Front Rotor Ridge Wear - pics
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Right there with ya tom... 10k after a change all around again front is warped. Already replaced everything once. Ford didn't to a hood job on the 04-05's anyways. This will be the 3rd caliper on that same spot.
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BTW, I attended a presentation by Ford's VP of Quality last year. He had a great presentation that just happened to include a ton of data and graphs showing Ford's turn around in Quality. Want to guess where the graphs showed (and he even admitted) where Ford's Quality bottomed out? That would be 2005. I rest my case.
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Thanks for backing me up. I hate it when the uninformed take swipes at folks who happen to know a ton more than they do.
BTW, I attended a presentation by Ford's VP of Quality last year. He had a great presentation that just happened to include a ton of data and graphs showing Ford's turn around in Quality. Want to guess where the graphs showed (and he even admitted) where Ford's Quality bottomed out? That would be 2005. I rest my case.
BTW, I attended a presentation by Ford's VP of Quality last year. He had a great presentation that just happened to include a ton of data and graphs showing Ford's turn around in Quality. Want to guess where the graphs showed (and he even admitted) where Ford's Quality bottomed out? That would be 2005. I rest my case.
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Wonderful. Yet another slap in the face. You might notice that your truck is apparently a 2008 - which is several Engineering Change Orders newer than my 2005. That might explain your better brakes.
Getting back to the point I was trying to make, the brakes on the newer trucks are significantly different / bigger than what came on the earlier trucks. Smaller brakes equal harder working brakes. Harder working brakes equal more brake wear and heat. More heat leads to issues with "soft" components (seals, sliders, etc.) in the calipers. And that's the stuff that goes bad and causes one to replace calipers - usually after they seriously overheat a rotor. Get my point now?
Getting back to the point I was trying to make, the brakes on the newer trucks are significantly different / bigger than what came on the earlier trucks. Smaller brakes equal harder working brakes. Harder working brakes equal more brake wear and heat. More heat leads to issues with "soft" components (seals, sliders, etc.) in the calipers. And that's the stuff that goes bad and causes one to replace calipers - usually after they seriously overheat a rotor. Get my point now?
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Not trying to slap anyone in the face here either.. But i've got over 85K on my original brakes and rotors with no issues.. Still have another 5- 10K left on them as well. Driving style might have alot to do with it i'm guessing. Seems to be hit or miss around here with problems.
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Hard to say what really causes the issues.. I have been running 35's for the past 25K miles and I check my pads every rotation/ oil change and I am amazed at how far they've gone. I plan on going with a setup similar to Darren's when the time comes.
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I'm with you on this one. I get more mileage out of brakes than just about anybody I know. Remember what I said I got out of brakes on all previous F-150's and what I'm getting out of my current truck. I didn't drive my 2005 one bit differently and the brakes just sucked. I]d say that's a pretty direct indication that it was the truck - not the driver there.
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Not to hi-jack the thread, but is there a semi-easy way to install 2010+ rotors and calipers to a 2005-09 F150? I have the same issues with rotors going bad... and I purposely try to brake conservatively.
Thanks in advance,
-Shannon
Thanks in advance,
-Shannon
