Best bang for buck on rotors and pads?

In article >,
Lanny Chambers > wrote:

> > Also, didn't your car hit 140,000 miles like 3 years ago? Don't you
> > drive that thing anymore? ;-)

Update: I just checked, and the current mileage is 142,900.

--
Lanny Chambers
St. Louis, MO
'94C

Well Lanny, it IS going to last forever then! I'd love to greatly reduce the
# of miles I put on my 99, limiting it to the fun stuff because frankly, I
would love for this thing to last forever for me! Unfortunately, at >20k /
yr and over 90k now, that probably won't happen. Having just done the major
service, I guess I'm in for a few more good years (hopefully).

Chris
99BBB

"Lanny Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Lanny Chambers > wrote:
>
>> > Also, didn't your car hit 140,000 miles like 3 years ago? Don't you
>> > drive that thing anymore? ;-)
>
> Update: I just checked, and the current mileage is 142,900.
>
> --
> Lanny Chambers
> St. Louis, MO
> '94C

Pat,

In 2001 I bought rebuilt front calipers for the '90 at Autozone for $41
each. Time and brake size may affect that price. Keep in mind, I only
bought them because the originals were leaking. Probably had been for months
before I found them while doing a brake job.

BTW, competing with Lanny, I've put 400 miles on my '97 since January 12. I
ride my bike to work, drive the Subie to the cabin and spend way too much
time working on an old house on weekends rather than going for fun drives.
--
Ken Lyons '97 Brilliant Black/'90 Classic Red
Inside the Beltway



"pws" > wrote in message
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> XS11E wrote:
>> pws > wrote:
>>
>>> I figured that rebuilding the calipers would be a good idea since
>>> they are about to hit 100K miles and 13 years of age.
>>
>> At the shop, we used a mobile brake service, they'd bring loaded calipers
>> and turn rotors, all they need is an extension cord to run the brake
>> lathe.
>>
>> Check and see if there's anyone in your area that does that, for us it
>> was cheaper than having our mechanics turn rotors, rebuild calipers and
>> install pads.
>
> Thanks, I plan on doing my own labor with the rotors/calipers/pads
> swap-out, but I will look into a set of loaded rebuilds and see what the
> cost is compared to dropping my spares off plus buying pads.
>
> I wonder if it is possible to get them loaded with OEM pads, time to make
> some calls.
>
> I figure that I will just replace the rotors at $15.00 apiece. Any idea
> what a typical cost is for rebuilding 4 calipers?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Pat