E450 Brake Upgrade?
I have a 2005 Chinook Glacier (2004 E450 chassis) and am looking for info on available front brake upgrades. This chasis is notoriously under braked for the weight of a 14,000 lb motorhome. I already...
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Carringb,
Thanks for the info! However, I see you are in OR and I am in Maine - shipping from Quadvan for a take-off would be awful. However, I may try Quigley in PA as they do conversions also. Is the 2008 the same bolt pattern and hub diametyer? When you say larger brakes, are they larger diameter rotors? I was not aware that the later E series used the larger diameter wheels that would have to go with larger diameter rotors.
Thanks for the info! However, I see you are in OR and I am in Maine - shipping from Quadvan for a take-off would be awful. However, I may try Quigley in PA as they do conversions also. Is the 2008 the same bolt pattern and hub diametyer? When you say larger brakes, are they larger diameter rotors? I was not aware that the later E series used the larger diameter wheels that would have to go with larger diameter rotors.
carringb wrote:
Swap to a 2008+ front axle. Rotors calipers and pads are all bigger. Plus, some of the other components are improved too. I did it to my van. Take off axles are $400 from quadvan then you just buy a new sway bar with links. It's cheper than a ball joint job (and you get new better ones anyways. )
PS skip the hawk pads and slotted rotors. Tried that route. The newer Ford stuff is way better. And for the rears try Napa extreme duty pads. They have the shortest stopping distances of all the major aftermarket pads and better than stock.
