I have 40K on mine and they look perfect, I haven't even had to change the pads on the back, I took the back wheels off about a month ago and checked them again and they still have quite a bit of life left.

 

lot of stop and go in jersey

 

I have always believed that most aftermarket equipment is junk. At least in my experience. Also it seems the amount of brake dust is relative to wheel design because my chrome plated steel wheels don't dust at all with the stock brake pads and I do alot of Los Angelas rush hour stop and go with the truck.

 

Didn't think about that, thats a good point. However your rotors shouldn't be worn yet.

 

no way man, think about it you think ford would put something in that cost more when something cheaper is available? motorcraft stuff is all rebranded, granted probably not the LOWEST bidder but defineatly not the highest,

stock pads stop great, stock rotors are ok, but stopping great cheaply costs dust.. i replaced my rotors and pads at about 35k miles, the retaining springs snapped to pieces as i took the brakes apart, i couldnt reuse em if i wanted to the rotors were rusted wherever the pads cant touch, and they were grooved up and they squealed and they dusted like nothing else...

put in powerslots, and akebono proact ceramics... its been about 30k more miles now, and i take apart my brakes completely and service them every few months with a cleaning and new lube and antisqueal, etc... the akebonos look brand new except they are not shiny, i think they can go for another 100k easily and im stopping 6" lift with 35's the power slots look to be able to last the life of the truck and there is no rust anywhere, now im pretty sure they stop just as good as stock.. i wont go further and say they stop better, i dont know cause i installed my lift and tires at the same time

btw ZERO dust and noise and rust or shuddering

 

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i have to disagree. just to look at a few obvious items such as tires, wipers, exhaust, fan belts these are all very obvious junk. the brakes and rotors, i guess i will see over the next year or so. i am told by the parts guy that i would think would be in a better position than myself to judge, that the oem stuff is garbage. lets face it ford is bottom line profit driven. save a buck on wipers, 10 bucks on tires etc and it all adds up. shame of it is that is good for the short term but long term suffers.

i just took a set of chrome wheels off and put the stockers back on. both types had a build up of dust.

why the rotors were worn so bad, i have no idea other than they are not the quality they should be.

 

How can wheel design possibly have any affect on how much dust is created when the pad and rotor come into contact? Seriously, I'd love to hear your line of thought.

Now some wheels may have a better chance that the dust won't stick, depending on the finish/coating of the wheel, but the amount of dust coming off the pads will be the same.

- NCSU

 

Depending on the open areas of the wheel as well as airflow patterns through the brakes and onto the wheel can have an affect on dust accumulation on the wheels. As I said before, that is the only explanation I can come up with because I drive in mainly stop and go traffic and at 18,000 miles my pads are still at about 10mm and I have no issue with dust/ noise or stopping power and that includes regularly towing a trailer with my track car on it. Although, granted the trailer has it's own brakes. If you really want to experience brake dust buy a BMW. Trust me I know, especially with the Hawk race pads.

 

I ran Kleen Wheels on my 2005 and last 2007 Screws. They are perfect with NO dust at all... ever. No loss of performance, either.

I am about to cut loose on a 2008 King Ranch, which may have 20's... how are these replacement pads for braking when towing a travel trailer? I've heard ceramics stink with a load in tow. Any truth? Napa pads ceramic?

 

The pads on my 2006 SCrew dusted like crazy. They made a terrible mess of the chrome wheels.

The pads on my 2007 don't dust up nearly as much. Ford must have used a different supplier or something. There is a noticable reduction in brake dust.

On the Aftermarket thing: Years ago I wrote aftermarket catalogs for a living. Many of the products you buy in an aftermarket package are made by the same companies that supply OEM's. Suppliers don't make any money selling to OEM's so they rely on aftermarket business to make up the difference. I worked on Brake parts catalogs in the early 1990's. At least then many aftermarket pads had superior friction material to OEM.

 

Wax your rims every time you wax your truck.

Even with the excess dust it will wash right off.

 

I have been through too many pads and a lot of blown cash. The only ones I found that work are Akebono ProACT's and I haven't needed to replace them in over 25k miles. I'm loving them, it's such an easy swap too.

 

1 question. so i went and had my oil change cuz i didnt have time to do it so i took it to ford. on the paper work they put brakes need future attention wtf does that mean?

 

It means you need brake pads.

 

I only have 4400 miles on mine and I am so close to ripping off the stock brake pads! My front wheels are constantly turning brown, while the back ones are black!

Ford sucks when they chose this "brand" of brake pads!!!!