Ordered more parts: Drilled/slotted rotors
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Champion
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From: Ft Campbell, KY/TN
2001 comes with duals, so i have them already. Purp, didn't make it to the second page :P
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Champion
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From: Ft Campbell, KY/TN
I would have gotten dimpled and/or slotted, but Rockauto only had drilled and slotted.
I don't think they will be too bad. I don't tow/haul more than 3K lbs max. And that is only when i move (Which is every few years). Other than that, i don't tow anything. And all i tow is my motorcycle and flat 8x5 trailer. But the bed is loaded and fills the cap.
I am not worried about cracking, and I am pretty good at avoiding puddles on a dry day. I also DO NOT take my truck to be washed at drive through/in carwashes. Bad for brake rotors. They heat up, then they get supercooled in the carwash.
I don't think they will be too bad. I don't tow/haul more than 3K lbs max. And that is only when i move (Which is every few years). Other than that, i don't tow anything. And all i tow is my motorcycle and flat 8x5 trailer. But the bed is loaded and fills the cap.
I am not worried about cracking, and I am pretty good at avoiding puddles on a dry day. I also DO NOT take my truck to be washed at drive through/in carwashes. Bad for brake rotors. They heat up, then they get supercooled in the carwash.
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ohhhh yea what do ya know... its an '01
im trying to justify a brake upgrade on mine, but w/ ABS being junk i dont see how it would help, as mine locks up w/ only dually wheel cylinders. they'd lock w/ incredible ease with discs in the rear and dual calipers up front
im trying to justify a brake upgrade on mine, but w/ ABS being junk i dont see how it would help, as mine locks up w/ only dually wheel cylinders. they'd lock w/ incredible ease with discs in the rear and dual calipers up front
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Champion
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From: Ft Campbell, KY/TN
I really don;t care about discs in the rear. It is cool to say, but my truck stops well, it is just the slight vibration. Rotors should fix that. I just hope it is not a binding caliper.
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i got napa drilled and slotted rotors and ceramic pads. about 10k on them and they still are great. better stopping, no fade,no vibrations, and not cracked.
i think alot of the cracking issues is with people who abuse there stuff.
i think alot of the cracking issues is with people who abuse there stuff.
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I'm running EBC slotted and dimpled rotors and green stuff brake pads. Then used the higher quality drum pads and both of those made a noticeable difference, but my old ones were worn. OEMs might make the same difference
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From: Ft Campbell, KY/TN
the pedal is not going in and out, it is more like a feeling that there are spots on the rotor where the pads bite harder.
When i turned my wheels with the truck jacked, I was met with little pad/rotor resistance (the one pad that touches the rotor), then it got a bit tougher to turn, then freed up. SO I am thinking rotors. I forget which side had it more, but one side had it and the other side didn't.
That was before and after i changed pads.
When i turned my wheels with the truck jacked, I was met with little pad/rotor resistance (the one pad that touches the rotor), then it got a bit tougher to turn, then freed up. SO I am thinking rotors. I forget which side had it more, but one side had it and the other side didn't.
That was before and after i changed pads.