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Replying to: marcb2 (Feb 24, 2008 11:50 am) |
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Replying to: istijs (Jul 14, 2008 2:09 pm) I've replaced my rotors twice and they need it again. My brake shop said the OEM stuff is junk, and the parking brake design is useless. Mine's been gone for years. I also had a brake line rot out before 100,000 miles, which I've never seen on any vehicle before. I remember the sales literature bragged about "aluminized" brake lines. That must have meant aluminum paint on the junkiest material they could find. It's criminal. I had it fixed, but now I don't trust the other lines. I need to keep the truck 2 more years. Where did your shop find the replacement hard lines? I'm considering stainless steel, but so far am only finding the braided flexible lines. GM should be held responsible for this. People have probably died already, but perhaps no one except we who own these trucks knows why.
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Replying to: ziggy63 (Aug 30, 2008 9:06 am) there are several on line dealers for break lines.. I have not replaced mine, but was researching for sure over the past 4-6 months. 1) http://www.classictube.com/products.asp 2) http://www.inlinetube.com/ (<< seemed to have best inventory of prefab replacement) good luck |
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Thanks,TT. I had been to both those sites (saw them in Hemming's). Inline has nothing listed, Classic does, although I have to call to see if it's right, since the listing is vague. By the way, the URL for SSBC is http://www.stainlesssteelbrakes.com/. SSBC.com gets you to the South Shore Baseball Club, which is a whole different matter. Did you do anything about the proportioning valve when you did your brakes? I'm tempted to follow your example. The new rotors and calipers are very pretty. |
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Replying to: ziggy63 (Sep 01, 2008 7:50 am) As far as the proportioning, no I did not changed anything, just the calipers, the setting was probably set up right from the factory, its just that the rear slider pins on the rear Calipers were rusted/frozen, (truck was 1.5 years old) and I felt that the RManufactured/rebuilt calipers might be the same as far as break response(very weak). So I just swapped the rear calipers and all the rotors on all 4 wheels. Also swapped the brake hoses for braided SS lines from Russel... very sweet response. Pedal feel is so solid my wife loves to drive the truck-she feels like shes in a nascar.. we both road in ...in Florida This stuff was so easy to do I started wondering why GM just doesn't do something, I would gladly pay for an upgrade like this from the factory.. Brakes/tranny/engine/interior are the core of every vehicle And in the next 3-4 years when I trade or sell the beast, I will be looking for a anther BRAND... They seem very lazy on the marketing and customer service/response side. and With todays economy customer loyalty will be the difference between a job or no job. (GM or no GM) My dealer/sales guy knows everything I did, because I documented the work and gave several color copies packets of the documented work that the sales guy..he has been handing them out to some customers that can't get service to solve the issue... |
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Replying to: ttaupier1 (Apr 16, 2008 3:56 am) |
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Replying to: ttaupier1 (Sep 02, 2008 6:49 am) What did you changed to get a solid feel on the pedal?
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Replying to: bob227 (Sep 08, 2008 7:17 am) |
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Replying to: bob227 (Sep 08, 2008 7:17 am) Started where you are at back in 2004, I started to research and selected a few affordable components. I selected SSBC and their coated rotors, then i selected the the rear OEM replacement calipers (tri-piston), (that fit with OEM coated rotors and PADs) I replaced all Rotors and Pads, + rear calipers....then i also replaced the caliper hoses with Russel SSbrake lines... The Guys  SSBC laughed at me and said i should also replace the front calipers, I did not.. saved 1500... and time. Not sure who is laughing ..now.. hehehehe 65K and the breaks are 10% used... i also used to commute and drive in Boston for the past 2 years. I also have a good bit more brake dust on the rear wheels... BTW the wheels i have are 17in Denali, wheels (much larger) . from a ebay that where take offs |
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Replying to: bob227 (Sep 08, 2008 7:17 am) 2003 GMC Sierra 1500ext (5.3L) by ttaupier1 May 05, 2007 (8:57 am) this was my first post here..... |
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