changing Front Brake Pads For Towing TT
Anyone have suggestions on the best set of replacement brake pads for towing? I have a 1999 Dodge 1500 5.9l 4x4 quad cab truck pulling a 2011 Cherokee 26bh grey wolf...
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So many "experts" here, wonder how many are actually ASE Certified like I am.
Downshifting does impact the transmission more than you think. Let the computer do the shifting, if you have to manually downshift, you are over weight, or have poor brakes, or both.
As far as warped rotors, never said they can't warp, but of the thousands of brake jobs I have done, I can count on my hands the number of truly warped disks I encountered. I have trued more warped drums by a factor of 10 to the number of rotors. You can usually tell during a test drive if a rotor is warped, or if it is just Cementite causing the problem.
All brake pads outgas, the newer Metallic and ceramic pads just have a higher temp resin in them so they can take a much higher heat before they do so. There are many advantages to putting in larger rotors and pads, or slotted rotors. The larger rotor provided more friction area, and moves the fulcrum out a bit more for better leverage when braking. The slots allow any buildup of gas to escape, and keep it from building up between the pads and rotor.
Downshifting does impact the transmission more than you think. Let the computer do the shifting, if you have to manually downshift, you are over weight, or have poor brakes, or both.
As far as warped rotors, never said they can't warp, but of the thousands of brake jobs I have done, I can count on my hands the number of truly warped disks I encountered. I have trued more warped drums by a factor of 10 to the number of rotors. You can usually tell during a test drive if a rotor is warped, or if it is just Cementite causing the problem.
All brake pads outgas, the newer Metallic and ceramic pads just have a higher temp resin in them so they can take a much higher heat before they do so. There are many advantages to putting in larger rotors and pads, or slotted rotors. The larger rotor provided more friction area, and moves the fulcrum out a bit more for better leverage when braking. The slots allow any buildup of gas to escape, and keep it from building up between the pads and rotor.
