Charlie207
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I would say not particularly hard. I also work from home and do t drive a ton.
I think the main reason would be that there is no flat land in my region. Everything is a hill... big, small, steep, not steep.
What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?
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I would say not particularly hard. I also work from home and do t drive a ton.
I think the main reason would be that there is no flat land in my region. Everything is a hill... big, small, steep, not steep.
Sparksalot
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I’ve got a mix of hills. I also tend to use manual shifting so that may be the reason for me.
Charlie207
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I do a lot of manual shifting too.
It could also just be the pads & rotors. I've been using the Raybestos Element3 stuff. I feel like it stops really well, and the rotors don't rust up here with the long salty winters.
That being said, I measured my calipers the other day, and they were well within spec, and I should pull a front wheel off to measure a pad. I bet I can go all summer with how they are.
I just ordered the parts to have on hand, and would rather be working on my BMW.
gooffeyguy
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You think his brake pads are short lived, you should ask Wes how often his are changed out @Doubeleive
hmm lets see historically
Front
cheap pads- 6 months
oem or semi/metalic ppv/ssv- about 1 year
ceramic/premium ceramic -about 18 months
Rear
generally any of the above about 2-years give or take a little
tried some carbon-fiber, noisy and very dusty took them off in less than a year, got new pads under warranty and sold them for $40 to some other schmuck
Last month I put a big scratch down the side scraping a tree on a logging road turkey hunting. This month I spilled minnow water in the back and put a hook mark in the headliner fishing. In June I will be driving this beast in Manhattan visiting my daughter. What could happen?? Bullet hole?
swathdiver
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It won't be outside in the morning if they didn't take it from you at gunpoint at a light! That place has become 3rd world man. And yet my family won't leave.
Absolutely
Not today but yesterday I kicked it, then slammed the door and almost shot it…
This is all after I started it, moved it down the driveway then 3-4 hours later I went to bring my boy for a haircut and it just stopped mid crank… literally…. Mid crank it just stopped…..had lights radio power everywhere keyless entry etc.
Guess I’ll pop the hood today after work, stop bitching about it and fix it …..smh. I hate NY SALTY ****** ROADS SO MUCH…
Ok I’m done.
This is all after I started it, moved it down the driveway then 3-4 hours later I went to bring my boy for a haircut and it just stopped mid crank… literally…. Mid crank it just stopped…..had lights radio power everywhere keyless entry etc.
Guess I’ll pop the hood today after work, stop bitching about it and fix it …..smh. I hate NY SALTY ****** ROADS SO MUCH…
Ok I’m done.
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Over Memorial day I took some time off work so that I had a 5 day "weekend". Round trip drove about 1600 miles to Colorado Springs and back. Visited the Air Force Academy, Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods,..... Deathscalade performed flawlessly even going up and down Pikes Peak. Going up I kept a close eye on Trans temps. By the time we got to the top it was around 225. Higher than I like but not horrible. On the way down, it was the brakes! There's a check point on the way down where they'll take a temp reading of your brakes and mine were OVER 500* 
Mostly due to some jack wagon in a Kia Soul in front of me constantly riding their brakes so therefore I had no choice. Long story short, I could literally see smoke coming off the brakes so we pulled over and let them cool for about an hour or so. I will be ordering new pads and rotors after that. 
In the 6 months we've had this rig, we've already put 15,000 miles on her! Pretty shocking that we're on pace for 30k miles in a year but she's doing well and we have no complaints, thus far.
Mostly due to some jack wagon in a Kia Soul in front of me constantly riding their brakes so therefore I had no choice. Long story short, I could literally see smoke coming off the brakes so we pulled over and let them cool for about an hour or so. I will be ordering new pads and rotors after that. In the 6 months we've had this rig, we've already put 15,000 miles on her! Pretty shocking that we're on pace for 30k miles in a year but she's doing well and we have no complaints, thus far.
Vent tube came in special order, figured it would come in a plastic bag, but nope
alpha_omega
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Looks like more than just the steering rack. Did you do a new trans cooler while you were at it, or is yours down below and that mount is there in case you ever decide to move it.
Either way, hopefully your leak is fixed after this repair.
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The wife and I picked up Apollo on Memorial Day. Seems like he’s going to be a good dog, or at the least he’s a very smart pup.
We also saw this family of strange looking cats walking across our yard if anyone is interested.
We also saw this family of strange looking cats walking across our yard if anyone is interested.
avalonandl
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Just go up and pet them.....
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Nope that’s all factory stuff. It takes about a minute to take the bumper off and makes it way easier to get under the truck. I was sitting up 90% of the time
Over Memorial day I took some time off work so that I had a 5 day "weekend". Round trip drove about 1600 miles to Colorado Springs and back. Visited the Air Force Academy, Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods,..... Deathscalade performed flawlessly even going up and down Pikes Peak. Going up I kept a close eye on Trans temps. By the time we got to the top it was around 225. Higher than I like but not horrible. On the way down, it was the brakes! There's a check point on the way down where they'll take a temp reading of your brakes and mine were OVER 500*
In the 6 months we've had this rig, we've already put 15,000 miles on her! Pretty shocking that we're on pace for 30k miles in a year but she's doing well and we have no complaints, thus far.
I think they tell everyone that. you just happen to get pointer to the gift shop parking lot lol.
years and years ago. I took a 4th Gen z28 up there, manual, never hardly touched the brakes. I was like haha. they aren't going to get me. temp gun and pointed me over, wife laughing at me. parked felt my wheels, no warmer than after driving on the interstate for a while. 100$ worth of trinkets later, back in the road.
what do you think of those? between that and the z32 kit is what I'm thinking. I don't mind a little quicker wear as long they bite nice and don't dust
in the future just put tow/haul mode on that makes the transmission do some of the braking (2009 or later).Over Memorial day I took some time off work so that I had a 5 day "weekend". Round trip drove about 1600 miles to Colorado Springs and back. Visited the Air Force Academy, Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods,..... Deathscalade performed flawlessly even going up and down Pikes Peak. Going up I kept a close eye on Trans temps. By the time we got to the top it was around 225. Higher than I like but not horrible. On the way down, it was the brakes! There's a check point on the way down where they'll take a temp reading of your brakes and mine were OVER 500*
In the 6 months we've had this rig, we've already put 15,000 miles on her! Pretty shocking that we're on pace for 30k miles in a year but she's doing well and we have no complaints, thus far.
"Normal mode powertrain grade braking assists when driving on a downhill grade to help maintain desired vehicle speed by using the engine and transmission to slow the vehicle. The mode helps reduce brake temperatures and wear on the traditional braking system. Normal mode powertrain grade braking defaults to “ON” after each ignition key cycle. To disable or enable all grade braking within the current ignition key cycle, press and hold the Tow/Haul button for three seconds. No grade braking is available in Range Selection Mode (Manual Shift Mode)."
