Brakes F350
May be a difficult one to answer but here goes, My 2012 350 diesel just turned 80,000 km. Out of this I think about 40k was towing a 8k fiver for three years and this year a 15 k toyhauler. Thinking ...
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Been driving for 45 years and have never experienced brake pads as good as the ones on my 2012 F-350 SRW (long life, stopping power, good grip feel, lack of dust, etc.) MotorCraft brake parts are less expensive and may be lower quality to compete with the brake/tire shops. I had a very bad experience with MotorCraft pads 8 years ago and will not use them again--they are not the same as OEM. Dealers can get OEM--my dealer refers to them as brown box parts. My son's Ford dealer says "I don't know what color the box is, but we learned a long time ago to only use OEM brake parts on heavy pickup trucks." Motorcraft pads may have improved, but when I got the OEM parts for my last brake job, they felt just like new, which I like very much. The front brakes on my truck have a funny looking notch in them that make it look like they are thinner than they really are.
Been driving for 45 years and have never experienced brake pads as good as the ones on my 2012 F-350 SRW (long life, stopping power, good grip feel, lack of dust, etc.) MotorCraft brake parts are less expensive and may be lower quality to compete with the brake/tire shops. I had a very bad experience with MotorCraft pads 8 years ago and will not use them again--they are not the same as OEM. Dealers can get OEM--my dealer refers to them as brown box parts. My son's Ford dealer says "I don't know what color the box is, but we learned a long time ago to only use OEM brake parts on heavy pickup trucks." Motorcraft pads may have improved, but when I got the OEM parts for my last brake job, they felt just like new, which I like very much. The front brakes on my truck have a funny looking notch in them that make it look like they are thinner than they really are.
