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Looking to do a brake job on the tahoe, seems r1 comes highly recommended. Priced some drilled and slotted, not sure I need them, but I'd like the zink coating from their website. Went to Amazon and jist checked and it's saying the same set of rotors are like $100 less, but, it's not giving me the part numbers off of R1 website? Amazon says it comes directly from R1, any help on this?
 

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I use BrakeMotive on eBay. I just bought a full set of rotors and pads. I have used them at least three times on two other vehicles. I am shooting to install them later this year. I am hoping that this improves the brake performance. Right now, stopping is not very crisp on the OEM pads and rotors with 66K miles.
 

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I'm running the R1 drilled and slotted Carbon Geomets.. it may be overkill to some but my truck can freaking drop anchor when I hit the brakes and I have 24s on my truck. I also have hydroboost and stainless lines. It's very consistent fast stopping if I want. I've checked the temp of the brakes after getting home and they are usually around 80 degrees or luke warm lol.

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I'm running the R1 drilled and slotted Carbon Geomets.. it may be overkill to some but my truck can freaking drop anchor when I hit the brakes and I have 24s on my truck. I also have hydroboost and stainless lines. It's very consistent fast stopping if I want. I've checked the temp of the brakes after getting home and they are usually around 80 degrees or luke warm lol.

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I got the eline series, slotted black coated with Akebono pads, got them.installed last night and all seems good. Trying to flush the brake lines but need a thin wrench to get in there. They seem much better but things are still a little squishy, right at 96k miles. Not sure it needed new pads but I didn't put them on so I wanted to make sure.
 

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I got the eline series, slotted black coated with Akebono pads, got them.installed last night and all seems good. Trying to flush the brake lines but need a thin wrench to get in there. They seem much better but things are still a little squishy, right at 96k miles. Not sure it needed new pads but I didn't put them on so I wanted to make sure.
So you got new rotors with old pads and old brake fluid? 96k is definitely time for a flush.

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I went with R1 driller and slotted rotors and position quiet pads. I wasn’t at the end of my stock NAPA rotors and pads yet. But I got everything from one of our site sponsored vendors for $380 for everything. Like he said^ it might be a little excessive for brakes, but my xl Denali, rollin on 2007+ denali 20s, and 33” tall nittos, stops pretty damn quick. And going up and down the mountain where I live the new brakes are phenomenal and I love them. Well worth the money I spent on them!
 
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So you got new rotors with old pads and old brake fluid? 96k is definitely time for a flush.

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No new rotors, new pads and will flush the brake fluid soon as I get these stupid thin wrenches.
 

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