Re: RE: Re: 2003 brakes

From: Jim Nelson (jnelson8@satx.rr.com)
Date: Thu Sep 05 2002 - 19:47:14 EDT


But have they done anything about the QUALITY of the brakes??

Jim Nelson

"Stlaurent Mr Steven" <STLAURENTS@MCTSSA.USMC.MIL> wrote in message
news:5F7587961057D211ABE9004095102F7803C5AC87@ex.mctssa.usmc.mil...
>
> 13" inch. Even the Chebby folks had did a number on the wheels and brakes
> on the last year Astro (2003). It seems most manufacture have received
> enough complaints about poor braking that they are finally increasing the
> size and all-around disks.
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------
> Steven St.Laurent
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Meyerhoff [mailto:mike@mypants.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 8:48 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Re: 2003 brakes
>
>
> I'm currently having the local dealer do some work for me... I have my
> control arms off the truck and am having them replace the bushings with
poly
> ones I got in my PST front end kit. They said they had a couple of 2500s
> with the new engine, maybe I'll have to look at those durangos (dak
FC=full
> cab :) ) when i pick up my parts and see how the brakes are done.
>
> must modify
> mm
>
> > When I was at the dealer today, I took a look at a 2003 Durango. Wow,
> those
> > new brakes are huge! Must be at least 12" rotors all the way around.
> Really
> > filled up the 16" wheels it had on it. Also, looks like the front end
now
> > has 2-piston calipers! I guess Dodge finally got tired of people coming
in
> > with warped rotors! I wonder how hard it is to adapt these new brakes to
> > older Dakotas? I bet the new front brakes would bolt right on! I guess
> > that's why 16" wheels/tires are standard now on Dakotas/Durangos!



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