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I've always felt that the Astro brakes were pretty marginal, just barely adequate.
I found a pair of brand new rotors while rooting around in the junk yard a few weeks ago for $20, the rust is just from the rain. Had brand new pads and calipers too...
I walked around the yard for a while and found a 1994 2500 Suburban with the bigger calipers. I pulled them and walked back to the Astro and bolted them on. Perfect fit! Paid $10ea.
I ordered a new pair of Akebono brake pads and a pair of rebuilt calipers for $30 each using my junkyard units as cores...
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I replaced the hubs, installed the new rotors and bolted on the 2500 calipers and bled them out.
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Took it for a test drive and had it aligned by 14:30!
Went for a drive in the mountains today and they feel significantly better. I'll feel a lot better when I'm towing or crawling around it he mountains!
Great A'Tuin is a very happy van
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