Talking to me? If so, I was saying my front tires where out of camber (which help caused the warped rotors) and had to get an aftermarket camber kit to get the front end properly aligned.

 

I'm just an unlucky shade tree mechanic
You probably have better luck than me. I usually don't stray from oem brake either until now. I've had more dust on my wheels in the 8 months I've had my truck than I can handle. So I am waiting on my new brake set up I ordered last week.

 

Who told you Positive or negitive camber effected your rotors.

 

They are pretty bad about dust.

What kind of pads are you getting.

 

Posi Quiets and new cross drilled/slotted rotter front and rear. The set up cost 327 plus 55 for shipping fron cal. to va. from Speed Solution International Inc. www.gripforce.com

 

It was one of many things...NOT the sole problem that caused the rotors to warp.

If it has no effect what so ever, please explain.

 

cut rotors on new truck? you shell out Big$$ and your talking about getting the rotors cut? not me man. buy new OEM and Torque wheels to spec. those rotors must run straight | | .... u guys crack me up when you lift a truck and change its geometry and you wonder why you're cutting tires.... and to top it off you use an airgun to tighten your wheels. even guys with snap-on torque extensions think thats the answer. answer is a nice "click" with the latest snap-on torque wrench.

you guys that suffer like me with too much dust? you can buy better brake pads
with different friction level, and the dust goes away. of course u may be buying rotors more often.

as far as cutting them like the one guy on here thats been handcuffed to a rotor lathe too long....... you are taking away metal.. therefore creating more heat which in turn warps faster than before.

and one last thing to add... 04 F150 has emergency brake problem that hangs up when u think your released.. when u go down the road the truck shakes... take it back to your local Ford garage for this warranty fix. And if they dont know what your talking about....take it to a different Ford garage that does.



a.k.a. papsmear
2005 Lariet supercrew
heavy truck mechanic
for last 18 years

 

Our $3,000 (give or take) brake lathe will cut just as || straight as a new rotor; and the 4 thousanths of a millimeter won't cause any heat.

Think about it, camber shouldn't cause any brake problems because the vehicle is still the same, it isn't going to cause anymore extra force to the rotor because their is no extra mass to prevent stopping it.
I guess the tire would have less contact with the road causing increased braking but it would be minute.

 

You beat me to it. Man that's big.

 

Understand, but I believe it could, especially with 35" tires and 18" rims. Then again, I'm no mechanic...that's why I asked for the explaination.

Nonetheless, I needed the camber kit to properly align my front end.

BTW, I make a motion to BAN the picture guy!!!! Any seconds?

 

heheh good to know theres some friction level in here also

sry about the size on that last picture... i keep forgetin im on a 23HD monitor.
this size here should fit you guys with 17 inch screen...

if your using blackberry device...let me know i'll send thumbnail

 

I was just bustin' your *****!

 

Lately all I feel is the damn lugs on my mud grapplers. From 5mph and down it's a little rough.

 

Nice looking truck. Glad I can see the whole thing now.

 

It is a rotor warp issue. I figure alot of the problem is the stock rotors don't dissipate enough heat, especially in city driving. Turn the rotors you have and make sure you lets the wheels turn a couple times AFTER you have slowed enough to be considered parking lot speed. I traded my 04 in with 40k miles on it and only truned the rotors once at around 12,000 miles

I've already ordered SSBC rotors and calipers for my 06....can't wait for them to get here.