yeah, pads are easy, rotors aren't much more work. Drums have more to them, but like I said before, if you're mechanically inclined you could totally do them yourself. Buying a Chiltons, or comparable manual is the best thing you can do for pocketbook and your truck.

 

if ya ask me get it to where the rears dont leak and leave them and just do the front. on both my f150 and ranger my rear brakes went out due to a blown line and i cant even tell the difference in stopping. only thing is the pedal goes down alot farther but you wont have that problem if you fix the rear leak.

 

i would at least do the rear yourself, i put new drums, shoes, and springs on mine not too long ago, hardest part is getting the springs back on, and they actually make a tool for it if you wanna spend the money, just do one side at a time, that way you can look back at the other side to see how everything goes back on, i had about $120 in parts there

 

Yes, disks
I need new pads, rotors, new drums, and wheel cylinders 'cause one leaks.

I would love to attempt this myself, but that's where the problem comes in. I need my truck for work tuesday, wednesday, saturday, sunday. I can't take the chance the unexpected is going to happen like it always does with this truck, when I don't have a ride to get where I need to be! If I had something else to drive, I'd be all over trying this myself

 

Are your rotors real bad? If not I would just get them turned. I think its 8 bucks a piece at orileys and will fix that problem. Find a good budy that knows what he's doing and tackle the front on your own one day. Just be sure to wd40 the hell out of all the bolts and you will befine. And make sure you have all the needed tools on hand.

 

The rotors are extremely warped, have already been turned before by a PO, can't be turned again

 

Well this is definitly gona be an expensive job.

 

Rotors are like $40 each, and $30ish for pads. There isn't much that can go wrong except the bearings falling apart when you remove them. That's really the only complicated thing is the bearings but that's not even that complicated. You don't have to clean the bearings and repack them if you don't want to, just put some grease in the new rotor and put it back together. I even reuse the grease seal on the back of the rotor as long as it comes off nice.

 

The price quoted you is pretty typical of a job this size. Keep in mind most independent shops these days will charge ~$85 per hour labor. If you aren't absolutely sure of your ability or time frame to get this job done, then you really have no choice but to pay it.
You aren't getting ripped off by any means.

For comparison, I recently had a quote to do just a front rotor and pad replacement on my Volvo S80 T6. The dealer wants $337 per side. I can do it for about $200 parts (once it cools down a bit....lol!).

 

I'd say that is a fair price since it isn't just pads and rotors.

For reference though, I spent about $300 in parts for just pads and rotors front and back and did the work myself. I can't get the truck in the garage, so did it out in the driveway (which is still cement, but a slight incline). I don't have a lift or proper jacks / stands that will fit the truck, so it took a little longer. I spent about 2.5 hours total working on it I think. I didn't really time it and I wasn't trying to rush through it either.

Mine is dics all around which are way easier.