Yup, yet another brake thread- forgive me please!
After 204,7xx miles, my 97 Neon Sport finally needs some attention to its factory-installed brakes. Boy, you just can't trust these American-brand cars, huh?
For those of you who might know a thing or three about 95-99 Neons & their brake variations, mine has 14" wheels, 5-lug hubs, disc front, drum rear. I plan to replace the front rotors & pads at a minimum, probably the rear shoes as well, & even the rear drums if needed(drums seem unlikely though).
After reading here, it seems we can't trust that spending more $$ will buy us better brake rotors. Prices at O'Reillys, A-Zone, & Adv Auto vary quite a bit, with O'Reilly's having the best price overall(website, but sez they're stocked at my local store). Also, there's an O'Reillys about 5 miles from my house, while the nearest A-Zone is 25 miles, & Adv Auto is almost 35 miles. CarQuest about 25 mi, never dealt with them before, & Pep Boys is over 70 miles, out of the question.
With all this- is there any reason to avoid the O'Reillys parts? Think they call 'em Brakebest, or Bestbrake, something like that- but let's face it, they probaboy get 'em from the same suppliers as most other auto parts chains. If anyone's had really bad experiences with O'Reillys brake rotors, pads, or shoes please post here & sound off. Otherwise- well, let's just say that proximity *and* price put O'Reillys at the top of my list so far. And I'm getting mighty tired of babying the brakes & hearing that squeak.
Oh yeah- if you have a preference of type/brands of pads etc at O'Reillys I'm willing to learn. TIA
After 204,7xx miles, my 97 Neon Sport finally needs some attention to its factory-installed brakes. Boy, you just can't trust these American-brand cars, huh?
For those of you who might know a thing or three about 95-99 Neons & their brake variations, mine has 14" wheels, 5-lug hubs, disc front, drum rear. I plan to replace the front rotors & pads at a minimum, probably the rear shoes as well, & even the rear drums if needed(drums seem unlikely though).
After reading here, it seems we can't trust that spending more $$ will buy us better brake rotors. Prices at O'Reillys, A-Zone, & Adv Auto vary quite a bit, with O'Reilly's having the best price overall(website, but sez they're stocked at my local store). Also, there's an O'Reillys about 5 miles from my house, while the nearest A-Zone is 25 miles, & Adv Auto is almost 35 miles. CarQuest about 25 mi, never dealt with them before, & Pep Boys is over 70 miles, out of the question.
With all this- is there any reason to avoid the O'Reillys parts? Think they call 'em Brakebest, or Bestbrake, something like that- but let's face it, they probaboy get 'em from the same suppliers as most other auto parts chains. If anyone's had really bad experiences with O'Reillys brake rotors, pads, or shoes please post here & sound off. Otherwise- well, let's just say that proximity *and* price put O'Reillys at the top of my list so far. And I'm getting mighty tired of babying the brakes & hearing that squeak.
Oh yeah- if you have a preference of type/brands of pads etc at O'Reillys I'm willing to learn. TIA