My brakes began making nasty noises last week and I got around to checking them today. Truck is 02 with 36,000 miles and from what I can tell / know it has never been "worked" hard - just a daily driver (it *did* come from Ohio, so harsh winters may have played a role). Here's what I found:

*click "View Full Size" under the pics for more detail.

Left Front - rotor/pad contact patch has good contact on the outside and only about 1/4" contact on the inside of the rotor. Pad thickness looks okay but rotor has a noticable groove on the outside at about the center of the contact patch.

Rotor Outside
http://community.webshots.com/photo/429655904/466699523YfiapT

Rotor Inside
http://community.webshots.com/photo/429655904/466699217qYrCRK

Pad Thickness
http://community.webshots.com/photo/429655904/466699904bhYUtI

Right Front - rotor/pad contact patch has good contact on the outside and only about 1/2" contact on the inside of the rotor. Pad thickness looks okay.

Rotor Outside
http://community.webshots.com/photo/429655904/466699945uMpfQN

Rotor Inside
http://community.webshots.com/photo/429655904/466699531iCyaXn

Pad Thickness
http://community.webshots.com/photo/429655904/466699935oxccPJ

Right Rear - rotor/pad contact patch has good contact on the outside and *looked* to have been better on the inside than the fronts but the rotor is all chewed up from the inside pad being worn to the metal and the inside of the rotor is worn noticably thinner than the outside of the rotor.

Rotor Outside
http://community.webshots.com/photo/429655904/466700809tdMAJn

Rotor Inside
http://community.webshots.com/photo/429655904/466699472LFkoPd

Pad Thickness
http://community.webshots.com/photo/429655904/466700155oWxvrd

Rotor Thickness
http://community.webshots.com/photo/429655904/466700051xMwnID


As you can see, it is time to put brakes on my truck. So far, searches here seem to result in using NAPA rotors and ceramic pads - and this is what I will use unless someone gives better suggestions - I am open to any, but I won't spend big $$$ on "performance" aftermarket rotors & pads - I did that once on my 1/2-ton and the added performance was not worth the money spent.

Hey,those look like my old rotors!

I went with the Napa rotors and Raybestos PG Plus pads. Not much to say except that my truck stops WAAAAAAY better and there is no brake noise or brake dust to contend with.

I'd do the same rotors and pads again.

How many miles do you have on those new rotors and pads? The pads are not ceramic are they?

I probably have 4-5K on them,I may even have more I'll have to look.

The pads are not ceramic.


On edit,

I replaced my brakes in mid-May. I have 6K on them.

number 9 your post is loaded with VIRUSES

I think a clean slate is in order.

good luck

^ what are you talking about?

Holy Ch!t. I have 115,200 miles on my original rotors and pads and they look nothing like that! They look almost new!

That truck's mileage VERIFIED?
I have over 160,000 Miles on my truck, a good 40% of its life is spent towing and the brakes are nowhere near that trashed, even with mountain and suburban driving, and the salt on the roads here. At my last checkup my brakes were still at 60%! (I know i use the throttle a lot but ya still gotta stop the bus!)

There is something fishy there unless the prev owner was riding the brakes everywhere he went.

I don't think he actually drove the truck that much at all. It sat outside which must have allowed the rotors to corrode that bad. The underside was covered in road salt when I brought it home - it was almost white all underneath - I guess Ohio really likes to use their salt. I crawled on my back from the front bumper to the rear spraying everything down with Simple Green and then washing it off. Underside looks like it lived it's whole life in the summer now. The truck was Zebarted and undercoated when new so I think that really helped the undercarrage survive up there.