Break rotor upgrades?
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Break rotor upgrades?
I have do my front brakes. They replaced them when I bought the truck ('05 F250 CrewCab 5.4 gas) last year but they've squeeled ever since, ceramic pads I think. I also noticed after going through a few puddles my brakes act up.
I am looking to upgrade to slotted/drilled rotors any suggestions?
I am looking to upgrade to slotted/drilled rotors any suggestions?
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The dealer put the new pads I when I bought the truck a year ago I dought they did resurface the rotors
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I just put new rotors from National Auto on and Wagner pads. They seem pretty good, plus I know the rotors are thicker than OEM which can warp easy. I had tried the slotted rotors and hawk pads, but the pads only lasted one year (and I only put on about 10,000 that year, no hard stops or real heavy loads) The big problem I had was the lower slide pins rusting fast. The upgraded ones from Ford (only place as of last year that you can buy slide pins) has a rubber sleeve on the lower pin. Remove and throw it away. I did what they told me to do, but a few weeks ago I had to do my brakes again (driver side rotor hung up) And when I checked the slide pins, the bottoms were stuck again. After beating them out (thought they rusted up again) I realized that listening to the dealership guy was bad (although he probably went by what Ford says to do) They told me to grease the daylights out of the pins, and the rubber sleeve is to prevent water from getting in. Well first off, if it was there to prevent water from getting in, it should have been placed near the outter part of the pin, not the inner most part. Second, petroleum products and rubber do not mix. The sleeve swelled big time. After removing that, my brakes feel better than they have since I bought the truck.
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Now I know I shouldn't go puddle jumping but part of the reason I bought a truck was to go where my car can't.... and I like to play.
So let me put this into perspective for you....
...everyday on my way into work I drive by a giant puddle (shop is right next to a dike, parking lot has no drainage) the smallest this puddle ever gets is about 50ft wide by 200ft long and about a foot deep in the middle. So you could imagine what it looks like after a huge rainstorm. (New England is famous for it's crazy weather)Everyday I am tempted to drive through it... nevermind after it rains.
Since we moved into this shop I've hit the puddle in all 3 of my work trucks (08 Chevy Colorado, 09 Dodge Dakota, & 09 Toyota Tacoma) The only one that didn't bog down on me was the chevy. But that still doesn't hit it as good as my 250.
The problem is my breaks act up for the next day or so after doing that. Not that I plan on puddle jumping everyday but I do plan on taking the truck to the beach and in the woods, where the breaks will get wet. Seeing as this is also my daily driver and on weekend roadtrips I have my precisious cargo (identical twin 7 month old girls) I can't have my breaks acting up on me.
So let me put this into perspective for you....
...everyday on my way into work I drive by a giant puddle (shop is right next to a dike, parking lot has no drainage) the smallest this puddle ever gets is about 50ft wide by 200ft long and about a foot deep in the middle. So you could imagine what it looks like after a huge rainstorm. (New England is famous for it's crazy weather)Everyday I am tempted to drive through it... nevermind after it rains.
Since we moved into this shop I've hit the puddle in all 3 of my work trucks (08 Chevy Colorado, 09 Dodge Dakota, & 09 Toyota Tacoma) The only one that didn't bog down on me was the chevy. But that still doesn't hit it as good as my 250.
The problem is my breaks act up for the next day or so after doing that. Not that I plan on puddle jumping everyday but I do plan on taking the truck to the beach and in the woods, where the breaks will get wet. Seeing as this is also my daily driver and on weekend roadtrips I have my precisious cargo (identical twin 7 month old girls) I can't have my breaks acting up on me.
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The seals are supposed to keep the water out of the front wheel and locking hubs and the elevated breather tube and seals are supposed to keep it out of the back. Hopefully they do their job. I wonder if Jeep has the same level of water restraint or better since they spend a lot of time in the puddles. 
Also what does everybody think of the stock rotors?
Also what does everybody think of the stock rotors?
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The seals are supposed to keep the water out of the front wheel and locking hubs and the elevated breather tube and seals are supposed to keep it out of the back. Hopefully they do their job. I wonder if Jeep has the same level of water restraint or better since they spend a lot of time in the puddles. Also what does everybody think of the stock rotors?
Also what does everybody think of the stock rotors?
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