leroys73
Senior Member
I second Power Stop slotted and drilled. I still have OEMs on my Ram, only 30k now but I will replace with Power Stop. I did so no our mini Van and Challenger. What a difference.
On OEMs I got over 75,000 miles out of the front brakes on my mini van and almost 200,000 on the rear. Neither were in a hurt to be replaced. Besides if they get to the danger point the terrible warning noise will start annoying youi.
I cannot count the number of times I was told I need brakes. My question is how can the pads be accurately measured without removing the wheel? Yes, a somewhat measurement can be done if one can access the gap in the pad. But how accurate it that?
I have went so far as to pull my pads. Most of the time they are about half worn. The worst was once I would estimate 25% left.
Rotors need not be replaced unless you have vibration. I have turned them a little (2or 3 turns) to correct that. Nowadays most are too thin to turn. You might need to replace rotors if you wore the pads down to bare metal but then most of the time they will mate up after a few miles.
Yep easy money for the tech. Even then I'd question if the rotors were really replaced. You are lucky they didn't tell you new calipers were needed.
I guess "dangerous brakes" goes in the same bogus repair as "decarbonization", easy money. One of the service writers at the local dealership is big on that one.
On OEMs I got over 75,000 miles out of the front brakes on my mini van and almost 200,000 on the rear. Neither were in a hurt to be replaced. Besides if they get to the danger point the terrible warning noise will start annoying youi.
I cannot count the number of times I was told I need brakes. My question is how can the pads be accurately measured without removing the wheel? Yes, a somewhat measurement can be done if one can access the gap in the pad. But how accurate it that?
I have went so far as to pull my pads. Most of the time they are about half worn. The worst was once I would estimate 25% left.
Rotors need not be replaced unless you have vibration. I have turned them a little (2or 3 turns) to correct that. Nowadays most are too thin to turn. You might need to replace rotors if you wore the pads down to bare metal but then most of the time they will mate up after a few miles.
Yep easy money for the tech. Even then I'd question if the rotors were really replaced. You are lucky they didn't tell you new calipers were needed.
I guess "dangerous brakes" goes in the same bogus repair as "decarbonization", easy money. One of the service writers at the local dealership is big on that one.
I sometimes drive 1 1/2hours to grab a Roast Beef sandwich at my favorite place lol ! Sometimes a drive in the RAM is all you need to chill out 
