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Old 12-12-2009, 08:58 PM
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after all the choices to pick thru and fed ex dropping them off i got to work this morning and changed out my brakes no more wheel shakes no more warpage im in love with these it brakes so effortlessly now i am happy with my purchase im just happy its all good now....heres some pics of the new stuff and some of the old ....the oldies you could tell they were warped by setting them on a even surface....and check out how thin i wore the left side......the rights were a lil thicker like 1/8" maybe.....i think my left side was getting hung up a lil from being so warn....but now it all feels right.....
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i hope they last a while and continue to brake as well as they do and you guys shoulda seen the comotion i stirred bedding my brakes at the local h.s i had10 or so people watching me like wtf is this guy doin and of course some hotshot had to walk over and ask....douchbag......
 
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Old 12-12-2009, 09:20 PM
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looks pretty good, decide against getting the calipers painted?
 
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just didnt have the time or the extra 15 bucks right now i found a s/c tuner on c/l hopefully ill pick it up monday if its unlocked so i want that more right now....i can always go back and paint them......
 
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Old 12-12-2009, 09:41 PM
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true, how long did the install take you?
 
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started like 10 done by 145 thats washing the truck and drying, then my own shower and dressed...oh and add 20 or so minutes to go bed the brakes and drive to cool em.....not bad at all......
 
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Old 12-13-2009, 01:07 AM
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Yea I just changed mine a couple weeks ago. Did those two big bolts on the caliper holder bracket give you any trouble? I was tuggin on one of em, the socket slipped off the head and popped me in the lip. Always wondered what it'd feel like to get punched my me
 
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LOL! i did mine when i got my truck and both sides the bottem 1 i thought it was fing welded on i broke 2 sockets had to PB blast it all day and the next morn they came out like the were never stuck. thos rotors is it a good idea to put sloted rotors on our trucks does it help the brakes last longer. looks good tho
 

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my driverside came off no problem and the bottom on the pass side too...but that top one on the pass side was a b so i grabbed the hammer and smacked it a few times and then it came loose with some muscle i too sprayed everything before i started working on it just in case but it was a smooth job.....slotted rotors ive heard mixed results about but ive heard really good things about these powerstops they smelled like shizzzz when i bedded them but i guess its supposed to smell .....i like em so far so we'll seee......
 
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Looks terrible. They gotta come back off and sent to me for better fitment...lol
 
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awww man i thought i was done working on it for a week or two jeeez......guess ill get the wrenches back out ....
 


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