GSPete

Thank you SRK for the fast reply! I will stick with factory pads and look for a reputable shop around my area that will do rotor resurfacing. It is tough deciding which shop to do it with since there are so many, and it is so easy to pick the wrong "guy" and end up with a poor job done. I hope I won't end up with a need to purchase new rotors, but the AutoZone near me has Dura-last rotors that are rather cheap, which may not be good, but I figure with a 2-year warranty it should be doable. Thanks again!

Hello all, New to the forum here so wanted to chime in with a few questions regarding my 2005 GS300's brakes... I currently have about 53k miles on my car, and have just recently started experiencing brake judder when breaking at highway speeds. My rotor thickness and condition is still good, so I am going ahead with pad replacement (pretty thin) for all four wheels. Thinking I may just replace with factory pads from Irontoad, but wondering if anyone here would recommend anything that is still priced within $70/pair but is a step up from factory? Also, I never did like the spongy-like feel of the brakes and have read that stainless steel brake lines, since it does not flex like factory rubber lines, may be a solution to this annoyance. Just wondering what other parts I would need to finish the brake line replacement job other than the brake lines themselves, what size I need to get since I've seen so many, and what I need to watch out for when replacing these lines. I will have a friend who used to be a brake mechanic replace these parts for me, but just in case I would like recommendations from this forum. Thank you all!

I too found the www.brakeplanet.com stuff, but found the prices too good to be true so I searched for reviews on them on Google and returned some very interesting stuff. End result is don't buy from BrakePlanet. Irontoad has great prices on factory pads and rotors, www.irontoad.com.