Just wondering what pads everyone has installed on their truck. When I got my truck at 56k miles, it still had the factory pads with 25% left, so I went ahead and replaced them. I favor the Bendix CT-3 pads where available and that's what I went with. No noise, no brake dust and the brakes were quite grabby over the factory pads. If memory serves me right, the edge code on the fronts were also GG.
The other week, I needed to adjust my parking brake and noticed the pads were going to need replacement soon. I should have waited it out and ordered a new set of CT-3's from the States, but I wanted to get the job out the way. Dealer was closed (weekend), so instead of going with the factory pads in the brown box, I went with Hawk HPS pads. I didn't check for edge codes and went purely on reviews.
The usual ritual is to replace both front and rear pads, apply some CRC anti-squeal on the back of the pads, treat the caliper pins with Motorcraft's dialectic grease (brake specific) and replace the fluid with a quality DOT 4. The HPS seems to dust a lot more than the CT-3's and the brakes aren't as grabby. I'll keep them on there until they're due for replacement, but I'm going back to the CT-3's for the next brake job.
The other week, I needed to adjust my parking brake and noticed the pads were going to need replacement soon. I should have waited it out and ordered a new set of CT-3's from the States, but I wanted to get the job out the way. Dealer was closed (weekend), so instead of going with the factory pads in the brown box, I went with Hawk HPS pads. I didn't check for edge codes and went purely on reviews.
The usual ritual is to replace both front and rear pads, apply some CRC anti-squeal on the back of the pads, treat the caliper pins with Motorcraft's dialectic grease (brake specific) and replace the fluid with a quality DOT 4. The HPS seems to dust a lot more than the CT-3's and the brakes aren't as grabby. I'll keep them on there until they're due for replacement, but I'm going back to the CT-3's for the next brake job.