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Old 07-10-2009, 07:21 AM
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Ditto. On my 96 with all of the brake system issues that that model had, like Warping rotors, short pad life and over all poor braking. I did extensive research on after market brakes. The conclusion is: Crossdrilled rotors (preferably directional) and "HD" pads by the same manufacture. I chose to go with the "NAPA" brand (United brake) because of the availability and the selection, not to mention the price ($98 each, list was $209). They told me (United brake engineer) that there are several different levels of quality of rotor, Kind of you get what you pay for. The OEM is mid road as far as quality, the Auto Zone 'El-Cheepo's' are at the bottom of the line and are most prone to warp and glaze espesially when you do not match the pad with the application, too hard and the rotor wears out , too soft and the pad fails. I ultimately used 1 ton Chevy HD pads (they were .050" thicker but exactly the same mount/backing plate) I towed very heavy most of the time and got 50,000 miles from a set of pads and no rotor warp (OEM was less than 5,000 miles, 11 times under warranty they were replaced). OEM is also matched to the vehical application but be aware there are OEM 'El-Cheepo's' "You get what you pay for".
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