Had to drive my wife's Chevy Suburban, was dismayed at the stopping or lack there off... I am used to my Civic Si
Front is down to 10% and I want to do all four corners rotors/pads and brake fluid (which was probably never replaced in 4-5 years)
Given that I am a software guy, and know very little about cars, I resort to internet searching...
For now I settled on Centric smooth $206 all four (cheapest from Home Depot of all places), and Akebono ($160 from Amazon) or Hawk LTS pads ($140 from Amazon)
But would love any comments/recommendations... esp on slotted vs slotted and drilled... (drilled supposedly have "best" cooling yet less mass for heat dissipation, and might crack).
Other rotors considered were R1 Concepts slotted (not drilled) rotors ($250 all four) and Wagner ($200 all four)
and I am looking for a good brake fluid with long service life.
Not racing/track, but we do take the SUV up and down mountains, and we load it fairly heavy with stuff and toys, two kids, and three dogs, so emergency stopping is extremely important to me.
i.e. boiling point is probably not an issue (downshift on downhills) but moisture absorption is, esp since we live in a very humid area by the ocean, fog comes in every night/morning.
I am aware of Castrol DOT 4 LMA (low moisture activity), which is highly recommended for daily driving, but cannot find it easily, or reasonably priced. $10 for 12oz!
so I am looking for alternatives, short list is these two DOT 5.1
Wagner SevereDuty (or is it Severe Duty) DOT 5.1
Motul 5.1
both about the same price on Amazon $18-$20 per quart (32oz) or two half liters (500ml) respectively
though currently the Wagner is at $25, I hate Amazon demand pricing, which sometimes change multiple times per day :-(
however I don't know about their service life and their tendency for moisture absorption
I rather not flush every year
Three years would be perfect...
thanks,
-avi
Front is down to 10% and I want to do all four corners rotors/pads and brake fluid (which was probably never replaced in 4-5 years)
Given that I am a software guy, and know very little about cars, I resort to internet searching...
For now I settled on Centric smooth $206 all four (cheapest from Home Depot of all places), and Akebono ($160 from Amazon) or Hawk LTS pads ($140 from Amazon)
But would love any comments/recommendations... esp on slotted vs slotted and drilled... (drilled supposedly have "best" cooling yet less mass for heat dissipation, and might crack).
Other rotors considered were R1 Concepts slotted (not drilled) rotors ($250 all four) and Wagner ($200 all four)
and I am looking for a good brake fluid with long service life.
Not racing/track, but we do take the SUV up and down mountains, and we load it fairly heavy with stuff and toys, two kids, and three dogs, so emergency stopping is extremely important to me.
i.e. boiling point is probably not an issue (downshift on downhills) but moisture absorption is, esp since we live in a very humid area by the ocean, fog comes in every night/morning.
I am aware of Castrol DOT 4 LMA (low moisture activity), which is highly recommended for daily driving, but cannot find it easily, or reasonably priced. $10 for 12oz!
so I am looking for alternatives, short list is these two DOT 5.1
Wagner SevereDuty (or is it Severe Duty) DOT 5.1
Motul 5.1
both about the same price on Amazon $18-$20 per quart (32oz) or two half liters (500ml) respectively
though currently the Wagner is at $25, I hate Amazon demand pricing, which sometimes change multiple times per day :-(
however I don't know about their service life and their tendency for moisture absorption
I rather not flush every year
Three years would be perfect...
thanks,
-avi