better truck brakes?

jimh425 wrote:
EBC makes good pads. You could look into a conversion for bigger front brakes from a F450 or similar, buy after market discs, or buy a F450.

Are the discs interchangeable between F350 and F450 without changing wheels ?

Boatycall wrote:
I recently did a LOT of reading about brake pads due to an issue I was having with my '01 F350 DRW. The issue is now fixed, but this article was extremely helpful. Takes "Waddaya think of these pads" opinions and guess work out.
There is an actual friction coefficient rating that pads are rated at, regardless of organic, semi-metallic, ceramic or carbon-metallic.

Worth noting, I had chosen EBC G-rated pads @$200/set, but before purchasing, problem was found and fixed.

Brake pad coefficient ratings explained

What was the problem that got fixed ? Perhaps it would help the OP and others .

jmckelvy wrote:
Some years ago I read a brake article which maintained that what we commonly refer to as a wrapped rotor is usually not really that. The article said that this is typically caused by pad material migration into the rotor surface after the rotor/pad have gotten very hot and the caliper maintains the pad clamped to the rotor. Something like a panic stop at a traffic light or similar. The material migration causes a slight increase in the rotor thickness at that point which causes the vibration as the brakes are applied and the rotor turns.

I cannot remember or locate the article.

To the original question I have gotten good results from Powerstop pads.

Wouldn't that be warped?

Some years ago I read a brake article which maintained that what we commonly refer to as a warped rotor is usually not really that. The article said that this is typically caused by pad material migration into the rotor surface after the rotor/pad have gotten very hot and the caliper maintains the pad clamped to the rotor. Something like a panic stop at a traffic light or similar. The material migration causes a slight increase in the rotor thickness at that point which causes the vibration as the brakes are applied and the rotor turns.

I cannot remember or locate the article.

To the original question I have gotten good results from Powerstop pads.

You will either eat through pads or rotors, and I much rather replace pads. The pad differences switch between clean, fading, braking power, longevity.

Solutions for warped rotors might be cryogenic brake rotors. Bigger rotors would help.

Consider an exhaust brake upgrade.

I recently did a LOT of reading about brake pads due to an issue I was having with my '01 F350 DRW. The issue is now fixed, but this article was extremely helpful. Takes "Waddaya think of these pads" opinions and guess work out.
There is an actual friction coefficient rating that pads are rated at, regardless of organic, semi-metallic, ceramic or carbon-metallic.

Worth noting, I had chosen EBC G-rated pads @$200/set, but before purchasing, problem was found and fixed.

Brake pad coefficient ratings explained

EBC makes good pads. You could look into a conversion for bigger front brakes from a F450 or similar, buy after market discs, or buy a F450.