Thanks for the info. My trailer does have brakes, but the pedal effort
seems high even when I'm not towing. They used to be better, but I got the
rotors turned once because of a vibration and they've never felt quite the
same since. My front pads are now down to about 2mm and the rears are
around 4mm. They've gone almost 60K miles, so I guess that's not too bad.
I'll probably just go ahead and do everything -- new rotors, semi-metallic
pads, and replace the fluid with Ford Heavy Duty.
For the lifetime guarantee deal, the pads are free, but don't they still
charge for installation?
Brad
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gregg Lee [mailto:gregglee@dinointernet.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 5:05 PM
> To: Burns, James B.
> Cc: autox
> Subject: Re: Brake pads for tow vehicle
>
>
> Pep Boys (and probably others) sells brake pads guaranteed
> for the life of
> the vehicle. Sounds stupid I know, but they do. . I'm on my
> third set for
> my Suburban and only paid for the first one. They appear to
> be semimetallic
> and have worked fine with good wear.
>
> Does your trailer have brakes? If not then that could be the
> pedal effort
> problem.
>
> Gregg Lee
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Burns, James B. <James.Burns@jhuapl.edu>
> To: wheeltowheel <wheeltowheel@wheeltowheel.com>; autox
> <autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 3:46 PM
> Subject: Brake pads for tow vehicle
>
>
> > I've got a V8 Ford Explorer with 4-wheel disc brakes. The
> brake pads are
> > getting thin, and I was wondering if anyone made a higher
> performance
> brake
> > pad for this vehicle. I'm not that happy with the current
> feel of the
> > brakes and the high pedal effort required. I'm looking for
> something with
> a
> > little more bite. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Brad Burns
> >
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