cooling....just thinking out loud.....my 04 will be getting ready for a change soon.
jim
ps. anyone tow a travel trailer with these new brakes/rotors? my tt is about 6500lbs. don't want to overheat a new rotor and warp it....just curious.
jim
ps. anyone tow a travel trailer with these new brakes/rotors? my tt is about 6500lbs. don't want to overheat a new rotor and warp it....just curious.
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From: Oviedo, FL
Here in Florida, I read, the chain "Just Brakes" has the most complaints to the state about their service. It was in the "trade paper" for auto repair, called Fuel Line.
Have one down the street from my shop. They don't take any business from me. Do get a few people that leave there in a hurry pissed off though.
Have one down the street from my shop. They don't take any business from me. Do get a few people that leave there in a hurry pissed off though.
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From: Washington state
"Just Brakes" lol what a crock. How do you get rust on aluminum calipers jack*asses. I wonder how much $$ they make on clueless people selling them brake jobs they don't need.
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From: Maricopa, AZ
Originally Posted by Screw-Me-05
Looks great especially powder coated to match are they directional or does the slot go at a backwards sweep to keep from chewing up the pads? reason i ask on my last car with drilled and slotted they were directional and mine went forward sweep to clean the surface of the pads but i only got 8-10 months out of the pads but stopped on a dime.
are they directional or does the slot go at a backwards sweep to keep from chewing up the pads? reason i ask on my last car with drilled and slotted they were directional and mine went forward sweep to clean the surface of the pads but i only got 8-10 months out of the pads but stopped on a dime.