98 TJ brakes - rotors & pads
 

I should have known better. I took my TJ into a brake shop, as I've
been getting squealing. I was thinking they would turn the rotors,
put on new brake pads, and I'd be out of there for $150 or so. Nope -
got a call and a quote for $611. This was because they "couldn't turn
composite rotors". I must have looked like I was stupid when I
dropped it off.

So - my question. I've been doing some research, and I'm ready to
tackle this myself, but I was wondering if anyone has replaced the TJ
OEM rotors with cast rotors, and if it helped minimize the warping?

Thanks in advance,

John

Re: 98 TJ brakes - rotors & pads
 

All-cast rotors are a great upgrade to those lightweight composite rotors
that Jeep stopped using in newer Wranglers. I did that upgrade to my '97
for several reasons with greatly reduced warping being one of them.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/
"John Campbell" <jc1796@cox.net> wrote in message
news:14dd4e77.0409211112.4162df54@posting.google.c om...
>I should have known better. I took my TJ into a brake shop, as I've
> been getting squealing. I was thinking they would turn the rotors,
> put on new brake pads, and I'd be out of there for $150 or so. Nope -
> got a call and a quote for $611. This was because they "couldn't turn
> composite rotors". I must have looked like I was stupid when I
> dropped it off.
>
> So - my question. I've been doing some research, and I'm ready to
> tackle this myself, but I was wondering if anyone has replaced the TJ
> OEM rotors with cast rotors, and if it helped minimize the warping?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> John

Re: 98 TJ brakes - rotors & pads
 

All-cast rotors are a great upgrade to those lightweight composite rotors
that Jeep stopped using in newer Wranglers. I did that upgrade to my '97
for several reasons with greatly reduced warping being one of them.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/
"John Campbell" <jc1796@cox.net> wrote in message
news:14dd4e77.0409211112.4162df54@posting.google.c om...
>I should have known better. I took my TJ into a brake shop, as I've
> been getting squealing. I was thinking they would turn the rotors,
> put on new brake pads, and I'd be out of there for $150 or so. Nope -
> got a call and a quote for $611. This was because they "couldn't turn
> composite rotors". I must have looked like I was stupid when I
> dropped it off.
>
> So - my question. I've been doing some research, and I'm ready to
> tackle this myself, but I was wondering if anyone has replaced the TJ
> OEM rotors with cast rotors, and if it helped minimize the warping?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> John

Re: 98 TJ brakes - rotors & pads
 

All-cast rotors are a great upgrade to those lightweight composite rotors
that Jeep stopped using in newer Wranglers. I did that upgrade to my '97
for several reasons with greatly reduced warping being one of them.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/
"John Campbell" <jc1796@cox.net> wrote in message
news:14dd4e77.0409211112.4162df54@posting.google.c om...
>I should have known better. I took my TJ into a brake shop, as I've
> been getting squealing. I was thinking they would turn the rotors,
> put on new brake pads, and I'd be out of there for $150 or so. Nope -
> got a call and a quote for $611. This was because they "couldn't turn
> composite rotors". I must have looked like I was stupid when I
> dropped it off.
>
> So - my question. I've been doing some research, and I'm ready to
> tackle this myself, but I was wondering if anyone has replaced the TJ
> OEM rotors with cast rotors, and if it helped minimize the warping?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> John

Re: 98 TJ brakes - rotors & pads
 

Hi John,
You wrote the brakes were squealing, you didn't write they were
pulsating. Like you just need to replace the cheap pads that are on it
now, with a better choice: http://www.raybestos.com/usa/brakepads.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

John Campbell wrote:
>
> I should have known better. I took my TJ into a brake shop, as I've
> been getting squealing. I was thinking they would turn the rotors,
> put on new brake pads, and I'd be out of there for $150 or so. Nope -
> got a call and a quote for $611. This was because they "couldn't turn
> composite rotors". I must have looked like I was stupid when I
> dropped it off.
>
> So - my question. I've been doing some research, and I'm ready to
> tackle this myself, but I was wondering if anyone has replaced the TJ
> OEM rotors with cast rotors, and if it helped minimize the warping?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> John

Re: 98 TJ brakes - rotors & pads
 

Hi John,
You wrote the brakes were squealing, you didn't write they were
pulsating. Like you just need to replace the cheap pads that are on it
now, with a better choice: http://www.raybestos.com/usa/brakepads.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

