I don't know about installation charge. All my mine have been at the parts
counter. I do my own installation..
Gregg Lee
---- Original Message -----
From: Burns, James B. <James.Burns@jhuapl.edu>
To: Gregg Lee <gregglee@dinointernet.com>
Cc: autox <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 4:12 PM
Subject: RE: Brake pads for tow vehicle
> Thanks for the info. My trailer does have brakes, but the pedal effort
> seems high even when I'm not towing. They used to be better, but I got
the
> rotors turned once because of a vibration and they've never felt quite the
> same since. My front pads are now down to about 2mm and the rears are
> around 4mm. They've gone almost 60K miles, so I guess that's not too bad.
> I'll probably just go ahead and do everything -- new rotors, semi-metallic
> pads, and replace the fluid with Ford Heavy Duty.
>
> For the lifetime guarantee deal, the pads are free, but don't they still
> charge for installation?
>
> Brad
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gregg Lee [mailto:gregglee@dinointernet.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 5:05 PM
> > To: Burns, James B.
> > Cc: autox
> > Subject: Re: Brake pads for tow vehicle
> >
> >
> > Pep Boys (and probably others) sells brake pads guaranteed
> > for the life of
> > the vehicle. Sounds stupid I know, but they do. . I'm on my
> > third set for
> > my Suburban and only paid for the first one. They appear to
> > be semimetallic
> > and have worked fine with good wear.
> >
> > Does your trailer have brakes? If not then that could be the
> > pedal effort
> > problem.
> >
> > Gregg Lee
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Burns, James B. <James.Burns@jhuapl.edu>
> > To: wheeltowheel <wheeltowheel@wheeltowheel.com>; autox
> > <autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 3:46 PM
> > Subject: Brake pads for tow vehicle
> >
> >
> > > I've got a V8 Ford Explorer with 4-wheel disc brakes. The
> > brake pads are
> > > getting thin, and I was wondering if anyone made a higher
> > performance
> > brake
> > > pad for this vehicle. I'm not that happy with the current
> > feel of the
> > > brakes and the high pedal effort required. I'm looking for
> > something with
> > a
> > > little more bite. Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Brad Burns
> > >
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