Just how would expensive rotors like that improve the safety of safe ordinary drivers? Somehow I am lost in the analogy?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?
I think Ford just buys cheap rotors for their SUV's and trucks, gm. I've owned 2 Mazda Tributes (bought new, same as Ford Escape) and 1 Mazda Sport Truck (also bought new and same as Ford Ranger). All 3 of these vehicles needed complete front brakes about every 10,000 miles and each time the rotors had to be replaced. The service manager always did the work for warranty, which I had to raise hell with him to do, but the aggravation of owning and maintaining these vehicles turned me to General Motors products. I have never had this problem with any other make vehicle. In fact, I didn't need to replace the front brakes on my Silverado until it had over 90,000 miles on it and even then the rotors were just fine.
I've owned Fords since 1977. Trucks/ SUVs have been a '69 F100, '90 Bronco, three of the pre-IRS Explorers, two IRS Explorers, and now, an Expedition. As I said before I think my 04 Explorer is "under-braked" but that has been the only Ford truck/ SUV I've had with that problem. I think mine's rated at 3500# towing and I have certainly done that, and down some very long, steep grades in the Appalachians. That's one reason why I moved up to the Expedition, but I kept this vehicle to give to my son, who just turned 16. If he's like I was he'll use it just as hard as I did.
By the way the OEMs lasted 70K miles.
Besides, these were not all that expensive compared to OEM rotors, and it gave me a chance to do a little upgrade with my son’s direct involvement.
Not to mention the chance to piss off Darin.
I once bought a '76 Jeep Commando that had come out of Cherokee, North Carolina. Whoever had it there had added power brakes on it and I never did get that Jeep right!!!!!!!! And I spent the money and got all the correct parts!!!!!!!! Now, that was the biggest POS that I ever owned!!!!!!!!
If you got 70,000 miles on the original brakes, gm, I suspect your later problems were caused by something other than being underbraked. But, if the drilled and spiral grooved rotors solved your dilemma, I applaud your decision to upgrade!!!!!!!!
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