Quote:
Originally Posted by TomballMottershaw
Hi Mike V. Florida,
re: $3000 for brake parts... Mikes' has "most parts" for $2280....
I guess you have not rebuilt or viewed the video's available on A brake jobs.
there are a lot more parts to a brake rebuild job than the 4 corners.
pedals, linkages, cross shaft, front link arms are $100 each...
not to mention E-brake parts.
& for Mikes deal:....you have to ship your 4 "cores" back to him too: another $200
so if you budget $3000... you will make your budget, that's success.
... and the $2280 does not include shipping... that's normally +15% of the cost.
but $5000 for brakes is cheap, compared to have your head pushed into the dash via the hole in the steering wheel, and legs around the gear shiftier.
... as most of our health insurance only covers some stuff, after $10,000... of ER bills.
The goal it to drive them and stay alive:
Just make sure your brakes can lock up your tires.... and practice panic stops, at speed so you know how well our car performs.
& if you won't do it for your own safety... please, to reduce my insurance costs & make it easier on your loved ones, wear a seat-belt.
|
So your idea of restoration is the replacement of every part with new? You don't believe in restoring any part? That's one way of doing it.
I like to take things apart and only replace and repair what is needed. How often do the sheetmetal backing plates need to be replaced, the metal shoes, etc.
There are several ways to do a restoration,
1) do all the work yourself
a) replace just what is needed
b) replace everything you can with new
2) provide the labor and farm out what you cannot do
3) send it with instructions on the level of restoration out and pick it back up in a few years.
It is my personal opinion that 3000.00+ for restoring brakes is a waste of money, others may not think the same way.