Brake Pads
Does anyone here think it is necessary to have heavy duty brake pads on your truck while towing, and are there heavy duty brake pads available for an F-150 or F-250? I ask because at a recent routi...
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Lockout Overdrive and Manually downshift the truck when coming down the other side of the mountain and you'll get a lot more engine braking and won't need to ride the brakes. By the way, you shouldn't ride the brakes. Stab the brakes hard and slow way way down coming down the hill then get off them (let them cool) till speed is too high again; Use the transmission and engine braking as stated above and you won't be overheating your brakes.
