A good friend of mine ownes an 03 F-350 and does alot of towing/hauling. He likes the MotorCraft Brake Pads/Rotors the best as they seem to give him the best service compared to the aftermarket brands that he has used on this same vehicle(F-350 6.0 Turbo PSD).
Motorcraft brake pads = GOOD
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always hard to beat the Factory.
If the pads for our service fleet trucks weren't so [censored] expensive we'd buy them for replacements, too.
If the pads for our service fleet trucks weren't so [censored] expensive we'd buy them for replacements, too.
Originally Posted By: cos
How old is your brake fluid?
As for Hawk HPS pads - I've been running them for yrs in two different Fords and they last at least as long as the OEM Motorcraft pads, with less dust and better performance.
There's no such thing as OEM Motorcraft pads, you have Genuine Ford Parts brake pads and Motorcraft brake pads. The Motorcraft pads on my F150 dust less and have better performance than the OEM Ford pads did. I think the life-span will be equal or better with the Motorcraft pads, as I got around 120,000 miles out of the OEM pads despite a lot of city miles and many ABS triggering stops.
How old is your brake fluid?
As for Hawk HPS pads - I've been running them for yrs in two different Fords and they last at least as long as the OEM Motorcraft pads, with less dust and better performance.
There's no such thing as OEM Motorcraft pads, you have Genuine Ford Parts brake pads and Motorcraft brake pads. The Motorcraft pads on my F150 dust less and have better performance than the OEM Ford pads did. I think the life-span will be equal or better with the Motorcraft pads, as I got around 120,000 miles out of the OEM pads despite a lot of city miles and many ABS triggering stops.
I was referring to the factory installed pads.
Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
So yesterday, went to Ford for my 10K tire rotation.
They advised me that I needed to put front brakes on the Expedition. Well, I already knew that; I had purchased pads about four months ago, and just hadn't got around to doing them yet. The inside pad on the drivers side was VERY bad he told me, and that I should really do them immediately. I thanked him very much and drove it home.
Started on the brakes. The had used an impact on the lug nuts, so I knew I had to re-torque them all to 150lb-ft, since none of them were any where NEAR 150lb-ft, and the consistency was horrendous.
Well, half-way into the first wheel and it starts to rain. And it only got worse. I was drenched by the time I finished, but knew that the rain wasn't going to let up, so that's why I continued.
It appeared as though the sliders were sticking a bit on the drivers side. The inner pad was massively more worn than the outer. Not so with the passenger side.
The pads that came off were Chinese junk that the dealer I had bought it from (NOT a Ford dealer, or a brand dealer) had put on for it to pass safety. I'd never been happy with the brake feel, and knew the pads were garbage.
Stopping today, with the new Motorcraft pads was a pleasure. Consistent braking, EVERY time. Fantastic pedal feel. I'm very pleased with these pads.
I'd post pictures of the pads I took off, but you guys would probably kill me
Is this on your 2002? That is kind of funny because my mothers 02 wears the inside drivers side pad much faster than any of the other pads. I learned this the hard way. The rotor now is all grooved up on the inside because there was no squeal indicator and it went metal to metal. Went to replace the rotor and I could not get it off. Soaked it in pb blaster multiple times and used a huge sledge hammer and it would not budge. Spent all day on it and finally gave up and cleaned the oily mess off the rotor installed new pads and put it all back together. Been like that almost 2 years now.
So yesterday, went to Ford for my 10K tire rotation.
They advised me that I needed to put front brakes on the Expedition. Well, I already knew that; I had purchased pads about four months ago, and just hadn't got around to doing them yet. The inside pad on the drivers side was VERY bad he told me, and that I should really do them immediately. I thanked him very much and drove it home.
Started on the brakes. The had used an impact on the lug nuts, so I knew I had to re-torque them all to 150lb-ft, since none of them were any where NEAR 150lb-ft, and the consistency was horrendous.
Well, half-way into the first wheel and it starts to rain. And it only got worse. I was drenched by the time I finished, but knew that the rain wasn't going to let up, so that's why I continued.
It appeared as though the sliders were sticking a bit on the drivers side. The inner pad was massively more worn than the outer. Not so with the passenger side.
The pads that came off were Chinese junk that the dealer I had bought it from (NOT a Ford dealer, or a brand dealer) had put on for it to pass safety. I'd never been happy with the brake feel, and knew the pads were garbage.
Stopping today, with the new Motorcraft pads was a pleasure. Consistent braking, EVERY time. Fantastic pedal feel. I'm very pleased with these pads.
I'd post pictures of the pads I took off, but you guys would probably kill me
Is this on your 2002? That is kind of funny because my mothers 02 wears the inside drivers side pad much faster than any of the other pads. I learned this the hard way. The rotor now is all grooved up on the inside because there was no squeal indicator and it went metal to metal. Went to replace the rotor and I could not get it off. Soaked it in pb blaster multiple times and used a huge sledge hammer and it would not budge. Spent all day on it and finally gave up and cleaned the oily mess off the rotor installed new pads and put it all back together. Been like that almost 2 years now.
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