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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:52 AM
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So I changed the front pads and rotors and...

I did my front brakes this past weekend because I was getting a lot of vibration when stopping. I figured it's a warped rotor that I always read about so I just decided to take care of them. Well I get done everything looks great and stops great. Now she is vibrating exactly the same as before the change. Any idea what might be the issue? Maybe not the brakes at all?
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 12:13 PM
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You should have gotten your rotors turned.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 12:17 PM
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You should have gotten your rotors turned.
He said he changed the rotors, so that should have taken care of it if it was the rotors. Must be wear in the front end. Possibly ball joints. How many miles on the truck?
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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He said he changed the rotors, so that should have taken care of it if it was the rotors. Must be wear in the front end. Possibly ball joints. How many miles on the truck?
Nevermind my post then. :o

I once had a car that the wheels were so poorly balanced that it made it seem the rotors were warped while stopping.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 01:23 PM
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He said he changed the rotors, so that should have taken care of it if it was the rotors. Must be wear in the front end. Possibly ball joints. How many miles on the truck?
yeah i did new rotors. Truck only has 17,200 miles on it.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 01:29 PM
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Went through something similar with my `03 a while ago.

Since you did the pads and rotors, try rotating your tires from front to back.

I did that and the problem stopped - ended up not being wheel balance, but I think it was a tire with some broken belts.

Cheap enough to try to see if you can isolate the problem by moving the tires around.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 01:54 PM
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Yep, with so few miles, I would suspect tires/wheels before front end wear.
 
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