I put on new Power Stop drilled and slotted rotors with Hawk ceramic pads. I did the brake in runs and could feel the stopping power improving. When I got back to the house I looked at the rotors and I noticed that on the driver's side the pads are not parallel to the rotor. They are hitting on the outer edge of the outboard side and the inner edge (closest to the hub) on the inboard side. Took it all back apart and I can't see and reason for this. Double checked all the mating surfaces and didn't see any problems. I torqued the caliper brackets to 150 ftlbs and the lug nuts also to 150 ftlbs. Is it a problem the caliper sliders?

 

Do you have the inside and outside pads reversed?
Yes, there is a difference.

 

Please check that they are not reversed, if they are you run the risk of them chewing up your wheel. There is a video on here addressing this issue.

I'm on my phone so I couldn't search out the video here, but here is a link to it on YouTube:
http://youtu.be/sXGcgUezqlY

 

I didn't notice any difference in the pads so I guess I just got lucky on one side and not on the other. I should be able to tear it down again tonight, I'll compare each side and look a bit closer to find the difference in the pads.


Thanks

 

Found this online, it's shows the difference between the inside and outside pads. Thanks again.

 

The video Big Daddy attached is close, instead of two ears I remember one in the center.


It goes on the inside for the caliper piston to push on.

 

There are two ears on the inside pad. I didn't get lucky, I found both inside pads on the left side that wasn't lining up right. Swapped the pads into the correct position and now everything is working correctly.


Had the truck up in the mountains this weekend but I couldn't do much hard braking due to the snow, but the brakes are smooth and very controllable.

 

Long term update:

I've put about 30K miles on the truck since the new brakes. Towed my '67 from Laramie to Detroit and back, and the brakes are working great. No more pulsations and improved stopping power.

 

I agree. The Powerstops are great!

 

Update:
I now have over 50K on the pads and rotors without any problems. The stopping power is still better than the original brakes. The only down side to the ceramic pads are that they do create more brake dust on the wheels, but it washes of easily.