New brakes for '11 F350 PSD?

Grit dog wrote:

Orcusomega wrote:
Ok, I am going to look into OEM brakes - I don't really have any significant complaints, but dont have any complaints about the OEM pads. Dusty, yes, but i dont really care about that much... I will trade off clean for safe :)

I will replace the rotors and pads (I don't know how they were treated, and for the price, better to replace them since they are basically off with the removal of 2 extra bolts).

Thanks for all the help!

Bob

Only 75k on front pads on a truck that was used otr is not very long service life at all. Especially with the smart transmissions and OE exhaust brakes now.
100k + mi is common for haulers. Even got 80 k out of the fronts on my wife's Ram and she never downshifts to slow down. Just throws it in neutral and clamps on the binders!
Why would you replace the rotors if they are not warped or not serviceable? It's not like you will get better braking just cause the rotors are new.
I wouldn't even reccomend having them turned unless they are warped. You can scuff them up when installing the new pads and the the new pads will bed in fine.

My purpose in replacing the rotors is this: I don't know 100% the history of the truck, since I bought it used with ~56K or so on the clock. I look in the rear view mirror at the family in the back seat: is the cost of two rotors worth the risk, if I am up to my elbows working on the brakes anyways?

Call me picky - but I've always felt that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure... in this case, likely 10 lbs of prevention is better than 18,000 lbs of hurt :( In all seriousness though, I want to know it was done, with what, by whom - I have precious cargo - not worth NOT swapping the rotors, at least this time. Next time? I know the history, and what brand, so I would be comfortable having them cut if necessary...

Thanks for everyone's input!

Bob