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Old 09-05-2014, 03:34 AM   #1
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Brake and rotor recommendations

I have a 2012 ram 1500 with 5.7 hemi pulling a 31 ft Salem TT. Starting to notice a little pulsing in the oem brakes so I want to replace them with rotors and pads designed for towing heavy loads in the hills of Pennsylvania any ideas?
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a 2012 should not need new rotors unless you have a ton of miles on it....get them resurfaced...much cheaper.
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Old 09-05-2014, 05:25 AM   #3
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resurfacing will work for a little while but you must realize that cutting the rotors removes metal and makes them warp faster. If you are towing heavy loads in the hills of Pa., you should probably invest in a heavier duty rotor. We use the Napa ultra premium rotors on our ambulances and they seem to hold up better that the premium ones. We also try to stick with the oem hd pads.
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I wasn't going to resurface I figure if they warped once they'll do it again so I wanted to buy new
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Old 09-05-2014, 05:44 AM   #5
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resurfacing will work for a little while but you must realize that cutting the rotors removes metal and makes them warp faster. If you are towing heavy loads in the hills of Pa., you should probably invest in a heavier duty rotor. We use the Napa ultra premium rotors on our ambulances and they seem to hold up better that the premium ones. We also try to stick with the oem hd pads.
If your a do it yourselfer, buy duralast golds from autozone. They are guaranteed for life, low brake dust and best of all, free replacements. I'm on my third set and the last two were free. Look at rotor warranty where ever you buy them. Most are two year. So, if you warp them, covered.
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Grooved & dimpled-----------

Grooved and dimpled rotors will give you about 60K miles of use along with
ceramic brake pads. I am on my 3rd set of rotors on a F-150. The wheel bearings will only last about 30K miles on a F-150.

Good luck on your brake repairs!
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Grooved and dimpled rotors will give you about 60K miles of use along with
ceramic brake pads. I am on my 3rd set of rotors on a F-150. The wheel bearings will only last about 30K miles on a F-150.

Good luck on your brake repairs!
X2 on ceramic brake pads that's all I use , no black dust on the wheels, works great and last miles longer!

Wheel bearings every 30K?? That's a lot of wheel bearings. I had a 90 ford 150 and had to change the U-joints about every 40K -50K...

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Old 09-05-2014, 06:39 AM   #8
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I also use the ceramic pads I was a little more interested in rotors whether they be drilled and slotted heat treated any particular brand
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Old 09-05-2014, 07:06 AM   #9
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I have EBC rotors and pads. Dimpled and grooved rotors, NOT drilled - I heard there are cracking problems with drilled. EBC Yellow pads I think. Used AutoAnything do the chat thing with salesperson and ask for any discounts. Got another 10% off.


I have 30k miles on this setup and like it. Put the same on my Highlander.
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Old 09-05-2014, 07:16 AM   #10
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wagner therm-quiet pads with any generic discs .. as most are made by the same factory anyways ... you can tell my the same manufacturers numbers being stamped on the setups ...

i have been using these pads for the last 15 years .. they seem to help with problematic braking setups on most vehicles ..

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Grooved and dimpled rotors will give you about 60K miles of use along with
ceramic brake pads. I am on my 3rd set of rotors on a F-150. The wheel bearings will only last about 30K miles on a F-150.

Good luck on your brake repairs!

I shop @ NAPA went with their "better" pads and rotors all the way around. 70k on my F150 and no problems. Dimpled and drilled wear out just as fast and cost more.

If you're replacing bearings every 30k I'd get a new mechanic.
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FWIW, re-surfacing rotors does not make them warp faster. Re-surface them and put ceramic pads on.

30,000 miles on wheel brgs is absolutely absurd. Get a new mechanic or get rid of the Ford. In over 58 yrs of driving, never had to replace a front wheel bearing on any of my GM products. Also, never replaced a rotor or a drum, just re-surfaced the rotors/turned the drums and replaced the pads/shoes.
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X-2 on the Auto Zone Duralast Gold or C-Max ceramic. Lifetime against cracking, checking and/or noise only. AZ also came out with Duralast GOLD rotors in the past year. They are a high carbon content rotor for better heat dissipation. They are also coated and there is NO prepping involved to install them. Do not remove coating from braking surface. The first application of the brakes will remove the coating from the surface and leave coating on the rest of the rotor so they won't rust.

I put C-Max and new regular rotors on my 2001 Chevy 1500HD (a year before I sold it) and what a difference it made!!! Smooth effortless stopping and absolutely no noise.
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OEM pads, or higher-end aftermarket pads are fine. If the previous pads had certain chamfers, make sure the replacements do as well. It's a science, NVH prevention.

Regarding rotors, same thing. Get a comparable replacement, preferably something that has a painted/coated "hat" section to prevent corrosion in that area. I do not recommend any slotting, grooving, nor drilling, unless you race your vehicle and replace the rotors for every race anyway. For a daily driver, you actually want more thermal mass to absorb the heat from the caliper/pad, and let the venting cast the heat to the air. Drilling may allow the rotor to cool faster. But the reduction in weight (while good for racing) also means it has reduced stiffness which means more possibility of....warping!
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Old 09-09-2014, 04:18 PM   #15
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I'd recommend EBC.

Extra Duty Light truck, Jeep and SUV brake pads

http://ebcbrakes.com/product/yellows...rt-brake-pads/

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Old 09-26-2014, 06:33 PM   #16
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I have EBC on a 3/4 ton. It reduced braking distance by 30% over stock. Yellow pads made for heavy towing. They work great. You do get some dust from them. But to me worth it.


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Old 09-26-2014, 07:37 PM   #17
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I bought EBC yellow stuff pads and Powerslot chryo frozen rotors. They were expensive, but I'm very happy with them. Did the install myself.
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Old 09-26-2014, 07:55 PM   #18
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If you are heating up brakes by towing then your trailer brakes are not doing there job properly, the tow vehicle should not be stopping the trailer.
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It is my belief that the vast majority of "warped" rotors are not actually warped. I am not here to tell you that yours are or are not warped, but only to offer some information that you may possibly use to potentially prevent the premature need for replacement rotors in the future.

This is one of the better explanations I have found about the typical cause of pulsating brakes...
-Warped- Brake Disc and Other Myths

And this was copied directly from EBCBrakes.com...
"Uneducated people still say “My rotors are warped”. Well the engineering facts are ROTORS DO NOT WARP, they are made of cast iron, they are very tough and can be run to red heat and cooled time after time and they will not distort, we do this day in day out on our dynos in the EBC lab. Thats why the whole world still uses cast iron as a vehicle brake rotor material, there has never been anything to beat it and probably never will be."
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Hmmm. I dunno. The run-out sure gets off.


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