better truck brakes?
Has anyone upgraded their truck brakes in a way that gave a big improvement or longer life? It seems that I have another warped rotor after only about 10K miles. so I'm wondering about the possibil...
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joeshmoe wrote:ticki2 wrote:
What was the problem that got fixed ? Perhaps it would help the OP and others .
X2 I'd like to know since I'm looking at new pads here pretty quick.
I take it OEM pads aren't the best as many of us have been trained to think over the years?
Sorry, didn't even dawn on me to chime in about that. So, short version. Long version is really long, but anyway---
On my 2001 F350 DRW, Didn't know it, but rear axle seals were bad, leaking gear oil onto the back pads, so the fronts were doing the majority of the stopping. Replaced rear seals, new rear pads, truck now stops hard enough to throw you through the windshield.
All along, it felt like spongy brakes, like air was in the line or a soft line was expanding/stretching.
Problem is now 100% solved, hard pedal, hard stopping.
