First Brake pad change
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04-10-2008, 06:22 PM
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First Brake pad change
Hey guys,
I had new 35's put on my rig and the dude who installed didn't bother tellin me the pads were low. Anyway, I got about an 1/8" or less left and really need to change them this weekend. The rotors certainly aren't polished anymore but there aren't any deep grooves or anything and I only have 29k on my 05 Lariat 4x4 5.4L superbadcab; should I worry about getting them spun? Also, any suggestions for the least amount of dust from pads to be put back on the stock rotors from a store like Advance auto or somesh*t?
Thx fellas
I had new 35's put on my rig and the dude who installed didn't bother tellin me the pads were low. Anyway, I got about an 1/8" or less left and really need to change them this weekend. The rotors certainly aren't polished anymore but there aren't any deep grooves or anything and I only have 29k on my 05 Lariat 4x4 5.4L superbadcab; should I worry about getting them spun? Also, any suggestions for the least amount of dust from pads to be put back on the stock rotors from a store like Advance auto or somesh*t?
Thx fellas
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04-10-2008, 07:32 PM
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ceramic for the least amount of dust. I just got new pads yesterday and the difference between metallic and ceramic was about $50. I have 86k on mine and didnt get the rotors spun, I dont have any warping or deep grooves and the brakes work fine. I probably will get new ones later this summer.
hope it helps
hope it helps
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04-10-2008, 07:38 PM
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Hey guys,
I had new 35's put on my rig and the dude who installed didn't bother tellin me the pads were low. Anyway, I got about an 1/8" or less left and really need to change them this weekend. The rotors certainly aren't polished anymore but there aren't any deep grooves or anything and I only have 29k on my 05 Lariat 4x4 5.4L superbadcab; should I worry about getting them spun? Also, any suggestions for the least amount of dust from pads to be put back on the stock rotors from a store like Advance auto or somesh*t?
Thx fellas
I had new 35's put on my rig and the dude who installed didn't bother tellin me the pads were low. Anyway, I got about an 1/8" or less left and really need to change them this weekend. The rotors certainly aren't polished anymore but there aren't any deep grooves or anything and I only have 29k on my 05 Lariat 4x4 5.4L superbadcab; should I worry about getting them spun? Also, any suggestions for the least amount of dust from pads to be put back on the stock rotors from a store like Advance auto or somesh*t?
Thx fellas
Since you have 35's I would suggest doing the full upgrade.
Stage kit..
http://www.modbargains.com/product.a...Tech_Stage2_MW
Centric pads
http://www.modbargains.com/product.a...0_24WD_0407_DC
If you have any questions just let me know,
Alon
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04-11-2008, 09:53 AM
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I myself go with Carquest semi-metallic pads with their better rotors. I would say this combo has 100% no dust but nothings perfect, it's damn close. Braking performance is noticeably increased as rotor size and caliper strength increases, these will work fine. I'm in the midst of trying Carquest ceramic pads on the back right now, so far so good.
Anything semi-metallic ought to work just fine, going from 31's to 33's made no difference I noticed, you'll be fine.
Anything semi-metallic ought to work just fine, going from 31's to 33's made no difference I noticed, you'll be fine.
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04-11-2008, 11:49 AM
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Thanks for the info,
I checked out Carquest and found a location 5 miles from home. Hope I can get there before 6pm tonight after work at 5pm! Anyway, they have a Gold-Blue-Red set series of different quality pads, which ones do you recommend? And I have air tools & a compressor, never changed the rotors on an f150, is there anything I should look out for?
Regards
I checked out Carquest and found a location 5 miles from home. Hope I can get there before 6pm tonight after work at 5pm! Anyway, they have a Gold-Blue-Red set series of different quality pads, which ones do you recommend? And I have air tools & a compressor, never changed the rotors on an f150, is there anything I should look out for?
Regards
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04-11-2008, 12:03 PM
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Thanks for the info,
I checked out Carquest and found a location 5 miles from home. Hope I can get there before 6pm tonight after work at 5pm! Anyway, they have a Gold-Blue-Red set series of different quality pads, which ones do you recommend? And I have air tools & a compressor, never changed the rotors on an f150, is there anything I should look out for?
Regards
I checked out Carquest and found a location 5 miles from home. Hope I can get there before 6pm tonight after work at 5pm! Anyway, they have a Gold-Blue-Red set series of different quality pads, which ones do you recommend? And I have air tools & a compressor, never changed the rotors on an f150, is there anything I should look out for?
Regards
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