John Campbell wrote:
>
> I should have known better. I took my TJ into a brake shop, as I've
> been getting squealing. I was thinking they would turn the rotors,
> put on new brake pads, and I'd be out of there for $150 or so. Nope -
> got a call and a quote for $611. This was because they "couldn't turn
> composite rotors". I must have looked like I was stupid when I
> dropped it off.
>
> So - my question. I've been doing some research, and I'm ready to
> tackle this myself, but I was wondering if anyone has replaced the TJ
> OEM rotors with cast rotors, and if it helped minimize the warping?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> John

Re: 98 TJ brakes - rotors & pads
 

Hi John,
You wrote the brakes were squealing, you didn't write they were
pulsating. Like you just need to replace the cheap pads that are on it
now, with a better choice: http://www.raybestos.com/usa/brakepads.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

John Campbell wrote:
>
> I should have known better. I took my TJ into a brake shop, as I've
> been getting squealing. I was thinking they would turn the rotors,
> put on new brake pads, and I'd be out of there for $150 or so. Nope -
> got a call and a quote for $611. This was because they "couldn't turn
> composite rotors". I must have looked like I was stupid when I
> dropped it off.
>
> So - my question. I've been doing some research, and I'm ready to
> tackle this myself, but I was wondering if anyone has replaced the TJ
> OEM rotors with cast rotors, and if it helped minimize the warping?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> John

Re: 98 TJ brakes - rotors & pads
 

wow, you even get cryogenically frozen ones now.
(http://www.frozenrotors.com/brakefaq.shtml)
I guess the science is good ( it gets done on high end knives ), but whether
it makes a practical difference I know not.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:41507E3C.C2B88831@cox.net...
> Hi John,
> You wrote the brakes were squealing, you didn't write they were
> pulsating. Like you just need to replace the cheap pads that are on it
> now, with a better choice: http://www.raybestos.com/usa/brakepads.htm
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> John Campbell wrote:
> >
> > I should have known better. I took my TJ into a brake shop, as I've
> > been getting squealing. I was thinking they would turn the rotors,
> > put on new brake pads, and I'd be out of there for $150 or so. Nope -
> > got a call and a quote for $611. This was because they "couldn't turn
> > composite rotors". I must have looked like I was stupid when I
> > dropped it off.
> >
> > So - my question. I've been doing some research, and I'm ready to
> > tackle this myself, but I was wondering if anyone has replaced the TJ
> > OEM rotors with cast rotors, and if it helped minimize the warping?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > John

Re: 98 TJ brakes - rotors & pads
 

wow, you even get cryogenically frozen ones now.
(http://www.frozenrotors.com/brakefaq.shtml)
I guess the science is good ( it gets done on high end knives ), but whether
it makes a practical difference I know not.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:41507E3C.C2B88831@cox.net...
> Hi John,
> You wrote the brakes were squealing, you didn't write they were
> pulsating. Like you just need to replace the cheap pads that are on it
> now, with a better choice: http://www.raybestos.com/usa/brakepads.htm
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> John Campbell wrote:
> >
> > I should have known better. I took my TJ into a brake shop, as I've
> > been getting squealing. I was thinking they would turn the rotors,
> > put on new brake pads, and I'd be out of there for $150 or so. Nope -
> > got a call and a quote for $611. This was because they "couldn't turn
> > composite rotors". I must have looked like I was stupid when I
> > dropped it off.
> >
> > So - my question. I've been doing some research, and I'm ready to
> > tackle this myself, but I was wondering if anyone has replaced the TJ
> > OEM rotors with cast rotors, and if it helped minimize the warping?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > John

Re: 98 TJ brakes - rotors & pads
 

wow, you even get cryogenically frozen ones now.
(http://www.frozenrotors.com/brakefaq.shtml)
I guess the science is good ( it gets done on high end knives ), but whether
it makes a practical difference I know not.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:41507E3C.C2B88831@cox.net...
> Hi John,
> You wrote the brakes were squealing, you didn't write they were
> pulsating. Like you just need to replace the cheap pads that are on it
> now, with a better choice: http://www.raybestos.com/usa/brakepads.htm
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> John Campbell wrote:
> >
> > I should have known better. I took my TJ into a brake shop, as I've
> > been getting squealing. I was thinking they would turn the rotors,
> > put on new brake pads, and I'd be out of there for $150 or so. Nope -
> > got a call and a quote for $611. This was because they "couldn't turn
> > composite rotors". I must have looked like I was stupid when I
> > dropped it off.
> >
> > So - my question. I've been doing some research, and I'm ready to
> > tackle this myself, but I was wondering if anyone has replaced the TJ
> > OEM rotors with cast rotors, and if it helped minimize the warping?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > John