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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 02:45 AM
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Its about that time 43K and they are a wobbling...Got some Ebay Rotors, crossdrilled, slotted, cut crosshatched, and zinc coated with ceramic pads. $215 shipped Powerstop. Cheaper that buying the regular stuff actaully....I hope they last.

Good news
Car stops just fine.

Bad news
May passenger side axel boot is leaking.
I had it replaced at 15k, the dealer never got the clamps with the boot so they had to find them aftermarket. The car has 43K now. I filed a claim with GM but they said I will have to pay the diag fee of $100, and even if they do fix it, I am not entitiled to courtesy transportation, an not for nothing, I am tired of going to the dealer. So I got a new boot kit from Advance for $19 including tax comming and I'll fix it.
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 05:36 AM
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Pull the axle, the passenger side shouldn't be to hard. put on a whole boot, not one of them two piece jobbers, they leak.
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 11:07 AM
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Leave it to dorman to make "innovative" crap like that. the boot kit i got is dorman and has these pull strap type clamps with a cut to fit boots.. its so hokey...But I am sure it'll work...
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:08 AM
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They definitely look nice. I hope they work out for you.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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I just ordered a set of new brakes from a guy here on LS1 - 290 shipped. Can't wait for them to get here.

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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by RickAKATed10
They definitely look nice. I hope they work out for you.
Yeah just in case i saved the old stuff.
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