Well I installed the Rototechs and put on ceramic pads. Wow, I enjoy driving again. No more bucking bronco action when stopping. The stock pads were only half done, but I replaced them anyways.
Now we'll see if I get some mileage out of them. So far, I would recommend the Rototechs for the price alone. We see if they hold up.

 

I know it's not a dakota, but our 1500 jsut had it's first front brake change at 198,000. Changed the pads and had the factory rotors turned. I'm at 124K and had my factory rotors turned w/ pad change at 109K

 

ive seen cheap chinese rotors warp under 10k miles! so this really does not surprise me.