Need New Rotors
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Need New Rotors
Still have the factory rotors on my truck which are starting to warp.
Which aftermarket rotors and pads do you guys think are the best for around 3 to 4 hundred dollar area?
I have a 2001 F250 Supercab 4X4 XLT 6.8 V10
Thanks,
Which aftermarket rotors and pads do you guys think are the best for around 3 to 4 hundred dollar area?
I have a 2001 F250 Supercab 4X4 XLT 6.8 V10
Thanks,
More Turbo
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From: Western Connecticut
Check out Rockauto Auto Parts. Inexpensive and plenty to choose from. I picked up the Raybestos slotted rotors and H\D pads last year. They are slightly noisy (squeal) when you stop but they stop on a dime. Check out the link.
www.rockauto.com
www.rockauto.com
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Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Texas
There's a lot of opinions on brakes, but I bought a full set of Powerstop. At around $125 a wheel I consider it cheap insurance.
Here's one of many threads on brakes:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-opinions.html
Here's one of many threads on brakes:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-opinions.html
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Troobly,
They are not warping, they have worn unevenly. If the pulsation you feel is just starting without any major heat events often a change to a more rotor abrasive pad will correct this. With the ’99-‘04s, the OE friction material should have been more abrasive to not have this issue with non-commercial operated vehicles, or vehicles that run mostly on the highway.
Performance Friction “Z” pads or Hawk LTS are the best choices around this, but the Motorcraft SD pads work fine too, just not as high in friction as the others.
For rotors you just need high quality; the slots or cryo are not necessary and holes are a no-no.
The most important thing during assembly is to get the rotors installed under the factory spec of 0.0015” total runout; less is better. We probably built up over 400 rotors on SD test vehicles and only had one OE Blue Box OE rotor that ever was out of spec that could not be brought in by indexing the rotor to the hub.
They are not warping, they have worn unevenly. If the pulsation you feel is just starting without any major heat events often a change to a more rotor abrasive pad will correct this. With the ’99-‘04s, the OE friction material should have been more abrasive to not have this issue with non-commercial operated vehicles, or vehicles that run mostly on the highway.
Performance Friction “Z” pads or Hawk LTS are the best choices around this, but the Motorcraft SD pads work fine too, just not as high in friction as the others.
For rotors you just need high quality; the slots or cryo are not necessary and holes are a no-no.
The most important thing during assembly is to get the rotors installed under the factory spec of 0.0015” total runout; less is better. We probably built up over 400 rotors on SD test vehicles and only had one OE Blue Box OE rotor that ever was out of spec that could not be brought in by indexing the rotor to the hub.
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