"Bill Pitz" <dakota@billpitz.com> wrote in message
news:5.1.1.6.2.20030204083817.01590198@mail.anizone.com...
>
> At 09:53 AM 2/4/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>
> >I actually still have the stock dodge front brakes on my truck at almost
41K
> >miles. They were replaced once at 250 miles b/c the rotors warped like a
> >mo'fo' but have been trouble free ever since. No pulsation, and there's
> >still plenty of meat on the pads. I had to do the rears though...the
camera
> >likes it when you smoke em but your brakes don't.
>
> I'm at 41k on my '00 right now and about to toss the stock rotors and go
> with Powerslots. They're only slightly warped, but it's very noticeable
> when getting off the freeway. I had my front rotors machined at about 20k
> because they were warped. Still plenty left all around, but I'm tired of
> dealing with the warping. In the summer months, I do quite a bit of
> driving up and down some pretty steep roads, which definitely contributes
> to the problem.
>
> I think I will probably go with the Hawk pads just because that's what
> Powerslot recommends and I don't want to cheap out, so I might as well
take
> their advice.
Let me know how you like the powerslots Bill. I autocross race the truck
and was looking for something with a little more stopping power... was
thinking about picking up the drilled/slotted rotors from brembo...
-- -Josh 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L
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