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Jan 26, 2012 | 01:37 AM

f150700

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Brakes for towing

Hi guys, I'm looking at replacing my brake rotors on my 2008 F150 5.4 V8. Should I go with cross drilled or slotted? I heard slotted only rotors would be better for towing. I did research and ran into this company Brake Rotors | Brake Rotors & Performance Rotors | Cquence.net.

I like there slotted only rotors:

2008 Ford F-150 RWD (Rotor Only) - Performance Series - Power Slotted Only Brake Disc Rotor [Front] | Cquence.net

They are about 190.00 for the front pair. Here is the drilled only rotors:

2008 Ford F-150 RWD (Rotor Only) - Street Series - Extreme Drilled Brake Disc Rotor [Front] | Cquence.net

I liked the drilled look better but what I'm really looking for is something with better bit to tow a small boat with.

Jan 26, 2012 | 10:11 AM

saberworks

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I bought dimpled & slotted for my 2000 expedition 5.4 from brakeperformance.com and have been extremely happy with them.

Jan 26, 2012 | 04:03 PM

tooldad

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PowerStop recommended to me to use drilled only for primarily towing type application. Did so and been happy.

Jan 26, 2012 | 04:34 PM

danorules

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i did EBC drilled and slotted rotors up front, and Hawk LTS pads at all 4 corners. braking power has increased tremendously. very happy with this combo, and when the rear rotors are due i will get some Ebc drilled&slotted for the back as well

Jan 26, 2012 | 05:02 PM

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Guys, thanks for the reply's. I'm aware of all those brands but they cost much more then the Cquence rotors. The Cquence rotors have good reviews and are comparable to the power slots/stop techs from what I've been reading. My main question is what is better for towing, cross drilled or slotted or dimpled? It seems they also offer dimpled rotors as well.