Upgrades and Aftermarket - GeneralUpgrading and adding aftermarket equipment to your 1999-2007 Super Duty. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are not engine-specific.
I have an 04 with a stock brake system. I need to change the pads and turn the rotors. I tow a relatively heavy trailer weekly and would like to know what a good set of pads would be?
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2004 F250 6.0, 4" T-back MBRP, AFE Stage II/PG7, CFM+ Largemouth, Snow Stage II Meth injection, Pyro, Trans, Boost pillar mount, SCT running Extreme Street, ITP reg return, AirDog, Oilguard bypass, CCV mod, Diesel Site coolant filter, harpooned, 08 Diff cover, Daystar levelling kit, Viair onboard air with Siege train horns, heated mirror switch, Hella 500 Driving and Fog lights behind Billet grille, back-up lights, Kenwood 7019 in-dash DVD, Alpine S in the doors, 2 10" JL subs with Alpine amp.
Pretty curious myself, I feel that the pads on my 07 are not getting enough grip. When I plow in 4 low, I really have to stand on the pedal to hold the truck from moving.
Not sure if the issue is the pad, the rotor or the combination ... but there are not many upgrade options out there.
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07 F-250 Harley Davidson Edition PSD 4x4
Upgrades: 08 towing mirror upgrade, 08 center console upgrade, LED tail & third brake lighting, Leer 700 tonneau, Western 8.5' snow plow, Superchips Cortex programmer, 275/65R20 BFGoodrich AT KOs on DC-1 20x9s
There is a lot of information re; brakes on this site. Do a search.
I know there are those who are diehards for one brand or another. Both pads and rotors. Then, just as with cars, I believe that if you have larger rims there are plus sized rotors out there. And calipers w/ more cylinders. And I know there are regular, slotted, drilled, dimpled, slotted-drilled, slotted-drilled-chamfered, rotors. Even regular or black zinc coatings for looks. See my sig re; my Ex. My rotors are manufactured by Royal Rotors.
And there are several opinions regarding the advantages, or lack thereof, of using the various combinations available. And those opinions vary based on what you do with the truck.
I suggest that you do a search using this site's search engine.
Have fun. After all, doing the homework is part of the fun.
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'03 Excursion, 7.3L, 4X4, 4" MBRP exhaust, TS performance chip, K&N FIPK w/ an Amsoil EA filter, Hellwig anti-sway bar, drilled/slotted front & rear rotors. Bilstein shocks, Rancho steering damper. Airlift 5000. This baby surprises a lot of, so called, performance cars.
'04 F 350, extended cab, 6.0L, FX4, manual tranny, 4" MBRP exhaust, Bully Dog Triple Dog downloader w/ Outlook moniter, 2m-70cm Yaesu ft-8500.
'96 Mustang Cobra convertible, B&M short throw shifter, Koni adjustable shocks, viper chip, drilled/slotted rotors front and rear, rear sequential turn signals.
ART rotors and performance friction carbon metallic seem to be highly recomended....not cheap though Applied Rotor Technology
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2000 Limited, 115K, 7.3L, 285 Cooper ATR's, new fuel pump, new rotors(already warped)and ceramic pads, super chips, Bilsteins.
1997 4runner,5spd,TRD supercharged,Bilsteins,H&R coil springs front and rear
1968 roadrunner,383,4spd
1970 roadrunner,383,4spd,pistol grip,58k 0riginal miles
1970 Charger SE,383,4spd,pistol grip,my first car
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