Power stop is who I used for rear brake shoes on my dually. They're semi-metallic bonded shoes, the only ones I could find like that. They have a GG coefficient of friction and are super aggressive, too aggressive for an empty truck. I've been very impressed with them and it's left a good taste in my mouth for the brand.
Today I decided to try cooking some car batteries to try and breathe some life back into them.
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The procedure was just like using a stick welder, but that charger has a 200A setting so I used that. First up was a group 75 Interstate side post, initial reading was 12.3V and failed the load test miserably. Zapped it for 3 5 minute sessions and it reeked like rotten eggs as I did it, so not sure if I can use it or not. It's a 750CCA battery and showed 800CCA after the 3rd hit and held it. Next up was an Advance Auto Parts battery in my 1500. It randomly became weak, but would still always start my truck so lived with it until now. 10.4V initial and failed the load test worse than the 1st. Was showing near 1000 CCA after the first hit and just over after the second hit so I put it back in the truck. It's like new. The 3rd battery showed 3.7V and was still junk after 2 hits. I'll try mixing some Epsom salt in distilled water, top it off, and go from there to see if I can get that one back, it's sized for the Z06.
