Hey,

Need some more brake advice. It looks like I am going to go with either the Hawk Superduty or Stock Ford pads for the truck. The heat cracking issues with the Ceramix have made me leary of venturing down that path. Are there any other recommendations on pads?

Also, what do you guys use for the bearing grease? What about brake fluid?


Finally, how does one "bleed" the brakes? Is it better to buy some sort of pump to pump out the fluid?

Thanks!

 

As far as bleeding the brakes,

I bought the d-i-y vacuum pump. But nothing in the shadetree realm beats having someone pump the pedal while you open/close the bleed screws.

Oh and I like to use valvoline dot3 synthetic fluid.

Rich

 

I have the handpump also, really helps when you have no one to help, but if at all possible get someone to pump the brakes.

For pads, I've always been curious about EBC. I know they make them for our trucks, but have never seen or heard of anyone trying them. I know they make great pads for smaller cars. Just not sure about trucks.

 

Hawk Super Duty are not recommended for our trucks, the recommended performance pads are Hawk HPS. I have these and the brake fade is reduced incredibly Vs stock pads. The HPS do have a little more brake dust than stock pads, if you wanna elemenate the brake dust go with ceramic but they wont be as good as HPS. As far as a Brake Fluid goes, Ford Brake fluid is very commonly used in the open track community. Its very affordable and as long as you use a brand new container you cant go wrong. The biggest mistake people do is use brake fluid that isnt a new container and has been sitting on a shelf in the garage. Bleeding brakes can be done many ways they all do the same, just use the method easiest for you.

 

Vacuum pump is handy especially if you work alone. ATE Super-Blue brake fluid.

Brembo/Stop-Tech/APS for good brakes.

 

ATE seems to be the way to go on the fluids. Thanks. Any recommendations on bearing grease?

 

I'm using the Hawk HP Superduty pads. They do dust more than the stock pads; but, if you wash your truck every week, it's not very noticeable.

 

I used Mobil-1 synthetic grease.