New brakes to be on soon
Rotated the tires yesterday, the rear pads are pretty worn, but the front don't look to bad yet, would bet the rotors are warped though with 57,800 miles on them. Not bad for factory I guess.
Went to Autozone and picked up new everything for the heck of it. Rotors look cheap with 2 year warranty, lifetime pads though. Plan to change them out soon when I have a free weekend coming up in the next few weeks.
Went to Autozone and picked up new everything for the heck of it. Rotors look cheap with 2 year warranty, lifetime pads though. Plan to change them out soon when I have a free weekend coming up in the next few weeks.
I dunno, I've run Autozone pads for years. All three of the ex's Grand Cherokees as well as her Altima got 'em and I'm running them on my Grand Cherokee as well. Always ceramic with lifetime warranty. Never had a set wear out before trading the vehicle in, never had any noise out of a set and I've never had a rotor warp with those pads on one. My beloved ex was an ALL gas or ALL brake driver and would go through stock pads/rotors within 20k miles, but the Autozone parts held up to her insane driving techniques.
Matter of fact I just did Autozone calipers, rotors and ceramic pads on my GC after a stock rear caliper seized up and took the pads & rotor out with them. Spent under $300 for 2 calipers, 2 rotors and 2 sets of pads ALL with lifetime warranty.
Personally, I think it's pretty naive to assume "Made in China" Mopar stuff is any better at 3x the cost.
Now granted, I tend to spend for Powerslot rotors and Hawk pads on my trucks, but I tow a good bit and run crazy oversized tires but I've got NO issue whatsoever with "cheap" Autozone brake parts...
Matter of fact I just did Autozone calipers, rotors and ceramic pads on my GC after a stock rear caliper seized up and took the pads & rotor out with them. Spent under $300 for 2 calipers, 2 rotors and 2 sets of pads ALL with lifetime warranty.
Personally, I think it's pretty naive to assume "Made in China" Mopar stuff is any better at 3x the cost.
Now granted, I tend to spend for Powerslot rotors and Hawk pads on my trucks, but I tow a good bit and run crazy oversized tires but I've got NO issue whatsoever with "cheap" Autozone brake parts...
Last edited by HammerZ71; Feb 26, 2012 at 01:52 PM.
My experience with the el-cheapo rotors has been that they are junk compared to the factory rotors. There is no reason for rotors to be worn out at 60K but if they are I wouldn't bother buying factory stuff. There is a big range between the bottom of the barrel house brand rotors and their premium lines.
For brake pads I generally run Wagners, but once you get into a ceramic they do all seem the same.
For brake pads I generally run Wagners, but once you get into a ceramic they do all seem the same.
I dunno 'Jeep, the ex never got to see 25k miles out of a set of factory pads OR ROTORS on three Jeeps or her Altima. Her driving was so bad that I think in 14 years together I let her drive maybe half a dozen times. Each vehicle purchased new. Her personal record was warping the rotors at 18k to the point they wobbled just rolling down the road, didn't even need to be on the brake! But she couldn't kill the autozone sh*t.
Just my own personal experience...
Just my own personal experience...
I priced everyone in my area out: Napa, Advance AP, O'Reily, and Autozone ended up being the best price for my needs. I thought about going to premium everything but didn't want spend the extra cash on a daily driver, all I need is to get from A to B.
I think I'll save the stock rotors and have them turned down for next time, then just take those lifetime pads back for new ones the next time I need to do the brakes.
I think I'll save the stock rotors and have them turned down for next time, then just take those lifetime pads back for new ones the next time I need to do the brakes.
Brakemotive I think is the best priced. Front AND Rear Drilled/slotted rotors with Ceramic pads for both F&R axles. $220 shipped.
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/vendor-...ices-ever.html
I doubt you got even Blanks cheaper from Autozone!
Everyone from the 3rd Gen has given them great reviews. I've used them on my cars for a few years and never any issue's!
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/vendor-...ices-ever.html
I doubt you got even Blanks cheaper from Autozone!
Everyone from the 3rd Gen has given them great reviews. I've used them on my cars for a few years and never any issue's!







