I've been searching high and low for slotted only, directional vane rotors. Does anyone make them for the 09 4x4's? I've found plenty for 04-08 and 09 4x2's but nothing for the 09 4x4. I know EBC makes some but they are super thick with a very small gap for air flow which will be horrible for heat dissipation, not to mention rotational mass, and they're only straight vane. I've contacted Brembo and Wilwood, neither of them make the rotors I'm looking for, or even a big brake upgrade kit. Any help would be awesome, thanks.

Power Slot makes rear rotors that I'm looking for and I'm in the process of contacting them about front rotors to see if they offer any.

 

Check with rotorpros

 

Thanks, ill do some digging and see how good they are.

I would also like to add: Does anyone know of braided stainless steel lines? Looked at Russell Performance but again, only offered for the older trucks.

 

Found a company called "Frozen Rotors". The Titian guys seem to like them so I'm going to call them up on Monday to see if they are directional vane as well.

Here's a link Brake pads and rotors for 2009 Ford F150 (1/2 Ton) Pickup - 4WD Base payload pkg models w/ 6 lugs - Frozen Rotors

 

I'm a big fan of drilled and slotted rotors, but someone gave me a reality check recently. He asked: when hauling or towing a heavy load, would you rather have more rotor contact surface or less? I never looked at it that way before based on my good success with them on a vehicle that didn't tow or haul heavy things. Just thought I'd share that.

For braided brake lines, do you have a hydraulic shop nearby? We have a local guy that can fab up any size, length, etc, that you want and you even get to choose the color of the fittings.

 

Are you having a problem with your brakes fading and not being good enough?
Or did you just get the latest issue of Summit Racing and can't stop yourself from ordering something?

I can understand the latter. Just want to know why you're shopping for brakes?

 

To make a long story short, your friend was correct in ways and not in others by saying that. Slotted is the best for street/strip/racing/tow/haul use because it gets rid of the hot gasses that build up between the pad and rotor and actually give better performance than solid rotors. Drilled and slotted is best for street only where you don't see high temps regularly and only on race vehicles that see rain and check them after each event. The biggest concern with drilled rotors is for them to crack between the drilled spots and then grenade while you're driving. I have had personal experience where I was at the track (I race amature modified class) and the guy in front of me had his drivers side rotor explode going into a corner. To say the least it was catastrophic, and the reason I believe no one should run drilled unless they regularly check them for cracks.

For the brake lines, I would rather have DOT approved/certified lines so if anything ever went wrong it's the companies ***. I also live in the middle of nowhere thanks to uncle sam. So getting custom lines will take a 2 hour drive and even then I don't trust anyone around here. I like small towns but this place is rampid with meth heads and F tards.


QwkTrip, I'm looking for this style of brake for the simple fact that the factory ones suck in my opinion. No one makes a big brake kit for 4x4's yet and directional vane slotted rotors are the best you can get.

 

But why do they suck? What problem are you experiencing?

I have something like 14" rotors on my F150. That's huge! I'm not 100% certain, but I think the brakes are larger than what were on my 2000 Superduty.

 

Our rotors are 12.99" in the front and 13.7" rear. My cobra came factory with 13" rotors, and I still hated them. I have no "issues" right now with the brakes. However, there is always ways to improve upon something. Factory is often times just good enough for most people. I'm not most people. I like my cars and trucks to out perform my driving so if anything crazy ever happens I don't have to pucker up and say "I really wish I upgraded that". I like to be able to stop on a dime if I ever need to. The factory brakes are "ok" but that's it. Again this is just my opinion and I come from a long racing back ground so I'm sure you can understand why I demand the best from my brakes.

 

If you do any off road driving, drilled and slotted tend to hold on to small rocks and mud, causing scarring of the rotor and pads, ultimately shortening brake component life and effectiveness. I can see using them on something like a Lightning, but I like to go wheeling.

 

I agree with the off roading statement. I just do very little off road activities with the F150. I take it hunting to get up some nasty roads but that's about it. I usually have a friend come with me and we load up his ATV for the small crazy trials.

 

He's dead on , first off u don't need drilled or slotted rotors. They are for race vehicles, so unless your racing I wouldn't waste your $. And if you are getting them for looks then the ones you found already that are thicker are fine. I love the way drilled rotors look but let's face it, unless you are racing you really don't need them. also any hydraulic shop can make you the braided lines you are looking for. Good hunting

 

Just a thought, but wasn't there a brake upgrade between 09 and '10? Maybe you could upgrade to the '10-up brakes? I'm sorry I don't know the upgrade specifics, I just remember reading somewhere here there is a difference after '09