Ford F-150 Brake Upgrade (Drilled & Slotted Rotors)

[@BlockheadMoto]

Whoohoo, Happy Freedom Friday y’all! Have an awesome weekend! 🤘🏼🇺🇸🦅

[@ecrusch]

Good job Erik. Nice camera work on showing us how to do this install, and for explaining the reasons behind what you did. Blockhead is lucky to have a friend like you.

[@BlockheadMoto]

Couldn’t agree more!

[@BaggerBro]

Awwww man!!! Thank you 😊, I'm lucky to be friends with the ole bearded cyclops!

[@JamesZ-py1xl]

You guys are the truck owners us guys in the market of buying a used pick up truck dream of lol. You take care of that truck really well.

[@dyo23]

I installed the Powerstop drilled and slotted rotors with the ceramic/carbon fiber pads on my fx4 and it was a world of difference over oem. Best upgrade I have done to my f150 by a long shot! Also a few years of Minnesota winters and they still looked brand new.

[@BlockheadMoto]

Yeah the before vs after was crazy! Definitely recommend 🤘🏼 Glad to hear they’re standing up to winters there!

[@rickketchumn4458]

Have they cracked yet lol

[@bowlingmatt1]

I highly recommend replacing the lug nuts if they are stock ford ones. They have a tendency to swell (known issue) and make it impossible to get them off. Now this is more of a problem say in Ohio than Florida, but still worth something to look into.

[@Mike_Jones68]

Yep, F those stock ones. I had to do this just this weekend with my new tire purchase, Im in CO and I am sure in some areas it is worse than others, but even with this dry climate here they still were swollen. OEMs know that this is an issue all over, yet still sell a vehicle with those garbage lugs on them. God forbid someone gets caught with a flat and cant even get the lug tool on on the side of the road. I think it is irresponsible regardless of slight bump in cost, the car manufacturers are putting people in a bad spot just to then sell you an "upgrade" kit at the dealership for 3x the cost I just spent at the local tire dealer. Ridiculous to say the least

[@ThinkEmotions]

happy Freedom Friday !!!

[@themachanic6416]

Good choices on brakes if you want aftermarket suspension go with Icon or King those are the best for a Raptor

[@zakflag8267]

Yoooo! I just did the same job on my frontier with a Powerstop brake and pad kit! I didn’t bleed. The full towing kit with ceramic pads and drilled/slotted rotors were less decent pads and rotors from a parts store. I didn’t do the rear, but I will within the next month or so.

[@kevinmacwatters1519]

Good job Erik, I cannot believe that he doesn't let your phone calls go straight to voicemail

[@TeddCookerly]

So this is why I like it when you do something like that Block & Eric! I am doing the breaks on my 2010 Dyan Street Bob and I was wondering how I was going to get the break pistons to re-seat so that I could get the pads on and get them easily on the rotator. I have never seen a piston spreader and would have not known what to call it to start with. 5 min later I found one and it's on it's to me now. You guys made my weekend so much easier. THANK TOU!

[@BlockheadMoto]

Heck yeah, useful tool to have for both 2 and 4 wheeled vehicle maintenance! 🤘🏼

[@mikepetticrew7167]

Everyone should have a friend like BaggerBro Erik

[@BlockheadMoto]

Agree! 🤘🏼

[@BaggerBro]

☺☺ thank you... i try man... got some shit in my eye...

[@Luvbeerman]

Love seeing eric wrenching on stuff block!

[@BlockheadMoto]

He’s on the top of my list of friends to hire full time if we can get the business to that level! 🤘🏼

[@paulbronnenberg2075]

Good job Erik ! Tha boy knows his stuff! His "beer pressure" must have been good!!! What a good friend too .... ! THX for sharing guys !

[@Firestorm637]

German SUV’s have huge diameter rotors. Euro standards must pass 25 emergency stops without brake fade. Look at a BMW X5 rotor then look at a GM’s Escalade rotor. Huge difference in size. Drilled and slotted are better than no drilled/slotted. They can not be resurfaced, though. I found that at with my Porsche Panamera. Had to replace brakes and rotators at 38,000 miles for $4200.

[@Stuartrecardo]

Didn’t think this would be interesting but I learned a lot…. Blockhead Crew education ftw :)

[@chrisb9960]

Well the weather is dropping below 30 degrees. Time to breakout the Johnson’s Baby Shampoo and clean the gear so I don’t have to worry about it in the spring.

[@themachanic6416]

Method racing wheels are really good wheel with there patent beadlock rim there is an extra grove in the rim that keeps the tire from popping out when your off-roading

[@SarahDoesMoto]

Good job guys

[@ConcenTREted_Strength]

That Chief in the background!

[@freddieRODZ]

learning something new!! noice!

[@BlockheadMoto]

One of the reasons I love working on vehicles with friends, always something new to learn! 😊

[@freddieRODZ]

@@BlockheadMoto yea. The comment of the max line on the b fluid had me mind blown.

[@JTPerformanceSynthetics]

Great video

[@kornatoa]

My factory will be doing those rotors soon.

[@Wrensspeedshop]

I’ve got a 2018/2019 Ford F150 that I’m looking to do the same brake swap on and for some reason I keep running into the issue of some companies have all four corners however they are not for the electronic rear parking brake. I imagine the raptor has to have the electric parking brake. Have you seen any difference between the Electric parking brake and the manual brake set up? Thank you and good video.

[@steveb1748]

Great video. So I have a 4" bds lift on my 16 f150 XLT with Toyo ATlll 295 -60-20's . Wondering if the heavier front end is causing the pulsating on my front brakes. Will these Powerstop Extremes be more able to handle the extra weight and stress from braking because I believe this is causing the pulsating on my front end.

[@Paul20661]

the slow drill penetrates the metal

[@BlockheadMoto]

😆

[@Loverest123]

Full disclosure! The fully synthetic grease is going to burn away quickly; As in, right away. The “oil” on the rotors is an antioxidant and rust resistant product to prevent future damage due to shipping and transport. Also, it sometimes does take some time for the rotors to get used. Most of the time people are SUPER CHEAP! Don’t want to spend the extra $100 to $200 dollars for a new quality replacement set (not par; par is two)

[@Westlakemarket]

Interesting. Good video!

[@deanhodges2360]

Spying that sexy Chief in the background. Looking forward to more content on her. Love the stuff Block!

[@themachanic6416]

I went with the red calibers

[@dalekidd420]

Good vid for me... I drive an F-150.

[@miked4526]

Erik was that a Microtech U85?

[@adarngoodjoe4043]

I'm not sure why I watched this. I know how to bleed brakes. I suppose I just like my blockhead/baggerbro content. I knew something was seized when you had a cracked pad. Might check and make sure the caliper is releasing as it should. It can stick and heat up all that hardware so that the grease liquifies and runs out.

[@brianwoods5576]

You say the previous rotors were cheap Chinese rotors. Powerstop rotors are also made in China

[@brianwoods5576]

Another thing. Dude wearing open toed sandals in an active workshop- where are you steel toed boots? Amateur