time for new brakes - where to go?

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Nov 11, 2008 | 01:07 PM

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jinorazi

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Originally Posted by scoo*B

ur killin me bro...hit ur boy! we just did Dallas springs yesterday...hit me!

cool cool.
your garage? friday afternoon? then we go hit some ***** then off to the meet? sounds like a plan for friday eh??

and is dallas liking the springs? hope there isnt any problem like i had :X

Nov 11, 2008 | 01:13 PM

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just stay the **** away from wheel works is all i can say.

however, DIY is always an option. i have done my own motors before but i stay away from the brakes. i just let the professionals do it. seeign as that is the most important part of the car I am always willing to pay for the labor on that.

Nov 11, 2008 | 01:22 PM

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brakes are mad easy if its just standard stuff...bleeding is a messy ***** but rotors and pads are cake...and i feel you on wheel works, i had to tell those guys how to align my car! funny part is that im actually considering applying there soon...im gonna make a difference

haha

Jin, Dallas' car looks $ on those cobbs and he let me rip on it last night after the install

...no noises, no probs so far. i might be down with a friday install, or if you have time saturday, Bryan is coming over to swap turbo inlets with me...we could just have a fat install day at the house...hit me

Nov 11, 2008 | 01:39 PM

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yeah i wouldnt go to wheel works again for brakes work, they messed up THREE times on my setup and i went to SE and no problem for a few months...

i even lost lugnuts because they werent tightened enough...

wheel works here in santa cruz isnt as bad...but i wouldnt want them doing my brakes

Nov 11, 2008 | 01:51 PM

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jinorazi

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yeah..i took my car to get it aligned at wheel works twice and gave up on them...went to firestone...going back on friday...my alignement is all fcked up, camber that is.

Nov 11, 2008 | 09:29 PM

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Wheelworks is crap. My mom tried taking her Previa there to get the brakes checked since they were squeaking. Gave it back to her saying they just needed to spray some brakequiet on it, and there was nothing wrong with them.

Lo and behold, the reason why the brakes were squeaking was because the inner pad was scraping metal to metal on the rotor.

Nov 11, 2008 | 09:44 PM

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Jin just go to Brendons on Sat I'm going to be there switching out the Turbo Inlets and between the 3 of us I'm sure we can have It all done In an hour or 2.