Ford Ranger Brake Upgrade - Worth It?

[@BeardedFordTech]

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[@bearing_aficionado]

@@BeardedFordTech thanks for website. Just checked it out and it's like an Amazon for car stuff.

[@richwitt3559]

Great information on install and burnishing in of the new brakes.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@richwitt3559 thank you! Sooooo much of a smoother stop. Quiet too

[@buddaclayton9292]

I run powerstop on my Vehicle. The closest to oem brakes with out paying oem prices. Love that that the brake pads are pre broke in

[@BeardedFordTech]

Yeah. Still have to burnished them in. I do anyway. Love these brakes. I'm pretty impressed with them.

[@-R_H]

I put the mid-range power stops on my 250 last year and love them

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@-R_H very nice. So far. I love them.

[@PaulAdair-ue4uu]

Start to finish a great video detailing a front brake job. Keep the videos coming! Thank you!

[@BeardedFordTech]

Your welcome. Thank you for watching.

[@kingranch8516]

Thanks bro mine getting low so probably within a year. My Ford advisor he was a tech for awhile said I shouldn’t go with anything but Ford. I think he’ll be disappointed when I don’t. 😊

[@kingranch8516]

Oh I hate brake DUST

[@BeardedFordTech]

I've used many different kind. Brembo is really good. Motorcraft is good. These are phenomenal. Give them a try. I think you will like them.

[@kingranch8516]

@@BeardedFordTech thanks brother

[@rayleonard21]

I put Powerstop heavy duty on my 2015 Ram 2500 at 100,000 miles when rotors were due. They were better than OEM. Driving the hills of WV daily, towing sxs and 4 wheeler on 18 foot trailer and never a problem. You will be pleased.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@rayleonard21 thank you foe the Info. So far I like them a lot

[@billy2bob63]

My brakes on my 2018 Tucson with 40,000 miles looked wonderful when I flushed the brake fluid. One thing I did do while there was remove everything and relubicate everything especially the sliders so now good to go! 👍💯❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@BeardedFordTech]

Most people don't do that. Very good job!!

[@axl151]

I've been using Power Stop Z23 pads on their drilled and slotted rotors on various vehicles for about 10 years with great success. My pads had a different break-in process that's printed on the inside of the box that's much more aggressive. Looks like you have their Z17 pads

[@BeardedFordTech]

@axl151 yeah whatever they sent me. Dont know which pads they are. Drilled and slotted would be a waste on this truck. . That is the burnished procedure inside the box. Surprisingly that's how I do it anyway. As long as it's burnished. After the 30/30/30 your supposed to do 1 aggressive stop.

[@robertjaynes9668]

I really enjoy your videos. You explain what your doing in detail. I was wondering if you've replaced the brake fluid yet in this truck? I'd like to see a video on this procedure on a late model ranger.

[@BeardedFordTech]

Yes I have replaced the fluid about 2 years ago. About time to do it again. I can do a video on that. Thank you for watching

[@jesses1589]

Is Powerstop worth it? The short answer is YES. The brake pads that they include in the kit are good. Follow Burn-In instructions and you've got a good street setup. It absolutely makes a difference where I live in the hills around SW PA and into WV where I travel for work. When it came time, I replaced the pads with a set of Akebono made in Japan. -Installed on my 19' Toyota Camry on all 4 corners.

[@BeardedFordTech]

Very nice!! Yeah they are good Iike them. Well worth it.

[@vais3]

Lost all braking on a mountain with their pads. The frictions would crumble as they were being removed. Ultimately, they blamed me/the vehicle saying I had overheated them. Oddly enough, same thing happened to a few friends vehicles. None of us use their products anymore.

[@BeardedFordTech]

All of us that use them haven't had the problem. Can't say yet as they have only been on my truck for about 100 miles. Which ones were you using? Just curious. They have different kind. Like just normal street kind tou can't drive it like a race car.

