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those are 2wd rotors, rockauto.com sells the same rotors for the 4wd just enter your information. Centric is the company that makes the "stoptech" rotors for summit.
Hawk or EBC pads and centric rotors are about as good as you can get without moving to a larger rotor, larger caliper, etc...
Hawk or EBC pads and centric rotors are about as good as you can get without moving to a larger rotor, larger caliper, etc...
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Has anyone experimented with brake cooling by squirtgun? It seems like you could get a lot of extra heat dissipation by converting it into little clouds of steam with another reservoir and windshield washer (pair) setup. It could even be rigged to trigger after a second or two of pedal-depress. Hmm?
pedant
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From: EXTREME southwest CT
I think the idea is to keep them cool, not to cool them off after they are scorching hot.
Hook the pump into the brake light circuit???
F1 and endurance cars did similar before they had carbon-carbon brakes.
You'll need a 5 gallon pail as a reservoir if you intend to keep an extra windshield pump running throughout a 5 mile downhill...
Hook the pump into the brake light circuit???
F1 and endurance cars did similar before they had carbon-carbon brakes.
You'll need a 5 gallon pail as a reservoir if you intend to keep an extra windshield pump running throughout a 5 mile downhill...
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An end-user would also want to take some extra measure or two to get the brakes dry, unless there's a cheap, water-like fluid that won't encourage rust. It does sound (in my head at least) as if it could be worth the chase and low expense.
pedant
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Low expense.
Borrow/rent the tool from Vatozone when you buy the seals and snake a piece of clothesline into the cylinder through the spark plug hole to hold the valve up.
Fix the REAL problem. (cheap)
Edit: just looked up valve seals for an I-6 on the AZ website... $8.99, the valve cover gasket is $7.99.
Why **** money away on your brakes if they will stop your truck fine when you're not abusing them by asking them to do something they were never designed to do? (slowing decent on mountain grades)
There's a reason that sign says 'Trucks use lower gear'
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