Does anyone happen to know anything about Motorcraft's new "High Level Service Design" brake rotors?
Roughly 12,000 miles ago, I put on a set of EBC Ultimax2 pads all round with Motorcraft "OE" BRRF-219 (Ford F8VZ-1125-AA) rotors on the front. The last set I bought was made in the USA and lasted well over 106,000 miles, this set was made in China. Didn't feel as solid or heavy as the U.S. made ones, but I had to put them on.
Long story short, pads are over 50%, but rotor thickness currently measures a little over 26 mm (1.02"), they were 28 mm (1.1") new and have to be replaced. Not happy and it appears I am not the only one - friend of mine put these rotors on his '02 Town Car with Motorcraft BR-26A pads, and at ~18,000 km (11,250 miles), the dealer told him he needs pads and rotors up front. Saw it, and it looked bad - I thought maybe my EBC pads were aggressive, but he had Motorcraft pads. Perhaps these "OE" rotors are just reboxed "white box" with a Motorcraft price premium.
I have a big brake upgrade coming soon, and was hoping these would last longer, but I need to replace them right now for safety concerns.
Roughly 12,000 miles ago, I put on a set of EBC Ultimax2 pads all round with Motorcraft "OE" BRRF-219 (Ford F8VZ-1125-AA) rotors on the front. The last set I bought was made in the USA and lasted well over 106,000 miles, this set was made in China. Didn't feel as solid or heavy as the U.S. made ones, but I had to put them on.
Long story short, pads are over 50%, but rotor thickness currently measures a little over 26 mm (1.02"), they were 28 mm (1.1") new and have to be replaced. Not happy and it appears I am not the only one - friend of mine put these rotors on his '02 Town Car with Motorcraft BR-26A pads, and at ~18,000 km (11,250 miles), the dealer told him he needs pads and rotors up front. Saw it, and it looked bad - I thought maybe my EBC pads were aggressive, but he had Motorcraft pads. Perhaps these "OE" rotors are just reboxed "white box" with a Motorcraft price premium.
I have a big brake upgrade coming soon, and was hoping these would last longer, but I need to replace them right now for safety concerns.