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j-d
Jul 31, 2015Explorer II
The job is done now, and billing/warranty will work out however it works out. But I'd like to offer:
1. A job like this should include BOTH calipers and the hoses.
2. If there's any planning time/down time, a whole replacement front axle setup, with complete brakes, new bearings, new axles (including ball joints and bushings) and new radius arms is available from firms that make Ford E-Series chassis into 4x4. Replacing these components on 2007 or earlier chassis upgrades brakes to the latest 2008+ design which is a much larger, much better, brake.
3. Item 2. above is really good if the chassis has enough miles on it that ball joint wear has become an issue. Several of us on this forum have made this swap or had it done at a shop and we're pleased.
1. A job like this should include BOTH calipers and the hoses.
2. If there's any planning time/down time, a whole replacement front axle setup, with complete brakes, new bearings, new axles (including ball joints and bushings) and new radius arms is available from firms that make Ford E-Series chassis into 4x4. Replacing these components on 2007 or earlier chassis upgrades brakes to the latest 2008+ design which is a much larger, much better, brake.
3. Item 2. above is really good if the chassis has enough miles on it that ball joint wear has become an issue. Several of us on this forum have made this swap or had it done at a shop and we're pleased.
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