Should I try to change my own brakes?

Your worry shouldn't be paying later, it should be about being able to do it safely. They're not hard to do, but require specific knowledge. If they don't work right or at all, how do you fix what you're not familiar with? They must work, everyone else out there expects you to drive a safe car. If you need to put money into it, think of it this way... if you do them, you drive out and they fail, how much would you pay to get out of slamming into something? Get a friend to help, or get a manual on your vehicles repair methods, or let a shop do it, whatever works best. No offense intended, by the way.

You'll have got the message, it's perfectly okay to do the work yourself. The only possible issue is that if you made a mess of it and had an accident as a result the insurers might conceivably say that your car wasn't properly maintained and use that as a way to wriggle out of it. If you do it properly there's no problem at all. Your friend has a point in that if you're not certain it is indeed best to get a professional to do it for your own sake - you can't afford to make a mistake with brakes. By all means do some research and go ahead if you're confident.

It's very doable, but it's not easy. And on a vehicle that new You'll probably need specialized tools. If You know any shadtree mechanics that are worth a hoot they could do it just as well (and an awful lot cheaper) as a Garage could.

If you are not mechanically inclined...you should not do this..

If you insist... then go to the parts store, buy a repair manual for your truck , and read the chapters on brakes, before you start...

This will also tell you what parts you will need, and what additional tools you need to buy.....

jime1991 is totally correct. This is NOT something you do yourself unless you have an experienced mechanic with you to check everything.

If you happen to have an amiable mechanic who isn't too worried about liability issues, he may allow you to watch and show you how to do it, but given this is an important aspect of making your car stop, you don't want to mess with it!

If you dont have any clue what your really doing I wouldnt reccomend it. If your car has drum brakes in the rear you will have an even harder time with it.

get yourself a haynes book on your truck. it tells you what to do and shows you pictures.or take off both wheels and if you get stuck then look at the other side.