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**lemans81** · 01-19-2013, 12:35 AM

Mine are fairly badly warped too, which I know from experience that generally if you turn a rotor that is warped, they have a high chance of rewarping.

**Mike** · 01-19-2013, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by lautinjr

Unless you put that 200K on from the start I would suspect they had already been replaced a time or 2.

Nope, brakes were all original according to the PO.

KSIMP88 · 01-19-2013, 11:25 AM

It can be done. Use less braking sooner. My dad put about 150k on his pads for the suburban.

**lautinjr** · 01-19-2013, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike

Nope, brakes were all original according to the PO.

Nominal thickness is 26.2MM machine to is 24.89MM Discard is 24.51MM. Not a set of rotors in the world that Fit a S-10 Blazer that wouldn't wear through less then 1.31MM of material in 200K. Last owner is forgetting something of lying. That's a fact unless someone makes Carbon brakes for it.

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Originally Posted by KSIMP88

It can be done. Use less braking sooner. My dad put about 150k on his pads for the suburban.

Very possible most of GM's truck lines from 2002 up last 100-150K on the first set of pads.

OP what did you decide?

KSIMP88 · 01-20-2013, 01:33 AM

He passed 200k and is still on the original rotors. Pads usually go first.

**lemans81** · 01-20-2013, 01:58 AM

My wife drives my car about 25% of the time, last time she took it out for a couple of weeks is when the rotors warped...she is hard on brakes.

**lautinjr** · 01-20-2013, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by KSIMP88

He passed 200k and is still on the original rotors. Pads usually go first.

You don't think thats original pads do you?

**Mike** · 01-20-2013, 10:01 AM

Was about 190k, but still. I'm almost positive they were original.

GP went 160k on the original pads, still had some left. I know that 100% because we owned it from like 20k miles. Rotors were still in tolerance but we chucked them anyway instead of having them turned. I turned the Blazer's rotors myself.

KSIMP88 · 01-20-2013, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by lautinjr

You don't think thats original pads do you?

No, That thing is only on the second set.

01-19-2013, 12:35 AM	#21
lemans81 Forum Director Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Independence, Missouri Posts: 463 Rep: 12	Mine are fairly badly warped too, which I know from experience that generally if you turn a rotor that is warped, they have a high chance of rewarping. __________________ “If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.” --Mark Twain 2008 Dodge Caravan SXT 2005 Chevy Cobalt

01-19-2013, 11:25 AM	#23
KSIMP88 R for Refined. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dallas, OR Posts: 2,509 Rep: 36	It can be done. Use less braking sooner. My dad put about 150k on his pads for the suburban. __________________ My Ride: 2004 Volvo S60R -- Official Thread 300HP - 295 ft/lbs Torque - 6-speed Manual - AWD Active Chassis Suspension Mod list: CAI, Strut Conversion, HD TCV, Power Slot rotors, Hawks Brake pads Current Performance Guesstimate: 312HP - 305 ft/lbs Torque (I'll save dyno runs for stage 0-3 for a total of 4 runs) To-Do List: Entire Exhaust to 3" Oval IPD, Larger IPD Turbo, K&N Air Filter, IPD Stage III Tune, other misc

01-20-2013, 01:33 AM	#25
KSIMP88 R for Refined. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dallas, OR Posts: 2,509 Rep: 36	He passed 200k and is still on the original rotors. Pads usually go first. __________________ My Ride: 2004 Volvo S60R -- Official Thread 300HP - 295 ft/lbs Torque - 6-speed Manual - AWD Active Chassis Suspension Mod list: CAI, Strut Conversion, HD TCV, Power Slot rotors, Hawks Brake pads Current Performance Guesstimate: 312HP - 305 ft/lbs Torque (I'll save dyno runs for stage 0-3 for a total of 4 runs) To-Do List: Entire Exhaust to 3" Oval IPD, Larger IPD Turbo, K&N Air Filter, IPD Stage III Tune, other misc

01-20-2013, 01:58 AM	#26
lemans81 Forum Director Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Independence, Missouri Posts: 463 Rep: 12	My wife drives my car about 25% of the time, last time she took it out for a couple of weeks is when the rotors warped...she is hard on brakes. __________________ “If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.” --Mark Twain 2008 Dodge Caravan SXT 2005 Chevy Cobalt

01-20-2013, 10:01 AM	#28
Mike Community Director Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 6,144 Rep: 129	Was about 190k, but still. I'm almost positive they were original. GP went 160k on the original pads, still had some left. I know that 100% because we owned it from like 20k miles. Rotors were still in tolerance but we chucked them anyway instead of having them turned. I turned the Blazer's rotors myself. __________________ Take me down to the paradise city where the grass is green, and the girls are pretty. \| Save a tree, support your local drag strip! Read the rules! \| DO NOT REPLY TO SPAM Daily Driver: 1996 Chevy Blazer LT 4x4 - 235k miles Girlfriend's Car: 2003 Oldsmobile Alero GLS 3.4L 4 door - 130k miles Bike: 1981 Yamaha XS 400 Plow Truck: 2000 Chevy Silverado 2500 LT - 190k miles [6.0L, 4x4, ECSB, Eaton Rear Locker] Others: 2012 Chevy Cruze automatic, Sonic sedan manual, both 1.4 Turbo, LT trim

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