Brake Job Cost

$600 from a shop in Houston....turn right when you leave the back exit of the Pilot and they are on the left.....cant think of the name of it

 

$600 sounds like an installed price for shoes only...and remanufactured ones at that.

 

So how much for brand new brakes ?

 

Shoes with new hardware (stopbox) $45.00
Drum $100.00
Labor shoes .3 hr per wheel
Labor Wheels and drum per wheel position .3 hr
Totals
parts $145.00 per wheel position
Labor $60.00 per wheel position
$205 X 4 = $820
Based on labor rate of $100.00 per hour

Have brakes done when you install new drive tires and save .2 hr labor per wheel position (wheels are already off)

 

The $800 would be correct for a truck with outboard drums. The $1400 would be correct for a truck with inboard drums (older truck).

 

TA does them for 220-230 an axel the last time I remember.

 

I just had mine done, and it was $62.50 for premium shoes. One hour labor per side at $65.00 per hr., and drums were $120.50. So it would be $496 per axle if you do the drums. I didn't need them this time around, so I saved the drum cost. I personally would never have a truck stop do my brakes. There are too many good truck/trailer shops out there that will do it for a lot less, and you get an actual mechanic. For instance, the mechanic who did mine saw a wheel seal that was just starting to go bad. A truck stop mechanic would have missed it, costing me a lot more in the end.

 

I believe if you check T/A, it's around $329 per axle, not counting drums, of course. I think I may be around $50 low on that estimate also.