seasons_change@webtv.net

my 2003 ranger has the same problem.i will install premium brake pads
after these wear out.

 

Mark Jones

CJB wrote:
> Yes, I wash the van at least weekly. I wax it every 6-8 weeks. I
> use wheel cleaner and a wheel brush every time I wash it. However,
> within 100 miles, the wheels are noticeably cruddy. If I let the
> things go for more than a week, they're black. Were talking about
> within 300 miles I have black wheels. This is city driving we're
> talking about, but we're not hard on the brakes.
Learn to accept it. It is probably the material used to make the
factory pads. My 2004 F-150 has a lot of brake dust on the front
wheels and from what I have been told, this is just the way it is
with these pads.

ds549@webtv.net

ceramic pads cut way down on dust. have on 2 cars and the wheels stay
clean now

http://www.minibite.com/america/malone.htm

Mark Jones

ds549@webtv.net wrote:
> ceramic pads cut way down on dust. have on 2 cars and the wheels stay
> clean now
>
> http://www.minibite.com/america/malone.htm

I have been told not to use these if I do any towing or heavy hauling.

CJB

Ceramic sounds like the way for me to go. I don't do any towing to speak
of, just an occasional lawn mower trailer.

Thanks for all replies!

CJB

"Mark Jones" <noemail@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> ds549@webtv.net wrote:
> > ceramic pads cut way down on dust. have on 2 cars and the wheels stay
> > clean now
> >
> > http://www.minibite.com/america/malone.htm
>
> I have been told not to use these if I do any towing or heavy hauling.
>
>

carl mciver

"CJB" <brown_family@cox.net> wrote in message
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| 2003 E-150 Club Wagon 5.4
|
| This van, with only 20k miles, has what I believe to be the original
brakes.
| I bought the van with less than 17k, and I certainly haven't replaced
them.
|
| Anyway, these brakes produce a TON of dust on the front wheels. I've
never
| had a car, truck, or van that put of half as much brake dust.

If you saw a vehicle with disc brakes and no dust ever, then there's
something to be concerned about. The airflow around the discs moves the
dust away and it gets on nearby items. You could put on these funky discs
whose job is to prevent brake dust from getting on the rims, but I think
they reduce the brake cooling.
Just keep it clean. I rinse the wheels down with Castrol Superclean
when I wash my vehicles and it makes it go away, unless it's been awhile
then a dishwashing brush cleans it right up.