The brake job is easy! You should take your time though. Have the rotors resurfaced or better yet have them replaced. I know, kind of pricey ($50-$75/each) but you will thank me in the long run.

About the shims, Ford puts them on there pads from the factory for a reason. Don't buy pads or let someone put pads on without them. Can you say squeak, squeak, squeak!

You will also need to flush the brake fluid from the system. Get you a Haynes manual for about $15 and go to town.

If you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself, check around. Find a good shop and get a written estimate before any wrench touches your truck!

Good luck.

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'97 F150 Lariat, Flareside, white/sliver, SC, ORP, 5.4 (FQR), Mods: 305/70/16 GY ATS, AR Baja wheels, dual exhaust, Smittybilt Nerf Bars, Edelbrock IAS Shocks, K&N Filter and Carbon Fiber Bug Gaurd. Rigged the fog lights too.

 

Do all shops do a brake job and install shims? I talked to one shop and they said that is not the case. They said if they don't install them you will get premature noise. Is this some that should not be assumed in the shop estimate over the phone? How hard is it to do the job at home if rotors are OK?

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'97 F150XL 4.6L 5 spd 4x4 SC, Silver Frost Clearcoat Metallic,
265/75-16 Wild Spirit MPT tires on factory steel wheels, K&N air filter, Leer fiberglass topper, Access Roll-Up Cover, bug deflector, rear custom Ford mudflaps, Pendaliner, Pioneer Supertuner CD, 4 Cerwin Vega Speakers. Future mods: BFG's and wheels, shocks, Superchip, stainless rocker panel guards, dual exhaust for starters.
* 9/27/99 installed Factory Ford 60/40 seats from Sonny's
* 10/13/99 installed cat-back exhaust system with dual pipes out back, a Dynomax Race Magnum muffler, and 3 1/2' stainless slash tips.

FOR SALE - Leer Signiture Series fiberglass topper. 6 months old. Loaded: tinted automotive glass, cab slider, tilt out rear windows, carpet, brake light, colormatched Silver Frost Metallic ('97 F150). $850