Front brakes were replaced <10,000 miles ago by a shop. I upgraded to braided stainless lines about a year ago. I checked them maybe 6000 miles ago when I swapped my truck to 6 lug.
If I do bleed the system, I'll take it to a shop who has the right tools for the job.
The only reason I say "if I bleed the system" is because I'm thinking about doing a couple things.
1) I believe I read that 2500 calipers would fit the front. I'll have to go check on that again. When I do this, I'll check and replace the pads if needed.
2) NBS master cylinder. Being that I have a c1500 with c2500 brakes, I'd get the 2500 master cylinder and appropriate fitting.
3) Delete the ABS. I have the adjustable proportioning valve and plan to disc swap the rear some day soon.
4) replace the rear shoes (which I will post pictures of later this evening when I'm at my computer) hopefully under warranty. I think you'll see why I'm a little leary of them
5) have the drums and rotors turned
6) make sure I have the correct wheel cylinders and replace if not. I don't remember which I bought when I rebuilt the brakes but i have it on a recipte somewhere. There's a chance I may have bought the wrong ones.
After I do this, the system should be balanced as you said earlier. Then I'll bleed the brakes and hope they last a while. If there is a flaw in my plan here, please let me know. I missed some very important details the first time around and I DO NOT want to deal with this **** again.
If I do bleed the system, I'll take it to a shop who has the right tools for the job.
The only reason I say "if I bleed the system" is because I'm thinking about doing a couple things.
1) I believe I read that 2500 calipers would fit the front. I'll have to go check on that again. When I do this, I'll check and replace the pads if needed.
2) NBS master cylinder. Being that I have a c1500 with c2500 brakes, I'd get the 2500 master cylinder and appropriate fitting.
3) Delete the ABS. I have the adjustable proportioning valve and plan to disc swap the rear some day soon.
4) replace the rear shoes (which I will post pictures of later this evening when I'm at my computer) hopefully under warranty. I think you'll see why I'm a little leary of them
5) have the drums and rotors turned
6) make sure I have the correct wheel cylinders and replace if not. I don't remember which I bought when I rebuilt the brakes but i have it on a recipte somewhere. There's a chance I may have bought the wrong ones.
After I do this, the system should be balanced as you said earlier. Then I'll bleed the brakes and hope they last a while. If there is a flaw in my plan here, please let me know. I missed some very important details the first time around and I DO NOT want to deal with this **** again.