Brake Dust
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
yep, normal for the crappy Ford pads, been like this since 2004. Switch to some ceramic pads or other type of pads that produce less dust.
Personally, I've been using the Porterfiled carbon kevlar pads. I installed them on my 04 and now my 09, both when the trucks were new under 1000 miles. They were great on my 04, no dust at all. The new set I put on my 09, they are ok but start to show dust after 2 weeks or so, but still not as bad as the factory pads.
Personally, I've been using the Porterfiled carbon kevlar pads. I installed them on my 04 and now my 09, both when the trucks were new under 1000 miles. They were great on my 04, no dust at all. The new set I put on my 09, they are ok but start to show dust after 2 weeks or so, but still not as bad as the factory pads.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Texas
Ceramic pads will have less dust but you will have less stopping power too.
Get Hawk pads.
http://www.hawkperformance.com/
Get Hawk pads.
http://www.hawkperformance.com/
Post Fiend
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 7,698
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From: Neenah, Wisconsin
I disagree that cermaic pads give you less stopping power.....they're worlds better on my 07 than my oem pads were both in stopping power and dusting....
Akebono pads are amazing pads with great performance, and virtually no dust....
Akebono pads are amazing pads with great performance, and virtually no dust....
Posting Guru
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: altoona
well i like ebc pads the best, but on their web site and other website its saying the 04 to 08 is the same as the 09 which i don't think they are but i could be wrong. also i did read that brake dust come from the rotor it self and how they make the pad itself changes that
if it is the same i'm more then likey going to order pads and rotors
if it is the same i'm more then likey going to order pads and rotors
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Ceramic pads will have less dust but you will have less stopping power too.
Get Hawk pads.
http://www.hawkperformance.com/
Get Hawk pads.
http://www.hawkperformance.com/
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Post Fiend
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 7,698
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From: Neenah, Wisconsin
Gm has started putting ceramic pads on most of its vehicles, and hate to say it....but gm has way better brake feel and bite than ford has for the last few years
