Brake Upgrade 2012 F250

patperry2766 wrote:
After 4 pages of posts, no one has asked:

#1. Is this a relatively new problem, or has the "mushy" feeling been present since you have owned the truck?

The truck has 30k miles. I'd say at about 20k miles is when I started noticing it. When towing I really notice it.

#2. You have 20" rims. Were the 20" from the factory, or if you replaced the rims/tires yourself, did you notice the mushy brake feel with the factory supplied rims/tires?

The truck had stock 20" rims but I chagne to aftermarket 20" rims at 25k miles

#3. Have you taken it back to the dealership? While brake pads are considered normal wear items and won't be covered under warranty, you might have a problem with something else that needs to be repaired/replaced

My next step is to take it to the dealer. At every maintenance check I have them check the brakes. They always say the pads are ok but I need to have them check further.

#4 What are you comparing the "mushy" feeling braking characteristics to, vehicle wise? What might be normal for a Ford would be a different feeling to someone use to driving a Chevy, Dodge etc....or the braking feel can even be different feeling from within the same manufacturers vehicle line-up

I've only had Ford trucks. I'm mostly comparing to how it used to be when the truck was newer. It seems and though they've gotten progressively more mushy as I've owned the truck.