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Unread 11-23-2009, 10:53 AM
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What make of brakes are they? Just wondering as I have heard some brands seem to last longer than others.

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I fixed mine by throwing them in the trash!!

but i have heard of a guy a friend knows say that he grease the crap out of the slider pins and sprays the rotors with spray paint primer, this coats the rotors and they stay rust free, the paint just comes off when breaking. Great for long storage in the winter when rust has time to grow!
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Thanks Guys , I will check it out this weekend I am so tempted to remove at lease the front 2 and the rest later on? I can just see this crap locking up on me while I am on the road then blowing out my tire from the heat, I am telling you I saw the steam as I back the trailer down the ramp into the water I can also see the discoloration on the rim!
My old trailer guided like poop out a goose no brakes to worry about:)
PS: Hey the company I work for installs brakes on my truck for free..Right now I am turning some awesome heavy duty brakes on the Silverado.
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PS: Hey the company I work for installs brakes on my truck for free..Right now I am turning some awesome heavy duty brakes on the Silverado.
what you got?? cause i hate the stock brakes in my silverado
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what you got?? cause i hate the stock brakes in my silverado
MJ...if you're considering new rotors, check this guy out

http://rotorpros.com/

Talk to Rich...I got all 4 rotors, pads and shipping for about $350 to my door...rotors are cross-drilled and slotted and improved the braking on my truck BIG TIME...night and day improvement...


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what you got?? cause i hate the stock brakes in my silverado
Tried a lot of stuff on my 89 GMC 1500 to get rid of the squishy brakes. I ended up with the vacuum booster off a S-10 and installed a rocker arm pivot ball between the brake rod and the master cylinder to bring the pedal up. It was a mechanic buddy that recommended the change, I have no idea if it would work on your model but I put 50,000 miles on it that way and it helped the feel.
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Reel did you just do the front or back also? i have 4 wheel Disc
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Reel did you just do the front or back also? i have 4 wheel Disc

I got 4 wheel discs also...I replaced all 4...it really is a big improvement...wish I had done that long ago...
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I am not sure he told me the Echlin Rotors not sure where you can buy it ...
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thanks guys,
I just replaced my rear rotors like a month or so ago
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