Need OEM rotors, and pads 05 Dodge dually

[Rocky in KC]

Need a good on-line source for OEM rotors and pads for front and back--(free shipping is good!!) for my truck (see sig) any help would be great--don't want or need to spend a lot for any trick (stuff)---have exhaust brake now, and don't pull heavy any more.

thanks again, Rocky

 

[Prairie Dog]

Be careful not to get the "Value Line" of OEM stuff which is what the parts departments push as OEM but it's not the stuff that came on our trucks.

 

[jelag]

Rocky

As a guy who used to be in the business I'd suggest if possible you look at turning the rotors. . if un-scored they will clean up with a brake lathe and save you some money. . there is a minimum thickness for safety stamped on the rotor and any good shop won't turn them below that point. . We used to charge $12-15 each depending on how much work was required...

I still use any premium brand of brake pad... something that I can get a great value on...

Always, always open the bleeder and push the old brake fluid out of the caliper and not back to the master cylinder... and than use a full quart of new fluid to continue to flush out the old dirty brake fluid and replace it with clean, clear fluid...

I always ran my trucks for 500K miles and we'd often go the life of the truck with the rotors that came with the truck... usually on the third brake job... 250K miles out. . we'd need to overhaul the calipers from the damage to the boots. . But with an exhaust brake we always saw over 100K miles on a set of pads...

Hope this helps... for us, it was good quality at reasonable prices kept the cost per mile down over 500K miles that we used a truck...

 

[Prairie Dog]

Problem is they don't make rotors very thick these days and they barley last through a set of pads.
I just had to replace my back brakes because they had corroded and kept sticking. Finally they stuck one final time (got so hot they cracked) but they were still at about 70% (80K miles). The rotors were within . 002 of being out of tolerance so I had to replace them as well.

With my exhaust brake I figured they would go 200k easy. . That was before dipping them into salt water.

 

[Rocky in KC]

Thanks to all who replied

Rocky in NM

 

[Spooled05]

I replace the pos stock stuff for these
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EBC slotted rotors and green stuff pads , They have outlasted the stock pads 2-1

 

[rashwor]

For my OEM parts I have found Mopar4Less.com to be a very good source. The prices are fair (way better than any of my local stealers) and they ship them anywhere. Their phone number is 800-748-2139.

 

[Deleted member 995608]

Wow! I must just be lucky with OEM parts.

220+k - still have original rotors that came with my truck new in 2004 and I've only gone through two sets of pads.

In 2009, while descending a mountain with 15K 5er in tow, I managed to get ALL four disc rotors smoking hot - literally smoking. I'm still using those rotors.

I tried the "value" pads on the second change and all it got me was brake dust coming out of my nose. I replace those with OEM.