Hello,
I didn't know the exact place to post my question.
I just bought my first truck and it is a 1999 (Made in late 1998) F250 7.3 Super Duty it is 2WD with rear ABS and has 290k miles on it.

It has what seems to be the common brake shudder while stopping.
I know the only solution is to replace the rotors and I have been looking all over the forums and internet and just don't know what to go with.

I'll be using the truck to do light farm work, pickup lumber, get a bed load of dirt and maybe pull a normal car trailer every now and then.

I'm wanting to get something that will prove to be trouble free long term and be good enough for what I need with out over paying for something that I will never fully utilize. I also took the advice to stay way from low in part store parts.

I have looked at
R1 Concepts
Frozen Rotor
EBC - which doesn't have 2wd front rotors

Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.
I spent all night looking and finally just gave up and came on here lol.

 

Replacing the rotors is the last solution.

As long as they haven't been turned down too many times and are above the minimum thickness just have your local shop turn them.

My local Napa will do it for $10 a rotor.

If they are damaged or too thin already then get new ones, and I was happy with a new set I bought from Napa for my Excursion.

 

i had thought of going this route. have them turned on the truck and buy a better grade of pads to reduce chances of deposits. i will price this option

 

The shudder you feel in the brakes are cementite deposits on the faces of the rotors. They are much harder than steel and when the pads contact them, they grab much harder, generating more heat and more cementite. Sometimes you can have them resurfaced, but the problem is really the cheap pads you're using and the problem is just going to come back. The rotors aren't the problem.

You don't need frozen, drilled, dimpled, slotted, etc. rotors. Those are mostly just marketing gimmicks. Buy a quality pad and a quality rotor and your brakes will be smooth.

My truck shuddered horribly when I got it. I put up with it for a while, but when I finally got sick enough of it, I went with Napa premium rotors and EBC yellow stuff pads. It's been several months now and no more shudder.