Rear Rotor replacement

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Mar 9, 2010 | 07:15 PM

FordSDF250

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Rear Rotor replacement

I have a 2001 f250 7.3 diesel 4 inch lift 35's crew cab 4x4. I am going to replace the rear rotors when I change my back brakes b/c they are pretty badly etched. I eventually want to put Powerslot rotors on the front and was wondering if I should put them on the back as well or just replace with stock ones. Any suggestions or past experiences would be much help. Thanks

Mar 10, 2010 | 06:44 AM

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Unless you have open wheels and want the look, i'd pass. there is a bias to the brakes, the rears do a lot less than the front. Inexpensive flat rotors will do just as well.

Mar 10, 2010 | 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ReAX

Unless you have open wheels and want the look, i'd pass. there is a bias to the brakes, the rears do a lot less than the front. Inexpensive flat rotors will do just as well.

x2 on that. Unless you have OCD and want everything to match or you just have to have that last ounce of stopping power (towing heavy or you have 50" mudders), the rear typically only contributes about 15% (give or take) to the overall stopping power. The fronts bear the brunt of this which is why there are so many discussions/write-ups on the front and very few on the back. This is also why fronts went to disc brakes first (much better braking performance) and the rears stayed drums for so long (drums are cheaper).