2000 Grand Vitara 2.5 4X4 brakes

[mikepw]

Sounds like a dumb question but is anyone familiar with changing the front brake pads on a 2000 Grand Vitara 2.5 4X4. I called Firestone and they said anywhere from 102 to 200. I have replaced pads on my other cars but never on a 4X4.

[Phu]

Originally Posted by mikepw

Sounds like a dumb question but is anyone familiar with changing the front brake pads on a 2000 Grand Vitara 2.5 4X4. I called Firestone and they said anywhere from 102 to 200. I have replaced pads on my other cars but never on a 4X4.

Well, if the setup is the same as my '99 Tracker 2dr 4x4 then it's actually really easy. I'd reccommend EBC Pads, part number DP61099, as they are very low dust and awesome street performance.

"6000 Series 4x4 (SUV & Light Truck) Brakes
An excellent solution for 4x4 use, this heavy duty Greenstuff formulation has slightly lower friction than ts 2000 series counterpart but has the benefit of longer life and better resistance to offroad conditions of dust and sand etc. It has an extremely low rotor wear factor and medium-to-good lifetime."

I think I paid $65 for mine (2dr) from TireRack.com. I didn't see these pads on there for your GV, but I'd call them up and see if they do have them.

1. Jack and support vehicle
2. remove wheel
3. remove two bolts behind caliper
4. remove caliper
5. push piston back into caliper
5a. Make sure to remove the lid on the brake fluid resevoir and be sure you don't push the fluid out. If it looks full, get a turkey baster (or other such device) and remove fluid so as not to overflow the resevoir.
6. remove old pads
7. put in new pads
8. put rotor back on
9. hold caliper up to bracket
10. bolt on caliper
11. put wheel back on
12. jack, remove stands, lower.
13. bed in pads. (go fast, hit brakes) (no, do not turn left, you're not in NASCAR)

See, really easy.
-Phu