4th Gen brakes

[Lynnii2]

Wilwood makes a kit in two sizes for F150, Expedition and Navigator.

Front:
TX6R Part # 140-18205 15.50 inch rotor

AERO6-DM Part #140-17000 13.38 inch rotor

Rear:
Supervise 6 Part # 140-13866 14.25 rotor


Baer brakes makes a kit for the front with a 15 inch rotor with stock caliper, brake pads. The give you a bigger caliper brackets.

Link: https://www.baer.com/products/brake_rotors/big_claw/parts/2261043

 

[lobsenza]

One way to prevent brake rotor warping is to tighten all lug nuts to exactly the same torque (not at least a certain torque, but the same torque). I got this tip from Bendix on a car I had rotor warping on. I replaced the rotors on that vehicle and hand torqued them for 60,000 miles and never had a problem since. Uneven torque causes rotors to warp.

 

[Mr Big]

Having owned a Ford Excursion, I can say that Ford did not calculate stopping power vs. weight. The braking system was never enough to adequately stop that heavy vehicle, especially with a full load. And because if it, the brakes never lasted very long. The first thing I did was go to custom rotors and a dual caliper system.
My Expedition stops very well. I switched from the semi metallic pads to ceramic pads, when I first got it, to dissipate the heat better and save the rotors. I notice absolutely no stopping power loss, even though there should be some.

 

[dr2024]

I suspect Ford considers that the brake spec designed to handle heavy towing, has substantial margins sufficient to handle spirited driving sans tow load…

Unless folks anticipate getting rowdy while towing with a Sport Performance Package? (Which has only 10-15% more horsepower)

 

[Mack444]

Having owned a Ford Excursion, I can say that Ford did not calculate stopping power vs. weight. The braking system was never enough to adequately stop that heavy vehicle, especially with a full load. And because if it, the brakes never lasted very long. The first thing I did was go to custom rotors and a dual caliper system.
My Expedition stops very well. I switched from the semi metallic pads to ceramic pads, when I first got it, to dissipate the heat better and save the rotors. I notice absolutely no stopping power loss, even though there should be some.

I massively upgraded my Excursion brakes because the factory setup was so bad, plus I oversized rotating load (325/65R18 BFG KO2s). Never stopped like a sedan, but was better than the freight engine it started out as. Expedition stops pretty close to what I think a sedan would, which is impressive!

 

[kep5niner]

Well a short 6 months later, and the locally sourced front brakes I got for my warped rotors….have warped.

So did my homework and went with the Powerstop Z36 upgrade front and rear.

 

[Mr Big]

YEP, drilled and slotted plus Ceramic pads are the way to go to quickly dissipate heat.

 

[HILLY]

The fitting of the line on the brake caliper is also my only concern. I would hate to take everything apart, get that far and have to stop. In the case of the F150, a different bracket for sure is needed to mount the caliper. Fortunately, one of the techs that works at my dealer is going to do the install for me. Like me, he is a Ford guy at heart and has an F150 himself. He is confident that if the fitting is different, he will have something in his toolbox to make it work.

@rugedraw - It's been awhile, did you complete this? I'm quite curious how this turned out.

 

[rugedraw]

@rugedraw - It's been awhile, did you complete this? I'm quite curious how this turned out.

I did not. I was holding off due to the possibility of trading my truck in for a newer one, but now that I know the F150 will not be redesigned until 2028, I plan on going forward with it. I did call Baer and sourced out the rest of the parts I needed. I will come back here and lyk if I came across any unexpected hardship

 

[ROBERT BONNER]

I've used Centric Stoptech "Cryo - Treated" Rotors when the OEM rotors weren't getting it. I replaced the Brembo's on my GT500 with these and they are MUCH better. Full disclosure, I haven't had any issues with my Expedition at 60K it still has the OEM's on all 4 corners.