Thanks for the info gents! I have almost 59,000 miles on the trac so far. Recently got my front wheels aligned for a recon inspection. Got the wheels aligned and replaced the upper and lower ball joints with the ones made by Moog. Tech told me the brake pads will need to be replaced soon, so I'm taking the liberty of changing them myself. The rotors still look pretty clean with no obvious damage, so I wont be changing them out just yet.
Like I mentioned, I have never worked on brakes before, but I've done everything else on my Trac including changing out the stock shocks, replacing the rear sway bar, 3 in. drop/TT, open air intake, plugs/wires, etc. so I'm pretty confident. Just a little apprehensive with the brakes since it's a pretty crucial.
Just a quick update, I posted a couple of months back about a ticking/clicking noise between 1500-2000 rpm. The ticking/clicking noise eventually progressed to a rattle coming from my exhaust system. Found out the front passenger side pre cat was shot. Was debating wether or not I should change it out with another oem cat, or upgrade to a y pipe. Took it over to my local performance exhaust guy and he offered me a cost effective solution. Had the pre cats cut out and the y pipe rewelded. Works like a charm! Opened things up quite a bit, slightly more top end power and a throatier sound. Hasn't thrown any codes. Will be changing out the rear cat and muffler soon.