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Laughing Gas
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brake pads
I am to the point where I need to replace the front brake pads on my 2011 F250. Should I just get the OEM parts from Ford or are there better aftermarket pads?
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It depends on your use, but based on your signature, I would be looking at some heavy duty Hawk pads for heavy towing. http://www.hawkperformance.com/truck/superduty.php
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yea, I got 57K so far on my original OEM's, and when the dealership rotated my tires, they said I had 40% left. I doubt I will wait until 100K to change them out, but they are hanging in there. I will put OEM's back in along with new rotors. BTW, my LTX AT/2's are original yet too with 57K. I have rotated them pretty religiously about every 10K or so. They too have about 50% left according to the dealer.
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yea, I got 57K so far on my original OEM's, and when the dealership rotated my tires, they said I had 40% left. I doubt I will wait until 100K to change them out, but they are hanging in there. I will put OEM's back in along with new rotors. BTW, my LTX AT/2's are original yet too with 57K. I have rotated them pretty religiously about every 10K or so. They too have about 50% left according to the dealer.
BTW, I would expect to easily see 90-100k out of the original front pads. I traded my 06 with 88,000 miles and it still had the original front brakes with plenty left. That truck did a lot of heavy towing as well.
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My pads went pad and destroyed a rotor at 80,000 miles. The oil change just before that, they were inspected and still had life. But they fractured and came apart. They get down to that 30% range, I'm swapping them in the future.
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One more question.... Should I have the rotors turned? Any opinion on how often that should be done?
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If they will still be within spec after turning them, I'd turn them. If not, I'd buy OEM again with pads....also check and see what the price of the rear pad is and then ask what the price of the rear caliper set is. I think you will be surprised. I was on my X...
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They are heavy rotors. Probably one of the best features of these trucks is the OEM brakes. Check the rotors but you will likely find they are fine. I recommend OEM pads as well.
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If you are having no pedal vibration or pulsing I wouldn't mess with them. Don't fix something that ain't broke. It usually opens up a can of worms. I would however flush the brake system and service the caliper hardware.
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Brake fluid.........one of the cheapest service items but always the most neglected on any vehicle! It is especially important on a heavy vehicle that can put some heavy demands on the system. Brake fluid is cheap and it is easy to flush the system on these trucks. I replace the brake fluid every time I change brake pads. It is amazing how much moisture brake fluid can attract even in a sealed system. Most caliper failures are caused by unseen water in the brake fluid.
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Brake fluid.........one of the cheapest service items but always the most neglected on any vehicle! It is especially important on a heavy vehicle that can put some heavy demands on the system. Brake fluid is cheap and it is easy to flush the system on these trucks. I replace the brake fluid every time I change brake pads. It is amazing how much moisture brake fluid can attract even in a sealed system. Most caliper failures are caused by unseen water in the brake fluid.
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