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Best places to buy rotors

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by vweller, Nov 9, 2011.

  1. Nov 9, 2011 at 10:40 PM
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    vweller

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    Anyone have any great places to buy new rotors? My brakes are starting to pulse and the steering wheel shakes under braking. I figured it would be a good time to replace the front rotors. I need to find a place that is reliable and cheap for parts. Don't have a lot of money to spend on new factory rotors.
     
  2. Nov 10, 2011 at 4:44 AM
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    Space Wrangler

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    i prefer centric's premium rotors. ...hit up the googles to find the best price.
     
  3. Nov 10, 2011 at 5:00 AM
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    NumNutz

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  4. Nov 10, 2011 at 5:07 AM
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    bilstein set at 1.75, Racho 5000 rear with 4 leaf kit, floor mats, high lift jack, pull hook in hitch, bed rail corner braces, severe duty brake pads and devil horns on the grill....
    Normally for inexpensive wear parts, like front brake rotors, I use FLAP or friendly local auto parts store...I got 165k miles out of the original front rotors on my 94 toy pickup, and the original rear pads were good when I sold at 217K miles.

    RockAuto is too high on shipping heavy stuff, like rotors. Personally, I like the Wagner or Raybestos brands. I really like the wagner severe duty pads, expensive, but they work NICE.
     
  5. Nov 10, 2011 at 11:00 AM
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    Napa blanks are my rotor of choice for cars so I was planning on using them for the truck. What pads are you going to run?
     
  6. Nov 10, 2011 at 11:03 AM
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  8. Nov 10, 2011 at 12:01 PM
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    I guess it depends on how hard you are on your brakes I put some Duralast on paid $64 for the pr, at Auto Zone got a $10 rebate on top of it, and they seem to be working fine
     
  9. Nov 10, 2011 at 2:29 PM
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    Great site, Dan; i've added it to my favorites. We'll be doing business when I get a little $$ sat aside for brake rotors & pads.
     
  10. Nov 12, 2011 at 9:43 AM
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    FolsomSam

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    I would definitely measure the thickness and see if you are OK to have machined. I was experiencing the same feeling on my 2002, and found a thread here that suggested a tire rotation and make sure the lug nuts are re-torqued properly. Shaking and pulsing went away. Zero cost.
     

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