I didnt realize how wore out my brakes were on my 08 F250 Powerstroke till I recently drove my buddies 2016. I have 150k on my truck now but I still had plenty of pad life. I decided to change everything out anyway due to the miles anyway.
I went with the Power Stop Z36 brake kit that came with drilled and slotted rotors and ceramic/carbon brake pads for all four corners. I also got the Crown performance stainless steel brakes lines and finished it off with Throttle Muscle Extreme synthetic brake fluid.
All I can say is wow. My truck now brakes like my wife's Escape that is half the weight. I didnt realize how spongy the pedal had become which was probably due to the brake fluid being so old and probably had some moisture in it.
I can not say enough good things about the Power Stop brake kit. The fit and finish was perfect. It came with new caliper clips and lube as well. Very easy install however pneumatic tools came in very handy with getting the caliper bolts off. The kit on amazon for my truck was about $480. Older trucks they are a little cheaper, not sure about 11+ though. I had the kit delivered to me in three days which was really nice.
Not sure if the SS brake lines helped or not but it is one less thing to worry about and in theory they should help with the fade and spongyness. They were $165 from Crown Performance direct. One nice thing is that you can order them to fit the amount of lift you have also. I ordered them on a Sunday and had them on Friday. Install was very easy.
I would bet that any synthetic brake fluid would work just as good as the fluid I got. I just got it because it was reasonably priced on Amazon and they sold it in a gallon jug instead of by the quart.
I wish Inwould have done this 75k miles ago but I never messed with it because I thought I was good due to how much material I still had on my pads. I would suggest it to any Super Duty owner that is around 100k that is planning on keeping their truck a few more years.
All together I got about $680 into it and an afternoons worth of my time. The brake lines were not necessary so it can be done for right at $500 and if you get the cheaper Prestone synthetic brake fluid. I can not be happier with the way the truck stops now.
I went with the Power Stop Z36 brake kit that came with drilled and slotted rotors and ceramic/carbon brake pads for all four corners. I also got the Crown performance stainless steel brakes lines and finished it off with Throttle Muscle Extreme synthetic brake fluid.
All I can say is wow. My truck now brakes like my wife's Escape that is half the weight. I didnt realize how spongy the pedal had become which was probably due to the brake fluid being so old and probably had some moisture in it.
I can not say enough good things about the Power Stop brake kit. The fit and finish was perfect. It came with new caliper clips and lube as well. Very easy install however pneumatic tools came in very handy with getting the caliper bolts off. The kit on amazon for my truck was about $480. Older trucks they are a little cheaper, not sure about 11+ though. I had the kit delivered to me in three days which was really nice.
Not sure if the SS brake lines helped or not but it is one less thing to worry about and in theory they should help with the fade and spongyness. They were $165 from Crown Performance direct. One nice thing is that you can order them to fit the amount of lift you have also. I ordered them on a Sunday and had them on Friday. Install was very easy.
I would bet that any synthetic brake fluid would work just as good as the fluid I got. I just got it because it was reasonably priced on Amazon and they sold it in a gallon jug instead of by the quart.
I wish Inwould have done this 75k miles ago but I never messed with it because I thought I was good due to how much material I still had on my pads. I would suggest it to any Super Duty owner that is around 100k that is planning on keeping their truck a few more years.
All together I got about $680 into it and an afternoons worth of my time. The brake lines were not necessary so it can be done for right at $500 and if you get the cheaper Prestone synthetic brake fluid. I can not be happier with the way the truck stops now.
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