Hi Guys
Got my truck used at 35K.Now it has 43K&brakes are good here.Did some light hauling&some heavy loads on rare occasions.The annoying thing about these brakes is the dust.Have to keep the front rims clean all the time.nature of the beast I guess.How much is a brake job on a F150?Rotors cut,new pads?...Pete

 

Had to revive this thread from a month ago to wave a white flag to mccrick and his 152k

over the holidays, we began to hear the telltale squeal of the wear indicators.

So, after eight and a half years and 149k miles and some change, the original front pads have been replaced (with Wagner Thermoquiets).

Rotors were fine, calipers were fine, rear pads still have a little life left.

Flushed the system while I was at it.

 

Changed mine at 30k just for the hell of it(F&R) and the big wheels dont help but better to be safe then sorry. Duralast gold front and rear.

 

Do you usually coast to a stop?

 

When practical, yes, but we don't take it to extremes.

Gotta give props to my wife, too, since she has been the primary driver for much of its life. The word I hear is that women drivers can be hard on brakes. Obviously not so in my case.

We also don't seem to have as much problem with brake dust as many do.

Coincidence?

 

may be the wife is letting her boyfriend drive, because you know how women are on breaks and all oh did i say that lol jk

 

2002 F-150 Ext. cab 2WD, 4.6
Replaced my OEM pads on front at 40K. Just put Wagner thermo's on the rear at 67K. Lots of rumbling this week from fronts. Headed to dealer tomorrow for check..........maybe wheel bearing? Not sure I want to tackle a nut that requires 250ftlb of torque. What should I expect to pay if I need both front rotors and pads? I think the pad materials Ford uses were changed in 2003............my son bought an Escape that year and had TONS of black crap constantly. My 02 F-150 never did. Will the new pads do that?

 

Can I bring a little sanity back in here? Those of you comparing pre-2004 truck brakes to post 2004 trucks are smoking crack. I've owned a '90, '93, '97, '99, '02 and now a 2005 F-150. The 2005 goes through brakes like Hillary Clinton through pant suits. I always got 60,000 plus out of front brakes and 80,000 plus out of rears - until my 2005. I got 21,000 out of my rear brakes and everything (rotors, pads and calipers) was junk at that point. The fronts rang in totally shot at 26,000 miles. And, as you can see from above, I'm easy on brakes. Although they upsized the brakes somewhat for the new, heavier truck, they're undersized in my opinion - and made up of "low bidder wins again" components. If you get 35,000 out of either your front or rear brakes on a post 2004 truck, throw a party.

 

I just passed 155,000 on the original brakes. I do try to coast to stops as much as possible. It will be interesting to see how much further these can go.

 

Another pre-2004 truck. As I stated in my post, it must be nice, because the 2004+ trucks won't see anywhere near that pad life.

 

Update
Had to get both Front & Rear Pads changed at 30050 miles. & rotors turned
One thing im confused about is why the rear was more worn than the forward brakes is that all of a sudden normal?

 

The 2004+ trucks have much more rear brake bias, so they seem to be wearing much faster than earlier trucks. So yes, you're not seeing anything unusual - for these trucks.

 

I haven't heard anything about a rear brake bias. I'm getting ready to replace my stock pads at 41K, with my front pads at 30 percent and my rear at 40. It makes sense that this would be the case, as the front end of the truck is damn heavy compared to it's *** end. Maybe it is because my 05 scab is heavier, but my 89 Bronco XLT could go 100k before needing a brake job. Oh well, I guess that is the price of progress.

Or something.

 

purchased my truck used with 38K miles and changed the brakes at 54k....Both front calipers were cracked and needed to be replaced, pads were worn down to 5% remaining and rotors were warped. I did some hauling with a horse trailer but nothing major.

Put on Powerslot Slotted rotors with Hawks LTS pads...stops much better than stock and I should get plenty of miles out of them...

Stock braking equipment is sub par....I know on my mustang the back brakes went out before the fronts did due to Ford using cheaper parts ont he back braking system. Brakes were replaced at 34k on the stang when they completely failed.

 

Reviving dead thread.
Quick update: I just passed 173,000 miles on the original pads & shoes.
I checked them yesterday:
the front pads are about 60% worn, the rear shoes amazingly are only about 10% worn (compared to replacements that are back in the box)