Front Brake Pads
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From: Central Coast of CA
You'll find a lot of us like the Hawk LTS pads. EBC makes an EXCELLENT brake pad too. I've always wanted to try a set of EBC's.
Stewart
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Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Panama City, FL
I bought the Power Slot rotors and Bendix pads for the X and they work great. I bought the power slot rotors and EBC yellow pads for my F350 and those are also great. The rotors on my X were warpped so thats why I upgraded.
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Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Georgia
My friends use EBC on their trucks, but I've had fantastic results with OEM pads. I put on a set at 88k with them not completely worn out due to going on a long trip and didn't want to worry about them. The ones on there now have 99k miles on them and they still have over a quarter of the pad all the way around. I don't tow that heavy with the X anymore. That might change my mind. Whichever you use, you may want to change the rubber lines out too as they have a tendency to get mushy and swell under heavy braking when they get older.
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Or the next step up is the Hawk SuperDuty pads which work great with heavy loads AND just empty, daily driving.
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Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Center, Texas
I just installed a set of Brakemotive drilled and slotted rotors with the powerstop ceramic pads. Done the bedding process and the beast stops on a dime. I am thoroughly impressed with the stopping power it has now. It stops better than my 1/2 ton Dodge Quad cab.
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Joined: Feb 2012
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From: Western AR
I concur. I have the same drilled, slotted rotors with ceramic pads from Brakemotive, and all I can say is WOW! Stock is NOT good enough on these. The difference is night and day between stock and what I am running now.
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