'05 front pads
From : fmb
Q: did you check the fuses under the hood as well -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving checked all the fuses and all are ok but the 20a outlet on my dash doesnt work. the standard cig lighter outlet works fine.......any clues .
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From : carolina watercraft works inc
to you mechanics hobbiest and general do-it-yourselfers out there ill admit ive driven the shit out of every vehicle ive ever owned cause i dont know anything above and beyond the basics. i probably put at least 5 kids through school for what ive paid out in repairs and maintenance.you shoulda seen what i did to my poor 450 powerstroke 7.3 turbo diesel; even with 10000 lbs on the back id make her fly! but you know what is so cool when one of you offers to do that upgrade or tweak for me and your eyes just light up when i say is cash ok i am the fool who is your bread and butter. k&n well is it the best thing ... if you want to hand your vehicle down to your kids probably not. but $35 gave my ride after 4 years of abuse a breath of fresh air. in this day and age they really dont build them to last anyway. disposable almost like bics. they want me to now go for a hemi ; cant they see this 5.9l aint dead yet hansome wrote im sorry to just barge in as a newbie to this group but i own a 2001 dakota r/t and as long as ive owned it ive never tried to figure out my mileage or tried to tune some performance out of it until i dropped my k&n air filter into it. wow! im never going back to paper filters ever again! airaid offers a similar filter with a longer lifespan for some reason. i still couldnt care less what the mileage is but now im goin for a throttle body spacer cat-back exhaust and im gonna find how to pimp my puter. picked out the 20s id like it to roll on too! good luck on finding your stats though. zoom! zoom! i hope you enjoy your k&n filter. many here have entered heated debates over the question of reduced engine life and performance gains. its up to you to decide if the k&n is right for you. here we go again! .
From : carolina watercraft works inc
raving loonie wrote mornin bat. aw im disappointed. i was hoping youd do something creative and label this post pork youre the one that i want and reconfig the lyrics from the olivia newton john/john travolta song. -p --- http//groups.yahoo.com/group/tivo/ tivo@yahoogroups.com .
From : denny
on sat 16 apr 2005 190955 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote p.s. a troll does not stick around for over seven years. you havent stuck around for seven years... you pop in for a bit spout off from the hip get all exasperated at the lack of respect you feel is your birth right and you go away for a while. then the cycle repeats... i figure youve got about a month or so left then youll pull the plug and disappear again. and as someone whos been here since 95 trust me - youre an ass. i knew we would agree on something. beekeep .
From : tom lawrence
one thing i highly recommend for you guys...speedbleeders. trust me...this one item will make bleeding your brakes easier than ever before. only thing easier is having someone else do the job for you. -- laszlo almasi carolina watercraft works inc. in the battle between money and love money will always triumph thanks tom just what i was looking for. ill be doing the first brake job on my 03 before the end of summer... i have to say im really impressed with the brake system on the 3rd gen trucks. my 95 is good for front pads every 20-25k. my 99 2500 wasnt that much better although once i did the rear disc conversion it did improve. at 45k now on my 03 the front pads are just about at the 50% mark - the rears have at least 70% left on them. and this is a heavier truck by about 800lbs. than my 95. long-lasting quick-stopping quick-change rotors and an abs system that really works... cant ask for any more than that. .
From : tom lawrence
it is all by choice any good quality pad is suggested. bosch raybestos. i have good luck with morse the ceramic ones are nice because they are so much cleaner on your mag rims. very little brake dust developes on the rims. but if you do alot of towing or hauling go get yourself a nice new set of crossdrilled and slotted rotors. most they set you back is a $100.00 for the set.and never worry about them again after that. scott what kind of pads would you recommend replacing them with personally i had the old warped rotor issue. at 23000 miles they were a mess. replaced them and got another 55000 miles on the new front set on my 2000 dakota. problem is that dodge uses a very hard semi metalic pad. still had my original pads with 80 percent left on them. truck now has 78000 miles on it. just did a clean up on the set i bought before and a nice set of new pads. personally i recommend losing those stock pads before they over heat your rotors. scott skilled trade uaw kevin cooper wrote hey everyone been a while since i posted here but i need some help. i just bought traded my 98 dakota for an 05 4x4 quad cab and everything was great with it until about a week ago i noticed that at high speeds 60+ when i brake whether hard or gradually the entire truck not just the steering wheel vibrates. i had asked a friend about and he said it might be warped rotors but i wasnt so sure cause it only has about 2500 miles. any advice is appreciated as always. the minute you say ...brake problem.... somebody is going to shout warped rotors. thats been a real problem with dakotas for years. at least thats what people claim. however nobody has actually placed a dial indicator on the rotors to find out. people take their trucks back to the dealer claiming the rotors are warped. the dealer either doesnt want to mess with it or just wants to shut the guy up. so they replace the rotors without checking. then the same guy comes back in 10k miles screaming about his warped rotors again. and the cycle continues. first read this http//www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/warpedrotorsmyth.htm second use a dial indicator and actually check your rotors. mine have almost 70k miles and they are still well within specs. finally check for the many other things that can cause this symptom tie rod ends steering rack broken rear spring etc. -- .bob 1997 hd fxdwg - turbocharged! 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1966 ffr cobra - ongoing project .
From : fmb
thanks tom just what i was looking for. ill be doing the first brake job on my 03 before the end of summer... i have to say im really impressed with the brake system on the 3rd gen trucks. my 95 is good for front pads every 20-25k. my 99 2500 wasnt that much better although once i did the rear disc conversion it did improve. at 45k now on my 03 the front pads are just about at the 50% mark - the rears have at least 70% left on them. and this is a heavier truck by about 800lbs. than my 95. long-lasting quick-stopping quick-change rotors and an abs system that really works... cant ask for any more than that. .
From : tom lawrence
steve@carolinabreezehvac.com webmaster@carolinabreezehvac.com wrote in roy im an ass this time yup! you did not know of this ng when i first posted really anyway whats your point how can you make this claim out of anything but ignorance based on the bs you have been posting recently. yet i am the troll. maybe you have this backwards. i lay out the reality you lay out bs you have been posting bs. the customers respond. sometimes its good some times its bad. usually the bad are the the customers that feel they know more of warranty policy than the dealer. i read your response to mike and am not impressed. not here to impress you. seems ya have a ego problem as well. i will be impressed when you respond to me with something worth a shit. you plan on posting something worth a shit the last decent thing irc you posting was the alignment specs and that was a few years ago.. mike is a good middle man in this ng. we agree on someting. i feel in reality he would send your kind packing when it comes to his service department. talk about posting out of ignorance. dont bring him into this. i refrenced mike only to help you find my response in your othe bs thread. trying to make it more than it is brent p.s. a troll does not stick around for over seven years. you apparantly have. roy you have a new breed of friend roy... a new type of house plant. if ya ignore it it will wither up and go away. .