# Silverado brakes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-brakes/10955>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 21, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-brakes/10955 "2008-02-21T04:16:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![meijerclassics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@meijerclassics](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meijerclassics)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-brakes/10955/1 "2008-02-21T04:16:30Z")

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Background, 2005 Silcerado Z71 4dr, 45000 miles.  
  
 I have been having vibrations in the steering wheel when braking while going 40+ MPH. I have heard the brakes on the silverados are generally bad; in particular the rotors.  
  
 I am thinking of replacing the rotors and pads with after-market equipment, but dont want to spend the dough the problem is somewhere else.  
  
 Has anyone else with a silverado had a similar issue and or fix?

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-brakes/10955/2 "2008-02-21T19:21:43Z")

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