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Greg Hartrum
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• St. Louis, MO, USA |
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 Posted:4/1/2003 16:47 |
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I just bought my X, 2002 Limited. So far I love it, I have always driven Vans in the past, but I wanted Something Nicer with alot of room inside. I was just wandering about the brakes on this monster. how many mile is everbody getting out of a set of brakes? It seems to take alot of pressure on the brake pedal to stop. Is this beacause of the weight? |
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E. Long
 
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• Atlanta, GA, USA |
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• Registered on 1/23/2001 |
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Posted:4/2/2003 07:55 |
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| Quote: | | I just bought my X, 2002 Limited. So far I love it, I have always driven Vans in the past, but I wanted Something Nicer with alot of room inside. I was just wandering about the brakes on this monster. how many mile is everbody getting out of a set of brakes? It seems to take alot of pressure on the brake pedal to stop. Is this beacause of the weight? |
It's a big rig, that's for sure. If you've got the diesel and a full tank with one or two people in the vehicle you're pushing 8,000 pounds. It doesn't take more effort on the brake pedal but it will stop on a dime if you really need it too.
Many X owners have brake warping problems. Seems to be a pretty common issue with these things...the rotors are too "soft". Talking with a friend the other day, apparently Rangers have this same problem. Seems to me that Ford needs to go with a different supplier of rotors as these are the worst I've ever had on any of my Fords.
A lot of "us" have gone with ART (Applied Rotor Technology) cryogenically treated rotors (they are also slotted). Get a hold of Dean at http://www.appliedrotortechnology.com and tell him you are from FordExcursions.com and he'll give you a discount on the front and rear rotors package for the Excursion. With my factory rotors, I would have to get them machined every 10K miles or so because they would constantly warp. I've had these ART rotors on for 26K and still no problems!
-Eric
'67 Galaxie 500 - 390 FE, .030" over, FE to AOD adapter, disc brake conversion. The Daily Driver.
'00 Excursion - 7.3L PSD, LANDYOT Gen-II Radius Rods, Factory Tech Valve Body, 200K+ miles and going |
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E. Long
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• Subscriber since 1/1/2001 |
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• Atlanta, GA, USA |
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Posted:4/2/2003 07:56 |
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| Quote: | | I just bought my X, 2002 Limited. So far I love it, I have always driven Vans in the past, but I wanted Something Nicer with alot of room inside. I was just wandering about the brakes on this monster. how many mile is everbody getting out of a set of brakes? It seems to take alot of pressure on the brake pedal to stop. Is this beacause of the weight? |
BTW, congrats on the purchase and welcome to the site!!!  
-Eric
'67 Galaxie 500 - 390 FE, .030" over, FE to AOD adapter, disc brake conversion. The Daily Driver.
'00 Excursion - 7.3L PSD, LANDYOT Gen-II Radius Rods, Factory Tech Valve Body, 200K+ miles and going |
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greateastern
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• Southern, MD, USA |
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• Registered on 9/21/2002 |
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Posted:4/3/2003 19:12 |
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Welcome aboard Greg. Mine is too new to have warping problems yet, but this is sure the place to learn about these things.
Gary
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'02 X LTD, 4X4, PSD, 3.73LS. True Blue & Gold. 15K miles. Pretty much stock. (Sigh!) Upgraded load range Steeltex tires. Roof rack bars removed. Ford spare tire organizer. Way overdue on getting guages... Sunnybrook 30FKS travel trailer, 31ft, 8000lb. |
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birdman127
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• baltimore, MD, USA |
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• Registered on 10/13/2002 |
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Posted:4/4/2003 18:46 |
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 Welcome to the best board on the net. I feel lucky that my rotors so far are not warped, but when they go I will call dean!
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Scott
2000 ltd 6.8 V10*4.30LS*
Lots of mods
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MONGO
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• Sandwich, IL, USA |
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• Registered on 1/3/2003 |
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Posted:4/5/2003 09:05 |
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Hail and Well met Lord Greg  Sorry, I was In renaissance mode.  Welcome to the site. I have not, knocking on wood (head),had any problems so far. IF and When they do need replacing, I am getting a set from Dean at ART Welcome aboard 
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