Hello All,


I am new to this forum and Chevy trucks in general, however not new to the brand as my 1st car was an f-body Camaro (V6 ). Since then I have had many other cars from various brands and in general consider myself a car enthusiast and like to wrench on my own cars as much as time permits.


I have purchased a 2007 LT 4x4 Tahoe (5.3L) with almost 129k miles on the clock. I am planning on taking the car to the dealer next week to check it out and make sure everything is in order, but will most likely do most of the work myself.


What is the best online place to order parts for our cars?


Should I stick with OEM brands for brake pads/rotors?


I am waiting for the purchasing dealer to provide me with the service history of the car and then I will know what has been done thus far. In the mean time what do you guys recommend to be done as far maintenance goes for an SUV with this mileage? Also, these trucks seem to be reliable even with higher mileage, correct?


Attached is a picture of the car for a proper intro. This truck will be replacing my wife's Honda CR-V as we are expecting baby number 3. I have looked into various diff cars including Toyota Highlander, 1st gen Honda Pilot, and of course the Tahoe. Tahoe was always my number one choice, but they all seemed to be out of my price range (soon to be one income family). I came across this one for a great deal, and I am hoping that I will not have to spend thousands and thousands of dollars to get it in to the right working order.


Thanks in advance!

 

Welcome to the forum.

GMpartsdirect and Rock Auto are good parts sources. I would stick with GM pads and rotors unless you can be sure they not Chinese. I'd find a shop that offers BG service and have them do the transmission, transfer case, and differentials because you get a good warranty for each one.

 

I have always had a hard time on my brakes with subs and hoes. I suppose some of my driving and high speed driving is a bit much because I constantly warp rotors.


Personally I would swap rotors for drilled or slotted or both.
Yes the stock GM equipment is just fine.


You know they say YMMV

 

Thanks for the welcomes and answering some of my questions. I will make sure to check out those retailers for the parts.

 

The biggest cause of warped rotors is often improper torquing of the lug nuts
I purchased a Harbor freight one and wrote the torque spec for all of my vehicles on the plastic case the wrench comes in...

I won't argue the overall accuracy of the Harbor Freight one, but the important part is that all of the lug nuts are the same and within a percentage of spec...

It took me several sets of warped rotors in my younger years to learn this lesson but the sound of that impact wrench loading down sure sounded good

 

Get a set of torque sticks if you still like the sound of the impact wrench. I agree it does sound so professional.

 

The only peeps to touch my wheels is discount tire........they torque them.......maybe too much? IDK