Brakes, yet again...
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Brakes, yet again...
It was time to replace the brakes on my 2000 V-10 XLT. Since I'm in the car business, I checked out what deals I could get all over town. Thanks to a free inspection at a local Midas, (long and slightly confusing story) I knew the rear pads were getting thin and the fronts were OK for the time being. Fluid needed to be flushed badly too. I also checked Rockauto.com and a few other sites. JC Whitney etc. I don't do a lot of heavy towing, so heavy duty brakes are not an issue. I finally settled on Bendix solid iron rotors front and rear, and Bendix TitaniuMetallic II semi-metallic pads, fro t and rear. Two large motivators in the decision, Bendix is a brand I trust, price was right, and free shipping. Only downside was that the front rotors and rear pads were on backorder. However, both shipped out before the date estimated by Summit. Installed them this weekend and about 50 miles or so in, I'm very pleased. Once they have a few hundred miles I'll report again, but so far, so good. Oh, also flushed the system. No idea when it was done last, but it was definitely needed. Pedal response is much better. May do another quick flush in a few weeks, just to be sure all the junk is out. Just wanted to give the fellow Ex owners that don't do a lot of heavy towing a good option for what I'd say thus far, are quality brakes.
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Thanks for that info. Let us know how this setup is doing after some months.
IMO it seems that brake setups are a very personal and subjective thing on our rigs similar to wine, beer and whiskey.
There are known and proofed setups, but every driver prefer his own one, depending on towing or driving.
IMO it seems that brake setups are a very personal and subjective thing on our rigs similar to wine, beer and whiskey.
There are known and proofed setups, but every driver prefer his own one, depending on towing or driving.
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As I am the third owner of this vehicle, I knew the rotors had been machined previously. One reason I wanted to start with new. Also, forgot to mention in the original post, after a while on a long trip, I could feel some vibration from the rear rotors. Maybe it's me and my CDO, but I'm a happy guy with what I have now and can be 100% certain the family is safe in her.
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OCD, just spelled "correctly". I have certain quirks when it comes to my vehicles, especially maintaining and brake work like this. When I want it done a certain way, I do it myself or know someone that will help me do it the way I want it done. The good and bad thing about that, is I know who to get mad at, the bad thing is, it's me...
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But my truck stops fine and I am totally satisfied with it.