Wagner rotors and severe duty pads?
Just got my truck inspected. The front brakes are nearly shot. The rear pads have over 50% of their life left. I had already planned to put new pads at least on the truck before heading out to th...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:
99 Tahoe I put PowerSlot US made rotors and NAPA's Best Ceramic pads. In a short time the rotors warped. My brake/alignment guy for nearly 30 years said that was not the best application. He suggested GM OE pads and the rest is history.
I had a Ford E 350 on which I installed new rotors and ceramic pads. Never again! Horrible stopping power. I got rid of the ceramics and went back to OEM spec. pads and had far better performance. I also had another "experiment" with drilled and slotted rotors and high performance pads on a Ford Excursion I used to own. After a couple of hard stops, the rotors fractured between the holes. Went back to factory spec. rotors and pads and have found this to be absolutely the best (and safest) combination.
Sometimes we just can't "improve" on factory spec. brake components.
Bill J., Lexington, KY.
