I told a friend that I was look to buy a Ford F150 to tow my Ranger 520c because I like the idea of no rust, but he told me that if i did I would be replacing the brakes and rotors every 10,000 miles as he did a few years back. Has anyone else experienced this issue?
I replaced my rears at around 55k. Fronts still ok at 62k. There may be some that have experienced this, but I'd say they are outliers. From what I understand back in 2011 manufacturers started using more rear brake and braking for traction control. I wouldn't hesitate on the F150.
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I have an F250 and it stops faster pulling my boat than it does empty. I don’t think a trailer with good brakes is going to shorten the life of the brakes on the tow vehicle.Originally Posted by cpoe2
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Long as trailer brakes are working. No reason that you shouldn’t get 100,000 miles out of a set of brakes unless you really don’t know how to drive
Thx guys, that is good info!
some maintenance guy made a fortune off this guy.
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My guess is your friend does not work in any automotive fields….He must drive like my wife….full speed until 10’feet from the stop sign…..
I have a 2020 and tow a Legend V20. 95% of the 34k miles on the truck is towing as my daily driver get 34 mpg. Just rotated my tires and I have plenty of metal on the rotors and they show no abnormal wear.
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Well since this is my wheel house I should probably answer. Firstly I would be flat stunned if you could get 100k miles out of F150 rear brakes. So I would not listen to this particular item I quoted. I work at a Ford dealer, have been a tech for 30 years just so you know where I am answering from. Everyone drives differently but I would have to say on average I replace rear brakes on F150's, Expeditions, at about 50k miles. Some make it longer, but i've done them as early as 35-40k miles before. The fronts will last a long time, over 100k probably, but the trucks eat rears. I would not hesitate to buy one because of that, but seriously don't be shocked if at like 40k miles someone tells you your rear brakes are close to needing replaced.
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That’s crazy I have a 2014 with 226,000 on it and have replaced the rear brakes twice. I probably get 50k on my front pads. I only use pads and rotors from Motorcraft. I tow with it on average about 350 miles a month.
I won’t say I don’t believe you, exceptions always happen. And I’m not saying it’s the case but maybe your rears aren’t working the way they should be if your fronts are wearing like that. Regardless there is always someone that can say or show otherwise, but I see this daily and am not trying to exaggerate or make up faulty numbers. Quite sure a google search would back me up on this.
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And all these years my front brakes wore out first.
Must be a Ford vs Chevy thing.
My F150 is a 2014 5.0 4x4 Supercrew so maybe the newer models are a bit different. My son has a 2022 4x4 Supercrew with a 6 1/2’ bed and a 5.0 engine, so I’ll be on the look out for it eating rear brakes.
2016 f150 4x4 5.0 with 143,000 just replaced my rear brakes for the first time and still original on front. I do drive a lot on the highway and about 1000 miles or so a month towing. All in all it boils down to how you drive how much you tow and where you drive (hwy vs city). Just my experience and opinion.
I did a set today, 2019 60,842 on odometer. I would say to Crawdaddy’s point probably the majority of vehicles I see are city driven, likely hence the earlier need for brakes.
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Or like my wife who drives two footed and only knows two speeds, drives me nuts.
I replaced front brakes on my 2014 F150 supercrew 4X4 at 92,000 miles and they could have gone farther. I'm now at 124,000 and the rear brakes are still good. My brother has a 2013 and replaced brakes at 60,000.
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I went 160,000 miles on my original brakes on 2005 Chevy 2500 diesel before replacing. And that was pulling an 18' fiberglass bass boat with 150 optimax with no trailer brakes.
It's how you drive.
I was more afraid of pads exploding due to age and crystalizing.
Actually it’s a late model automobile thing. Newer trucks and cars use the abs system for traction control, stability control, and sway control when towing. Rear pads take a beating because of this.And all these years my front brakes wore out first.
Must be a Ford vs Chevy thing.
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