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Old 12-08-2007, 04:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Where could i find brake pads for the 300c srt8?

Where could i find brake pads for the 300c srt8?

model 2006

mileage so far 37,500

so they must be changed
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Old 12-08-2007, 05:01 PM   #2 (permalink)
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OEM pads, or the low dust pads most of us are using? if the latter, you can visit Dave Zeckhausen's site, he is a supporting vendor on this site.

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Old 12-18-2007, 09:27 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Where could i find brake pads for the 300c srt8?

model 2006

mileage so far 37,500

so they must be changed
Please tell me that this is at least your third set of pads...right?
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Old 12-19-2007, 08:22 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Please tell me that this is at least your third set of pads...right?
I have customers who have managed to squeeze out 75,000 miles from their first set of pads and others who have burned through them in less than 10,000 miles. Same car make/model, same pad type.

The difference is that the former drives 100 miles each way (all highway) to work and the latter lives and works in San Francisco. Probably commutes on Lombard Street! (For those who have not visited San Francisco or listened to Bill Cosby's sketch on driving there, here's a photo: Lombard Street). Brake pad life will depend on your mix of highway/local driving, your emotional maturity, the topography of your area, and the amount of traffic. There is no such thing as a "normal" brake pad life for a specific car without knowing all those other factors.
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Where could i find brake pads for the 300c srt8?

model 2006

mileage so far 37,500

so they must be changed
You can buy them from us on-line at: Zeckhausen Racing - SRT8 Brake Parts
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Old 12-19-2007, 12:45 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I have customers who have managed to squeeze out 75,000 miles from their first set of pads and others who have burned through them in less than 10,000 miles. Same car make/model, same pad type.

The difference is that the former drives 100 miles each way (all highway) to work and the latter lives and works in San Francisco. Probably commutes on Lombard Street! (For those who have not visited San Francisco or listened to Bill Cosby's sketch on driving there, here's a photo: Lombard Street). Brake pad life will depend on your mix of highway/local driving, your emotional maturity, the topography of your area, and the amount of traffic. There is no such thing as a "normal" brake pad life for a specific car without knowing all those other factors.
And yet, they couldn't rip that down and put one straight strip of street huh lol
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I just changed mine at 15k. How are the ones that you have different from OEM in terms of durability and cost?
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I just changed mine at 15k. How are the ones that you have different from OEM in terms of durability and cost?
Much less expensive. It's $167 for a complete set of front and rear, while the dealer charges over $300 just for a set of rear factory pads.

These pads should last as long as the OEM pads and the rotors will last longer, since these are significantly less abrasive.
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Old 12-21-2007, 07:15 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Much less expensive. It's $167 for a complete set of front and rear, while the dealer charges over $300 just for a set of rear factory pads.

These pads should last as long as the OEM pads and the rotors will last longer, since these are significantly less abrasive.
Sounds like a great deal...just got done paying the dealer $425 installed. My fronts are 60% so I'll be contacting you in the near future...thanks!

Do you have rotors in stock for the SRT8 and, again, how are they different from OEM? I want to be prepared when my dealer tells me I need some new ones.

What is a fair labor cost for installation of brake pads(per axle) and also for the rotors(per axle)? Will a Chrysler dealer have any issues installing non-OEM parts? I want to show up next time significantly more educated about this than last time...

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Do you have rotors in stock for the SRT8 and, again, how are they different from OEM? I want to be prepared when my dealer tells me I need some new ones.
I do. The StopTech SportStop slotted rotors are better than the OEM ones in a couple of ways. The machining is done to tighter tolerances than stock. The centers, edges, and internal cooling vanes (essentially all the unswept areas) are coated with an electrostatically applied black finish that protects from rust. And a phospate coating is applied to the swept areas so you can simply install them and drive, rather than the more typical oil spray that must be cleaned off with solvent or hot soapy water. It makes installation slightly easier. Finally, the SportStop rotors come with slots cut for left and right sides. The OEM slotted rotors only come in lefts. So the slots on the OEM rotors lean toward the front of the car on the driver's side and to the back of the car on the passenger's side. With the SportStop, you get a true left and right rotor. For cooling purposes, this is not important, since the SRT8 rotors are straight-vaned. See: How to properly install plain, slotted, or drilled brake rotors for more details.

Here's a photo I took earlier today of a front rotor for a BMW E39 M5. The SRT8 rotors are very similar. I just wanted to show the features and didn't have time to run downstairs to the warehouse and pull and photograph an SRT8 rotor. I can do that after the holidays. Note: Those unusual looking vent holes on the rotor hat are unique to the M5 rotor design.



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What is a fair labor cost for installation of brake pads(per axle) and also for the rotors(per axle)? Will a Chrysler dealer have any issues installing non-OEM parts? I want to show up next time significantly more educated about this than last time...
If you check out my installation instruction tutorial, you'll see that the pads are incredibly easy to swap: How-To: Installing low-dust brake pads on an SRT8. The rotors are not much harder. Two bolts and the calipers lift off. Then the rotors simply pull off and new ones slide on. This should not take longer than an hour at a shop with a lift and air tools.
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