Ok, I'm getting ready to do the brakes for the first time on my SCrew. I figure its time since I have almost 50k miles. Anyway, I'm looking at PowerSlot rotors maybe on all 4 wheels and Hawk LTS pads all around. I did see one post somebody had that gave the to this setup. Can anyone else give opinions?

Thanks!!

02 F150 Super Crew Lariat FX4 White & Silver
5.4 /w Roush Cold Air Intake & K&N filter
3.55 LS
Flowmaster Cat Back
JBA Silver Cat4ward Headers
Rancho RSX's
Rancho Steering Stablizer
Hellwig Rear Anti Sway Bar
Lightning Tails
Outland Sport Bumper Guard
Hella 550's
Silverstars
Superchips 9100 Micro Tuner c/o Troyer Performance
Underdrive Pullies c/o Troyer Performance
Mag-Hytec Trans Pan

 

Any opinions????

02 F150 Super Crew Lariat FX4 White & Silver
5.4 /w Roush Cold Air Intake & K&N filter
3.55 LS
Flowmaster Cat Back
JBA Silver Cat4ward Headers
Rancho RSX's
Rancho Steering Stablizer
Hellwig Rear Anti Sway Bar
Lightning Tails
Outland Sport Bumper Guard
Hella 550's
Silverstars
Superchips 9100 Micro Tuner c/o Troyer Performance
Underdrive Pullies c/o Troyer Performance
Mag-Hytec Trans Pan

 

Don't know much about that set-up. I do know that SSBC offers a braking set-up for our F150's that is phenominal! check it out. It is very pricey though!

 

do u do lots of towing?? if not just stick with stock brakes. i put a set of wagner pads on and noticed a big improvement and that was with the stock rotors.

 

Bingo, X2, keep it simple and cheap.

 

Absolutly! If not heavy towing or road racing, why not stick to a high quality semi-metallic pad on a regular rotor? I had to replace my front rotors due to bearing failure and went with Raybestos because that was quickly available. I have had Wagner Thermo Quiet pads for 43,000 miles, and the braking is great, no problems.

 

Have you looked at KVR Performance? When I needed to replace my fronts 2-3yrs ago I compared their prices with OEM type parts. I order their cross-drilled rotors & carbon fibre pads & have been quite impressed with the stopping power. They're quiet & no brake dust on the wheels.

John

 

Just a warning on the cross drilled rotors: They are notorious for cracking/ braking. The holes allow for wind to enter, this resisitance tends to be enough of a force to actually crack or completely sheer your rotors. Be careful when purchasing these products!!! check out this site, they explain better than I can. but working on Mercedes (and they cross drill a lot of rotors) I have seen a TON of this cracking and braking in the rotors!

http://www.stainlesssteelbrakes.com/...illing%20them?

 

another good reason for sticking with stock as long as it works well.

 

Thanks for the opinions. Yes, I do tow 2 different types of trailers my truck. That is why I'm considering the "upgraded setup"


02 F150 Super Crew Lariat FX4 White & Silver
5.4 /w Roush Cold Air Intake & K&N filter
3.55 LS
Flowmaster Cat Back
JBA Silver Cat4ward Headers
Rancho RSX's
Rancho Steering Stablizer
Hellwig Rear Anti Sway Bar
Lightning Tails
Outland Sport Bumper Guard
Hella 550's
Silverstars
Superchips 9100 Micro Tuner c/o Troyer Performance
Underdrive Pullies c/o Troyer Performance
Mag-Hytec Trans Pan

 

I did the slotted and dimpled rotors with kevlar pads. Stopping is great and now the brake dust matches my rims. unlike the oem that had brown dust.

 

There is an article on hawk pads and new lines in one of the latest mustang mags. Said that it made a nice difference over stock. The article was about improved breaking on the cheap.

 

How about a good brake controller for the trailers (if equipped with electric brakes) and throw more braking their way? All kidding aside, I've been a lot hesitant on cross drilled rotors for strength as mentioned. If you need added braking that bad from a stock setup you are either pulling too much weight, not planning stops well enough and/or not driving defensively, or a combination. My feelings are, if the cross drilled/ slotted are better, you'll notice only when the trailer is jack knifing on you anyways, in either case you're screwed. It's really like splitting hairs, save the fancy brakes for BMW's, practicality prevails. I think pad choice makes more sense, but there again, who's got the better and at what cost? Some might brake well, with tonnes of dust or noise or both.

 

I have never been happy with the way my '98 F-150 brakes. Compared to my other vehicles, my truck is very hard to stop (since new).

I replaced the stock pads with Motorcraft pads and braking was about the same. Now it's time to replace the pads again and I'd like to explore my options in getting the truck to stop faster.

I'm running a '98 F-150 XLT 5.4L Super Cab 4x4 which has discs on the front and drums on the rear. I do tow a boat and camper, but both trailers have brakes.

Should I try a different brand of pads?

 

Try it, worked for me a bit, not terribly much but some. I've been noted as bieng a believer in Carquest "blue" semi-metallics, but try something other than Motorcraft and see if it helps. If nothing else, they've given me little dust, full warranty and a good life span so try some aftermarket ones. From experiences, Ceramics have been a pain in the ***, dusty, and noisey as hell. Stopping wasn't improved, but I sure stopped at the parts place quick to change to semi-metallics.