SS TowPig Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 ok i have the 05' 2wd SS and everytime the truck leans or goes over a bump the passenger side ex. cab door jam squeaks like a creakin noise really, it drives me nuts...oiled everything in there and just cant seem to figure out where this or what this is from, wondering if anyone elses trucks do that? Also on the 2wd versions i noticed that it doesnt have the disc brakes anymore on the back and was wondering why....that seems kinda cheesy to have a SS Performance truck with rear drums....i dunno? anyways any info is appreciated...later on yall Cole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsource Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 I was wondering the same thing about the brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivierakid55 Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 its called $$$$. same reason there's no awd anymore. why else do you think you paid 5k or more less than they cost in 03, 04 etc. look at the bright side now you can go out and buy a set of baer brakes for much less than 5k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr breze Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Actually, according to Chevy High Performance, the reason for the drum brakes is that that rear end came out of the 2500HD because the AWD rear couldn't handle the torque and the 2500 rear had drums rather than discs. But , if thats not right I'm sure Zippy could clear it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebbb Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 I can tell you this, I have owned an 04 SS and an 06 SS. The 06 with the drum brakes on the rear have much better brakes than my 04. The 04 had a mushy pedal feel and weak brakes. The 06 has a very positive pedal feel and the brakes work great. I have to admit, I like the looks of the disc brakes better, but other than looks, I am very happy with the 06 brakes. Just my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS TowPig Posted October 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 i have heard that the drums are much better than when they had discs also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thallent Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 I have heard that there is a problem with the rear disc design. I just had to replace rear pads where as the fronts are fine with 21k miles on it. You would think that the only way the rears should wear down quicker than the fronts is from heavy loads. With my driving and the lack of hauling any thing writh while the fronts should have worn quicker. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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