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YupCrew Cab grey with black rims? I'
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YupCrew Cab grey with black rims? I'
Did your buddy buy it? I had the listing saved on FB Marketplace and it said it sold
Don't think so. He was thinking on it. He low-balled him at $5300 and the seller told him to beat feet. He upped his offer to $6500 and the guy said maybe.
I told him when he got back to work he was an idiot. I paid $7200 for mine with 90k 4yrs ago. I said "It's a crew cab, short bed, and the cab isn't even rusted out. Plus it has a 4L80E. You're not going to find a deal like that again.
We'll see.
In searching for parts on RockAuto, I sourced a set of Timken wheel bearings, Raybestos rotors, Power Stop pads and AC Delco calipers....it all priced out to around $450-$500...
So I started researching other sources and came across this on 1A Auto;
https://www.1aauto.com/brake-and-wheel-bearing-kit/i/1abms00052?f=805676&y=1997
Has anyone had any experience with these? I think they're TRQ brand wheel hubs and the rotors and pads are Nakamoto; should I try this or bite the bullet and drop coin on the Timkens and Raybestos?
If you are replacing all that, why not upgrade to the dually front brakes? You'll get thicker rotors, and larger pistons.
I would add brake hoses to your list.
I'd get calipers locally unless you're getting a screaming deal. Oreilly let me use the SRW calipers as cores for the new DRW calipers, since the core charge was the same. Plus, if I have one that needs to be replaced, I can exchange it in town under warranty instead of waiting on shipping or a refund.
The price is tempting, however, it still doesn't get you calipers or hoses, and I don't think the pads are anything special. The hubs look like they have the plastic retainers on them... is that what your truck uses? Mine uses the steel and I had to cut the plastic/rubber off the new hub and transfer my steel brackets to it, when I got a hub set up like that. I might try the Nakamoto rotors at some point.
I used one new Advance driveworks hub, and 1 old Timkin
Raybestos rotors that I got a screaming deal on from Rockauto
Raybestos hoses (Don't buy them, they're just rebranded Sunsongs for more money, but seem ok otherwise)
Orielly calipers
Performance Friction pads
Dorman hub bolts from Advance and a few OEM that were in decent shape.
Register with Advance, Check prices with them,and leave the stuff in your cart... they often have a 14% coupon code, but they'll email you a bump it up to 20% and then 25% if you don't make the purchase right away. With the coupon code they are competitive with Rockauto.
I was planning on the DRW rotors, pads, and calipers; and I was just gonna buy it all in one go from the same place; but I'll look into all that, the hoses I was looking at were ProComp braided brake lines.
I'm just trying to keep from breaking the bank entirely, but it's looking like it's going to be inevitable; I want to do balljoints, sway bar bushings and endlinks, tie-rods, control arm bushings, shocks, etc. etc. etc;
I don't know if I could live with myself if I didn't do all that while I have it apart.