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Old 03-12-2012, 07:24 PM
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With the recent addition of larger tires 315/70/17 and slight vibration I was getting from the front end from warped rotors I decided to get new rotors and pads at all four corners. I got them off ebay and they seem to be good quality, time will tell. The only issue I had was getting the rear rotors off. Took some convincing with a heavy hammer, but they came off. Slotted and drilled with ceramic pads. Last pic that looks dirty is just cleaner.

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If you don't mind me asking, what was the cost? Also, I think you should have hit that rusty caliper with some black paint. Stands out with all the new stuff.
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looks pretty sweet! no noise with those rotors?
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If you don't mind me asking, what was the cost? Also, I think you should have hit that rusty caliper with some black paint. Stands out with all the new stuff.
230 from the seller brakemotive. They are callahan brand. Yeah probably should have hit it with some black paint. Don't think they are rusty, but they are indeed dirty. Maybe when I rotate the tires I will get that done.

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looks pretty sweet! no noise with those rotors?
No noise from them at all. Seem good so far performance wise as well. No vibrations either.
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I purchased these same rotors and pads from them about a year ago and couldn't be happier. I used the caliper ceramic paint kit you brush on and it looks really good. Its neat when you are sitting at a stop light and see the people next to you looking and pointing at your wheels.
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Originally Posted by f150trux
I purchased these same rotors and pads from them about a year ago and couldn't be happier. I used the caliper ceramic paint kit you brush on and it looks really good. Its neat when you are sitting at a stop light and see the people next to you looking and pointing at your wheels.
Good to hear. How many miles do you have on them?
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Originally Posted by jerrybizzle
230 from the seller brakemotive. They are callahan brand. Yeah probably should have hit it with some black paint. Don't think they are rusty, but they are indeed dirty. Maybe when I rotate the tires I will get that done.
This is all I can think of when you say Callahan.
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Originally Posted by powerranger262
This is all I can think of when you say Callahan.
I can't see the picture on my work wifi, but is it by chance a tommy boy reference? Thats all I could get when I googled callahan brakes when I first received them at my house.
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Good to hear. How many miles do you have on them?
Actually after looking back it will be 2-years in May. I have about 12k on them. They have a galvanized coating on them so they still look good too.


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