Brakes
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Brakes
I went today and got my brakes done. Replaced pads with factory pads and had rotors cut. I was told at murrays disc auto that the rotors could not be cut becase of the slits in the rotors. After making a few calls i fould out they had no idea what they were talking about and found a place that could do it. After 8 months of spueaking at every stop it feels good not to hear the noise anymore. Thanks for all the help
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Make sure you bed them in properly.
Murray's is correct. In some cases, some shops won't cut discs with slots. It requires a good machine and and even better operator versus solid discs.
Some will argue (mostly me) that it's the factory pads that create most of the problems with our brakes. However, can't recall a factory pad/slotted rotor combo. It may help alleviate the problems (over-dusting) with the factory pads.
Murray's is correct. In some cases, some shops won't cut discs with slots. It requires a good machine and and even better operator versus solid discs.
Some will argue (mostly me) that it's the factory pads that create most of the problems with our brakes. However, can't recall a factory pad/slotted rotor combo. It may help alleviate the problems (over-dusting) with the factory pads.
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I hope someone is still following this string regarding brakes. I have had some bad experiences with after market brake pads sold at Murray’s, they significantly degraded my braking distance in relation to similar brake pedal effort. I installed the FoMoCo pads and instantly improved braking performance. Yes, I have a squeal from the rear brakes but I’m cretin this is from over heating, which brings me to my questions.
I only use my Excursion to pull a 31’ travel trailer and the rear brakes are working much harder then the front. I understand the vehicle dynamics that causes this. I’ve adjusted the trailer brakes almost to max and the load leveler hitch bars but the rear axle brakes are still taking a beating. I have even gone to the trouble of measuring rotor surface temperature, with a laser surface temp meter, during my vacation trips. The rear rotor surface temp is always about 100 degrees higher then the front and the rear calipers. This is not an issue when I’m not towing. Ultimately I’m trying to improve my braking performance when towing.
I looked into buying the slotted rear rotor kit and ceramic pads but I would rather install larger rotors and calipers, ideally the same rotors and calipers as the front brakes.
- Does anyone know of a rear brake kit for a 2000 Excursion that offers larger rotors?
- Has anyone installed / swapped rear disk brakes from a F450/550 on to a F350 or Excursion?
Thanx,
I only use my Excursion to pull a 31’ travel trailer and the rear brakes are working much harder then the front. I understand the vehicle dynamics that causes this. I’ve adjusted the trailer brakes almost to max and the load leveler hitch bars but the rear axle brakes are still taking a beating. I have even gone to the trouble of measuring rotor surface temperature, with a laser surface temp meter, during my vacation trips. The rear rotor surface temp is always about 100 degrees higher then the front and the rear calipers. This is not an issue when I’m not towing. Ultimately I’m trying to improve my braking performance when towing.
I looked into buying the slotted rear rotor kit and ceramic pads but I would rather install larger rotors and calipers, ideally the same rotors and calipers as the front brakes.
- Does anyone know of a rear brake kit for a 2000 Excursion that offers larger rotors?
- Has anyone installed / swapped rear disk brakes from a F450/550 on to a F350 or Excursion?
Thanx,