[@vais3]

@@BeardedFordTech Z36 pads. Supposedly truck rated for towing heavy.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@vais3 I don't remember which ones these are I'll have to go back and look. Unless it shows it in the video

[@vais3]

@@BeardedFordTech one pad I had incredible luck with was made by Raybestos. Those pads had some fantastic properties and braking performance. Rotors never had wear in them but the pad wore within 40k miles.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@vais3 I don't even think thay company is around anymore.

[@mlieser1230]

Powerstop makes some decent brakes.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@mlieser1230 I like them so far. They are smooth and very low dust

[@Jay388]

PowerStop pads are awesome! I didn't use their rotors I used some Bendix severe duty ones but I've had those pads on about 50,000 miles no problems. And like you said they grab and stop really really good. 😎👍👍

[@BeardedFordTech]

@Jay388 yes they grab and stop very well. They sent me the rotors as a kit. Makes it even better. It's smooth too

[@TXCherokee]

Bendix has been making disc brake pad a long time. Maybe back in early 60’s

[@BeardedFordTech]

@TXCherokee bendix is a major manufacturer. See them a lot on 18 wheelers. I remember when I worked on those I had to go to bending class tonget certified to work on them.

[@Jay388]

They've been on my truck longer than any other rotor without warping. A1 products for sure. 😎👍👍​@@TXCherokee

[@champinsoccer9]

Damn. Brakes dont look bad at all. My ranger has 35k miles im sure theres plentyyyyyy left on them. But imma definitely probably get some of these when I upgrade. Will go nice with the tune and intercooler ive put on there. Need some good brake power for it now lol

[@BeardedFordTech]

@champinsoccer9 yeah rear brakes were still meaty as well. These power stops are amazing so far. Very smooth. Very grippy. Very good stopping power highly recommend

[@bearing_aficionado]

Its blue so you know it works good!

[@BeardedFordTech]

I like it cause it actually works. Not because it's blue. Cause if that's a police thing your referring to blue doesn't work.

[@bearing_aficionado]

@@BeardedFordTech no I have the same stuff and it works really well.

[@TXCherokee]

Thank you for video on front brake job. Personally I think PowerStop brakes are over priced.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@TXCherokee they sent them to me for free. But. Id still gladly pay what they ask for them. And that website has a discount going on for powerstop. And if ypu click the coupon link you can get an extra 10% off. You have to pay for good quality. Your paying for the superior product. Thays like going to Walmart wanting Tommy Hilfiger and wanting to pay Walmart prices. If you want a product you have to pay for it. Otherwise your just going to spend more money replacing cheap pads all the time. Brakes is one of those things where if it's a good quality item price shouldn't matter. It's literally how ypu stop. You want good braking performance. Not brake fad or no brakes at all.

[@Supra_Mickey]

Hey buddy off topic question I have a 2018 ford transit350 with a P0137 and I’m trying to figure out what the expected voltage reading for pin 3 on the oxygen sensor for the secondary low current ground. I’m reading 2v doing a check between ground and pin 3 and just wanna make sure it’s not a short

[@BeardedFordTech]

@Supra_Mickey 0.9 volts or higher. Voltage increases if mixture becomes rich. If you got anything over 1 volt and fluctuates abnormally high then the sensor is bad. Also check for an exhaust leak around that sensor or just before it. I'm willing to bet the sensor has failed.

[@Supra_Mickey]

@@BeardedFordTech ok I had the oxygen sensor unplugged and was reading 2 Volts and didn’t know if that was a bad ground or if that was normal. I’ll double check live data but I’m leaning towards the sensor and not wiring problem

[@BeardedFordTech]

@Supra_Mickey not really known for wiring problem. I would plug it in and monitor thay sensor. Wait for it to go into closed loop and watch the voltage. If it's within range 0.1-1.0 it's good and start checking for an exhaust leak. If it goes above 1 it's rich. Fluctuating a lot it's the sensor.

[@chrisr.986]

Do they stop better than oem?

[@BeardedFordTech]

Yes. Very big difference

[@Derek-GMM]

Look at all the trees lol

[@BeardedFordTech]

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[@Precisiontigwelding]

Hey brother could i email you about a weird issue im having that no one can figure out?

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@Precisiontigwelding yes. [e-mail]