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 routine maintenance check the mechanic told me that my brake pads had cracks in them from over heating and I should think about replacing the brake pads and rotors. He said the over heating was probably due to my frequently towing a 5th wheel trailer. My pads still had some meat on them so I don't have to change them right away but I've been thinking maybe I should get some heavy duty pads which may not readily overheat.
The pads currently on my truck are the ones which came with the truck when I purchased it back in 2012, but it seems I will soon have to change them. I realize that my 5th wheel trailer also has brakes and that should take some of the strain off of the truck brakes, but it does seem like the truck brakes supply a lot of the stopping power.
I ask because at a recent routine maintenance check the mechanic told me that my brake pads had cracks in them from over heating and I should think about replacing the brake pads and rotors. He said the over heating was probably due to my frequently towing a 5th wheel trailer. My pads still had some meat on them so I don't have to change them right away but I've been thinking maybe I should get some heavy duty pads which may not readily overheat.
The pads currently on my truck are the ones which came with the truck when I purchased it back in 2012, but it seems I will soon have to change them. I realize that my 5th wheel trailer also has brakes and that should take some of the strain off of the truck brakes, but it does seem like the truck brakes supply a lot of the stopping power.
