changing Front Brake Pads For Towing TT

2012Coleman wrote:
I got vented rotors and ceramic pads at Autoanything.com Your application seems to be priced at 183.19

This. Major improvement over stock braking with these on my 2011 F150. I actually got the Z36 heavy duty kit, and bought from rockauto.com. Best pricing by far.

Sam Spade wrote:

coolbreeze01 wrote:
Automatic transmissions have come a long way since the days of the Powerglide and Ford-O-Matic ;)

And yet some modern day dragsters still use a Powerglide. :B

Somewhat modified, I suspect.

Ya think?

The strongest Powerglide racing transmission on the market today!

ATI SUPERGLIDE 4 LOCK-UP & CONVERTER
1.62 Vasco gears

3500 HP

201455LU

$10,195.00

Don't claim to be a mechanic but have earned a living driving since 1968.
Never had to replace brakes or transmissions in any of my personal vehicles.
Shifting is a necessary part of surviving driving, in the mountains out West.

coolbreeze01 wrote:
Automatic transmissions have come a long way since the days of the Powerglide and Ford-O-Matic ;)

And yet some modern day dragsters still use a Powerglide. :B

Somewhat modified, I suspect.

So many "experts" here, wonder how many are actually ASE Certified like I am.

Downshifting does impact the transmission more than you think. Let the computer do the shifting, if you have to manually downshift, you are over weight, or have poor brakes, or both.

As far as warped rotors, never said they can't warp, but of the thousands of brake jobs I have done, I can count on my hands the number of truly warped disks I encountered. I have trued more warped drums by a factor of 10 to the number of rotors. You can usually tell during a test drive if a rotor is warped, or if it is just Cementite causing the problem.

All brake pads outgas, the newer Metallic and ceramic pads just have a higher temp resin in them so they can take a much higher heat before they do so. There are many advantages to putting in larger rotors and pads, or slotted rotors. The larger rotor provided more friction area, and moves the fulcrum out a bit more for better leverage when braking. The slots allow any buildup of gas to escape, and keep it from building up between the pads and rotor.

Automatic transmissions have come a long way since the days of the Powerglide and Ford-O-Matic ;)

Constant downshifting will wear out components in the transmission, especially when you have a load. Then you upshift for every downshift, wearing components as well. Plus the added wear on the engine from more revs and fuel system supplying more fuel due to higher revs. It won't wear out over the weekend, but there is wear on clutch packs every time an automatic transmission shifts.

Seems like a bad idea to me, but have at it.

Downshifting doesn't ruin transmissions but running them in the wrong gear for conditions sure will.

coolbreeze01 wrote:
Its possible to spend a lot of money on "big brake kits" but cheaper to buy OE brakes and downshift as needed.

$700 for upgraded Rotors/pads. $2000 for big brake kit. Both options improve safety.

Constantly downshifting and possibly ruining a $3,000 transmission instead??

Its possible to spend a lot of money on "big brake kits" but cheaper to buy OE brakes and downshift as needed.