Re: 2006 300 Front Brake Squeak

Greg Houston wrote:
> 
> Bill Putney wrote:
> 
>> Bill Putney wrote:
>>> Greg Houston wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sigh.  I've been having that brake ****eld squeal with the right front
>>>> wheel
>>>> recently again.  I've tried to work the junk (that builds up between
>>>> ****eld
>>>> and disk) loose without removing the wheel, but have not been
>>>> successful. I
>>>> was going to do it when I rotate my overdue tires, but at 60,000
miles
>>>> and
>>>> ten years of age, I think I will just buy new tires instead, although
>>>> there
>>>> is still some decent tread left.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions for tires for my Intrepid?  I'm partial to Michelin /
BF
>>>> Goodrich, mainly because Costco and BJ's have regular sales with them
and
>>>> they have an excellent reputation.  The stock Goodyear Eagles have
shown
>>>> longevity though.
>>> What size are your wheels, Greg?
>> Oh - and what year (mainly is it 1st gen or 2nd gen)?
> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> I have a 99 Intrepid ES, with 16" wheels.  Thanks!

I've had real good experience with the Cooper Touring SLE's - have them 
on all three of my cars now (on the second set on my daily driver).  But 
they discontinued that model and replaced with a very comparable model 
they call the CS4 - that's probably what I will go to when next I need 
tires (probably another year and a half.  They took the op****tunity to 
raise the price from the $80-85 SLE to about $111 for the CS4.  Just 
enough change in appearance to make it a new model - maybe just a ploy 
to raise the price of the same basic tire to be more in line with the 
more expensive competition (I always thought the SLE's were a real
bargain).

See http://www.coopertire.com/Flash/index.aspx

Click on Passenger tires, and select CS4 Touring H/V, also CSV Touring T 
for comparison - notice the qualitiative sliders at the lower left of 
screen.  Also click on the "Detailed Tire Specifications" button on 
lower right of page.  UTQG ratings for the T 16" are 780 A A - hmm - 
those are actually better ratings than the SLE - so maybe they did 
improve the design.  They call it an 80,000 mile tire.

Practically any local tire dealer can order any model of Cooper in for 
you and have it in 1 or 2 days.

Bill Putney
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