Originally Posted By: Bottom_Feeder
Originally Posted By: skyactiv
I wouldn't start warehousing brake parts because you might need them eventually.
This. Large heavy items like brake rotors are not the kinds of parts to have extras lying around unless you have a weekend track day toy.
Save your money and your garage space.
I agree. I might store some ahead if a.) I got them at crazy-low prices, or b.) I have more than one vehicle that use the same components. That last one greatly lowers the chance an accident will render my investment worthless.
Originally Posted By: Mainia
Rockauto is no longer my go to place. I ordered stuff that I had to get and it came from 5 warehouses and $36 shipping Screw Rockauto. Build a mega warehouse like Amazon does and ship from one or two places and be done from it.
I don't see the point in anger about RockAuto's shipping. Sometimes it's cheap. Sometimes it's not. Buy there when it is. Don't buy there when it isn't. Consider the cost and difficulty of returns, vs local. I still buy often from RA, but I don't feel the need to get everything there, or nothing due to emotional reactions.
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
If brakes are only lasting 36k or so I'd recommend re-evaluating driving practices instead of blaming designs.
This. Also installation and maintenance practices. If you're not checking totor parallelism and on-vehicle runout, and checking/replacing caliper and pin lube annually, the chances of premature replacement are much higher.