Man I was really hoping Ford had solved this brake dust issue by now.. My 05 was horrible until I switched to ceramic.. So now I have 2011 FX4 with the 20in
painted rims (200 miles on them) and already seeing brake dust.. Any of you guys having the same issues? Do I seriously need to swap factory pads out for thermoquiets on brand new freaking truck?
Side note- Its snowing here and I cant wait to see how she performs! Love everything else about the truck so far...Happy holidays fellas!!
-Nate-

 

my 2011 is a lot better than my 08'. they stay clean for a long time.....

 

They significantly improved for the 2010 model year. Bigger brakes, and new friction materials.

 

I too have a 2011 FX4 with the 20's...much improved over my previous 2009. The brakes are way more responsive and produce alot less brake dust. I just hit 200 miles on mine and the wheels look fine.

 

I have a 2010 and I was impressed by the "lack" of dust on my FX4. Much less than my brothers 2008.

 

My 2005 was really bad, I cant complain at all about the 2011 FX4 with 18s. As a matter of fact if the dust stays the way it is I will replace with factory pads and I have never done that before.

 

Same here. I replaced the pads on my 2005 at 11,000 miles due to the dust. No dust on this 2011.

 

They got something right.....I replaced my front brakes with stock pads and rotors a few thousand miles ago (including a few hundred towing 6-7k) and the front wheels look like the rear.....no significant dust/dirt!

Jim

 

i have washed my wheels only once since I've had my truck and not because of brake dust. I'm super happy with the lack of brake dust (12,000 miles)

 

I washed my 2011 this past weekend and found that the front wheels had a lot more brake dust than the rears, but not more so than any car I've owned.

If you want to help keep brake dust off, just clean the wheels really well, apply some Turtle Wax Ice liquid wax (no residue!) and hose off once in a while. You'll need to reapply the wax about every two to three weeks though, to keep the dust away. I did this on my 2004 Mustang GT convertible and never had dirty wheels

-John

 

Hmmmm, thanks for the input fellas.. Maybe whoever test drove it for 70 miles before me were hard on the brakes? Anyways the braking performance/power are night and day difference over my 05!! Love it so far......

 

My 20's are looking great also. I did wax them when I first got the truck and again this past weekend with NXT. Not sure if that is helping, but I have no complaints.