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conig
Dodge Dakota
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2/25/2004
00:01:36
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 Subject: need to replace brakes, any suggestions.
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subject sums it up my brakes are horrible and in need of replacing. I've always paid people in the past but need to save some money does anybody have any suggestions or know what pads I need? also should I be replacing these at about 40,000miles?
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jaggy
GenIII
2/25/2004
11:34:27
| RE: need to replace brakes, any suggestions.
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I have been doing a little research on brake pads lately. My money is on the Hawk pads. If you go to tirerack.com and put in brakes they have a few with some nice paragraphs explaining the application. I think you find enough info there to make a good decision. (I want performance breaking and am willing to live with dust and noise.) It seems you have give something up to gain something. better stopping = more dust/noise
Good luck in your searching, and take some 60-0 stops before and after the swap and keep us posted.
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disaster
Dodge Dakota
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2/25/2004
13:49:20
| RE: need to replace brakes, any suggestions.
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i also had to replace front pads at around 50K miles. this seemed extremely early to me as well. i usually get to 80 - 90K miles before replacing pads. it may have to do with the weight of the truck, but its no heavier than a full size truck. my previous trucks routinely got over 80K miles before needing pads. i suspect its the diameter of the discs. they may be a little undersized for the truck.
anyway.... i use the NAPA best grade pads. i can't remember what they're called (NAPA gold maybe?). these have beveled leading and trailing edges, good solid backing plates, and i've never had a pair squeel. they're not "performance" pads. just decent pads for every day commuting type driving.
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