I have a 2001 3500 4x4 CTD auto 3.54 gear I dont like the way the brakes feel while towing my 20ft gooseneck (has brakes on both axles) . Also my front brakes squeeeeeekkkkk all the time Ive tried different pads and put on new rotors . They have never worked as good as the stock set . I"m not getting the cheep pads and I tried the HD pads too . So does anyone else have this problem . Is there a bigger kit out there ? It sounds like my truck is scraping a chalkboard .

Thanks
Mike

 

Get youself an exhaust brake...worth EVERY penny

 

Yes I want one but I still have the chalkboard problem HAhah

Mike

 

I've had no luck with aftermarket pads on 01 trucks. The lighter duty ones don't last, and the heavy duty ones are brutally noisy. I have been installing factory pads.

 

Mike, Im not exactly sure what you mean....

anyway, another thought......check out Porterfield pads.....havent personally used them, but have heard a LOT of good things.

You could also install the one ton cheby brake cylinders in the rears or convert to rear disks (assuming you have an early 01 with drums). Just do a quick search...

 

Youcould try the napa #1 grade pads, they work great for me and I dont have any front squeaks...

 

I have had great service out of Bendix Fleet pads and they are guarenteed for life. Free replacement for ever. And they don't undually eat the roters, mine are original.

 

HID, your rotors are still original?! How many miles do you usually get out of a set of pads?

 

I get 90 too 100 thousand. I am real easy on the brakes though, down gear a lot.

 

So does any one know of a aftermarket brake upgrade like bigger rotors ? I like to drive fast, and sometimes I have to stop fast.I plan to scout the salvage yards to find the rear disc setup .

Mike

 

The 2000 and newer trucks had different brakes from the older trucks. They seem to work a lot better, but they are a lot harder on rotors.

 

I'm running CarQuest Ceramics in the front for about a year now. They seem OK but I probably shouldn't comment till I check them.

 

87700 original pads and rotors front and rear on my 02 ho 6spd w/ 3.54's and 315's i tow a fair amount at least twice a week with 7000-10000lbs and do a lot of driving in traffic from Santa Rosa to Sacramento and down to SF for work and also a fair amount of dirt road travel off road 4x4 with a trailer up at the ranch doing clean up work.

Got new Raysbestos pads in the back seat, fronts just started sqeeking.........