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badblackram06

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A few weeks ago I almost rear ended a lady because a squirrel ran out in front of her and she decided it was best to come to a dead stop in the middle of the hwy. I was pretty much standing on the brakes but the truck just kept rolling like the brake booster went out. I ended up having to swerve out in the other lane to miss her. Thank God there was no on coming traffic. So i decided at 63,000 miles it was time for a brake change even though my pads had at least more than a 1/4" of pad left. I've seen where a few ppl on other forums were going with and having good luck with an ebay seller called Brakemotive. The auction i looked at were 4 drilled and slotted rotors and front and rear ceramic pads for 232 and some change shipped. So i went ahead and ordered them. Only took 3 days to get them.
I finally had time to install them. They weren't that bad like i had thought and It took about 2 hours to put everything on. The rear was a little stubborn because of the emergency brake pads but i finally got them to come off and the new ones on. I followed their brake in procedure. After i let them cool i took it out for a quick spin. Definitely a huge difference! I feel a whole lot better now that they are on!

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Good deal man . And ya i have heard that company is a great one . Better feeling when you are safe isint it ?
 

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Cool. I plan on getting those brakemotives when my pads and rotors are due to be replaced.
 
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The brake motives are nice. Got them on the fronts and it is a definite improvement over stock.
 

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very nice!
 

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I'm only putting a hundred miles a month if that, but I've noticed the dust.
 
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Looks good but no caliper paint too?

I knew that was going to be brought up ha.. They do look ugly but i have plans to get the calipers and the rotors painted next weekend or if i have time during the week. I was going to do them after i installed them but decided not to because i had to break-in the rotors. I just assumed the high heat from the break-in would have messed up the fresh paint.
 

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I was just looking at those this weekend. Now I feel better someone can review them.
 

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Looks good. I need to get some drilled/slotted rotors for my SRT brakes.
 
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Well i got the rear calipers painted tonight. Instead of straight red i through in some black. Here are some quick pics i took.
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