kasonracing
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Hi there, First time visitor to the forum.
My Father in Law owns a 2005 Expedition Eddie Bauer 2wd 5.4. He has had a lot of problems with the brakes especially the fronts. Both front rotors warp. The pads gouge the rotors. There is lots of brake dust etc. He doesn't even tow with it, just driving mainly on country roads.
He has replaced the pads and rotors numerous times. The last time I did it for him using Bosch rotors and EBC pads. I noticed that one of the small springs was missing on one side, but didn't think that would cause both rotors to warp and gouge out. Everything else seemed to be working fine. Calipers seemed to move freely. I lubed the sliders. Almost a year later and the rotors are warped and gouged so bad that it is nearly undriveable.
This time I plan to replace the calipers and front brake lines as well. I think I'm gonna use factory Ford pads also. I thought that I had read somewhere in my research that someone had put calipers from a 3rd gen on their 2nd gen. The 3rd gen calipers were supposed to be a little beefier and maybe a better design I don't know. It looks like the caliper and mouting bracket are a different part #, but they use the same rotor and brake pads. Does anyone on here have any experience or higher knowledge on this? Any help or advice at all is appreciated.
My Father in Law owns a 2005 Expedition Eddie Bauer 2wd 5.4. He has had a lot of problems with the brakes especially the fronts. Both front rotors warp. The pads gouge the rotors. There is lots of brake dust etc. He doesn't even tow with it, just driving mainly on country roads.
He has replaced the pads and rotors numerous times. The last time I did it for him using Bosch rotors and EBC pads. I noticed that one of the small springs was missing on one side, but didn't think that would cause both rotors to warp and gouge out. Everything else seemed to be working fine. Calipers seemed to move freely. I lubed the sliders. Almost a year later and the rotors are warped and gouged so bad that it is nearly undriveable.
This time I plan to replace the calipers and front brake lines as well. I think I'm gonna use factory Ford pads also. I thought that I had read somewhere in my research that someone had put calipers from a 3rd gen on their 2nd gen. The 3rd gen calipers were supposed to be a little beefier and maybe a better design I don't know. It looks like the caliper and mouting bracket are a different part #, but they use the same rotor and brake pads. Does anyone on here have any experience or higher knowledge on this? Any help or advice at all is appreciated.