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I have alreday done a search and was unable to find an actual cost of what it would be to replace my front pads/rotors on my 97 SE including labor. I know it might vary from shop to shop but what would you say is around an "average" cost to have this done? Also, what would the cost be for the same operation using SVT rotors and pads? Thanks for the help.
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Originally posted by 97Duratectour:
I have alreday done a search and was unable to find an actual cost of what it would be to replace my front pads/rotors on my 97 SE including labor. I know it might vary from shop to shop but what would you say is around an "average" cost to have this done? Also, what would the cost be for the same operation using SVT rotors and pads? Thanks for the help.
Well for new rotors and pads at Ford it was $385 for mine, but they also adjusted the rears so that might add a few extra dollars to it, but yeah around $385.
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Originally posted by HITMANinMI:
Originally posted by 97Duratectour:
I have alreday done a search and was unable to find an actual cost of what it would be to replace my front pads/rotors on my 97 SE including labor. I know it might vary from shop to shop but what would you say is around an "average" cost to have this done? Also, what would the cost be for the same operation using SVT rotors and pads? Thanks for the help.
Well for new rotors and pads at Ford it was $385 for mine, but they also adjusted the rears so that might add a few extra dollars to it, but yeah around $385.
Dealer=ripoff. I got my front rotors and pads and rear shoes from BAT for $115 and DIY labor. The front is very easy and drums aren't too much harder. If you can change your oil you can do your front brakes. But anyways, you may want to buy parts from stazi or BAT then take them to a shop and have it done. Shouldn't cost more than $50 labor just for the front as it shouldn't take an hour to do, a shop should take 20-30 minutes max.
If you use svt rotors and pads you also need svt calipers, and I take it you mean from an E0 svt.... anyways that would get a good bit more costly.
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Thanks for the advise guys, it's greatly appricated. I'm going to get the parts either from stazi or this other guy I know and have a local shop take care if it, or maybe if it is really that easy I will do it myself. Is there any way you could give me the How to post on how to do the front breaks?? Thanks again.
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
If you use svt rotors and pads you also need svt calipers, and I take it you mean from an E0 svt....
wut? no. Well. Sortof. You only need SVT calipers if you use pads for a E0 SVT, which were only the early 98 models. All later SVT's used the same caliper as all contou'rs, but used a larger caliper bracket to push the caliper out over the larger rotor.
SVT 98.5 - 00's = same pads, same calipers as non-SVT's, but larger rotors and larger caliper bracket.
SVT 98's = different pads, different calipers, larger rotors, and the larger caliper bracket than non-SVT's.
Get your pads and rotors form Stazi, you won't be disappointed as you would be with inferior pads!
Worse case, get the parts from Stazi, and take the parts to a shop for the install if you dont feel up to it. Shouldn't take them more than an hour for the fronts (which is normall what, $50?)
Really though, brakes are fairly easy. Besides the lug nuts, theres only like 4 bolts to remove (two are the caliper slide pins, and two hold the caliper bracket to the knuckle). You'll need to know that all 4 bolts use either a torx or hex kind of head (can't remember off hand, but pretty sure it was a torx47?)
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