Would appreciate any advice or recommendations on what brands of brake parts to use. She's got 75K miles and this would be the first brake job. Thanks for any advice.

 

Raybestos heavy duty rotors and pads, also available branded as NAPA heavy duty.

Then adjust the rear brakes(and at every oil change or 5,000 miles afterwards), the self adjusters fitted to the rear drums seldom work correctly leading to premature front brake issues.

Here's a thread on adjusting the rears.....

https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/brakes-%7C-suspension-%7C-shocks-%7C-struts-24/proper-rear-drum-brake-adjustment-procedure-36754/

P.S. to the forum!

 

June 2008, and you just now need brakes...wow I would put the same ones back in there.

Welcome to the surface.