Where Are my Brakes!!!

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12-27-2018, 11:16 AM

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IJM

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What did you get for pads? Those make the biggest difference, assuming the master cylinder and booster are working properly.

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12-27-2018, 01:42 PM

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Only one problem with rebuilding a caliper is almost all mechanics won't do them over here because of the insurance liability. As a matter of fact, any large shop will replace the rotors and calipers just so the customer doesn't come back with problems! It's even difficult to find rebuilding kits for calipers. It's not uncommon to spend over $600 USD for a simple brake job, then they usually don't even road test it!

I paid $600 just for pads and rotors (all four wheels) on my mgm

and that's at a shop that is usually 2x-4x cheaper than the chain stores. My shop uses Bendix ceramic pads and they do brakes the right way which is wire brushing the pins, installing shims and greasing everything. I asked the owner if he ever rebuilds calipers and he says he never will because, like you said, too much liability if something goes wrong and it's the same price for the customer because of the labor cost.

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12-27-2018, 05:15 PM

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What did you get for pads? Those make the biggest difference, assuming the master cylinder and booster are working properly.

The pads are carbon/ ceramic seem pretty legit. All the stuff came in today maybe I will take the leap and try to post pics. Can I upload or do I need a hosting site?

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12-27-2018, 05:32 PM

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Brake System is IN!

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These calipers are really nice imho

LOVE slotted rotors!

Highest level brakepads they had for my xj(on rockauto)
Okay so I took some pics and these brakes are really pretty beefy for the price... Gonna try and do some uploads!

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12-27-2018, 08:38 PM

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I had a bad experience with Powerstop on my WJ, but I won't get into it unless you want.

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12-28-2018, 07:22 AM

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I had a bad experience with Powerstop on my WJ, but I won't get into it unless you want.

Yeah it might be best to let ignorance be bliss for a while. I have used powerstop on several vehicles so I guess I am lucky. We can share bad experiences if I end up having one. For the price they are pretty decent imho. Like the harbor freight of brakes! Ha. Guess I will find out tomorrow. Argh off too work.