what to do about changing brakes.

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Old 10-05-2010, 11:54 PM
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what to do about changing brakes.

my car has had the same brake pads/discs for 27000 miles now and the brake pads are done. ive always heard of people going ahead and replacing both the discs and the pads but is it really necessary to change the discs? cant you just replace the pads?
 
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Old 10-06-2010, 11:29 AM
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yes you can just change the pads....i just changed my pads since the rotors were still good
 
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Old 10-06-2010, 11:49 AM
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it would be best to take the rotors in and have them turned
 
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Old 10-06-2010, 11:59 AM
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^+1 at least go get the rotors turned
 
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Old 10-06-2010, 07:41 PM
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is turning the rotors the same thing as resurfacing them? thanks for the replies guys.
 
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Yes
 
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turning = resurfacing.
 
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Old 10-06-2010, 08:19 PM
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you can resurfacing your rotor 2 0r 3 times before need a new one.
 
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