wht06shee
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still waiting on before and after pics.......
Upgrading my brakes
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Sorry guys, had some extra bills to pay and just don't have the money to have my mechanic put them on. I will do my best to get them on in march. Sorry
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I have some pics of the Eline Series rotors installed on the wife's 04 Denali. I chose them for testing the Eline's. But they have performed well for her total of an average of 20-30 miles a day. I will try to get pics of their current condition soon as they have now been on the vehicle for over a year now with no cracking, no warping and VERY little pad wear. Below you will find those installed pics along with "After" pics of the Premium rotors on the Dmax after their first Christmas tree hauling season that normally pushed stock units to metal to metal conditions.
04 Yukon Denali with Eline Series rotors with the "Zinc" corrosion protection. I also installed them backward from the suggested installation direction because R1 said that they should perform just as well either way. I will back them on that fact now because it has not effected their performance or longevity in any way.
This is what the stock brakes looked like before installing the new rotors and pads. They weren't bad or damaged, but the brake fade on several of the hills around here was ridiculous. Right below this image is the same with the new parts.
These pics are of the Premium rotors and pad wear pics after 11 months and about 15K miles of normal driving combined with about 11K total hauling miles for the same year averaging between 25-35K lbs TGVWR. You can see in the first pic that I did nothing to clean the brake dust (the discoloration on the hubs is dust not rust and most vehicles will not produce that much dust from these pads), which was absolutely minimal compared to stock pads, etc. The last picture in comparison shows what the truck would look like after a hauling season with the stock brakes.
The truck after a hauling season with regular brakes. I don;t have a pic of it after the R1Concepts installation to compare to but suffice it to say that it is NOTHING like this.
This is how the truck normally looks...
04 Yukon Denali with Eline Series rotors with the "Zinc" corrosion protection. I also installed them backward from the suggested installation direction because R1 said that they should perform just as well either way. I will back them on that fact now because it has not effected their performance or longevity in any way.
This is what the stock brakes looked like before installing the new rotors and pads. They weren't bad or damaged, but the brake fade on several of the hills around here was ridiculous. Right below this image is the same with the new parts.
These pics are of the Premium rotors and pad wear pics after 11 months and about 15K miles of normal driving combined with about 11K total hauling miles for the same year averaging between 25-35K lbs TGVWR. You can see in the first pic that I did nothing to clean the brake dust (the discoloration on the hubs is dust not rust and most vehicles will not produce that much dust from these pads), which was absolutely minimal compared to stock pads, etc. The last picture in comparison shows what the truck would look like after a hauling season with the stock brakes.
The truck after a hauling season with regular brakes. I don;t have a pic of it after the R1Concepts installation to compare to but suffice it to say that it is NOTHING like this.
This is how the truck normally looks...
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Thanks for the help chris!
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I can't get fresh pics that often because I can no longer do installations. I have to many physical risks involved. But there are plenty of members here with them installed, I have sold a lot of R1Concepts for Tahoes, Yukons, Suburbans, 3/4 & 1 ton diesel trucks and more and the ONLY complaints that I have ever received have been in two separate situations. One where the rotors were damaged during shipping and one where they were damaged before shipping. R1Concepts replaced the damaged rotors without question and I handled everything so that the buyer wasn't hassled beyond being delayed a few days to receive replacements.
I have never received a single complaint about the performance or longevity not living up to the praises sung online.
The one thing that I also want to stress again is that when installing new rotors and pads or more, it is always recommended to completely flush the brake fluid and power steering fluid for hydroboost equipped trucks; then replace the metal caliper/pad alignment hardware, rubber boots and grease the caliper bracket alignment pins. I can help with AMSOIL power steering and brake fluids for those that want them as well. The new hardware comes with the Posi Quiet pads.
I have never received a single complaint about the performance or longevity not living up to the praises sung online.
The one thing that I also want to stress again is that when installing new rotors and pads or more, it is always recommended to completely flush the brake fluid and power steering fluid for hydroboost equipped trucks; then replace the metal caliper/pad alignment hardware, rubber boots and grease the caliper bracket alignment pins. I can help with AMSOIL power steering and brake fluids for those that want them as well. The new hardware comes with the Posi Quiet pads.
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Update...
So i conned my roommate into giving me some garage space for the weekend so i can do this. So i got the front done and it wasn't bad at all. I took my time and cleaned alot of things (dirt, grime, etc.) Here is some before and after pics.
BEFORE
AFTER
I decided not to do a write up cause i found a youtube video for my exact vehicle. Heres the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5W0_rx0_YQ
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So i conned my roommate into giving me some garage space for the weekend so i can do this. So i got the front done and it wasn't bad at all. I took my time and cleaned alot of things (dirt, grime, etc.) Here is some before and after pics.
BEFORE
AFTER
I decided not to do a write up cause i found a youtube video for my exact vehicle. Heres the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5W0_rx0_YQ
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Heres a pick of my front pads....funny how ****** they are.
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Nice man!!! 
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Looks good, can you take a pic with rims on so I can see how they look??
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Yep, rims are dirty still but give me a few.
