Does anyone know if cross drilled rotors are available for the 1996 four wheel drive f350?

 

Yes. I had them on my '97 F350 4x4. Stainless Steel Brake Corp to be exact. (SSBC)

Not cheap, and didn't improve braking much over the OEM rotors with good pads. Anyways, here they are:
SSBC :: Part Finder

Welcome to Diesel Bombers, by the way.


Cheers......Dan-

 

Thank you for the location of the parts. I keep warping my rotors and the tire man says I should look into slotted or cross drilled rotors or change my steel rims and get something that breathes better. Does that sound like he knows what he is talking about?

Thank You for the kind welcome.

A.B.

 

Short of typing a huge novel-esque reply here, yes there are worth it if you are having continual problems warping stock rotors.

They dissipate heat much better--cross drilled's typically run 200 degrees cooler than standard rotors, which makes a difference on our 7-8,000lb trucks with 4200+ pounds sitting on the front axle.

They're a bit more noisy, they eat pads just a wee bit quicker than standard rotors--when comparing the same pads--and if you ever get one a bit out-of-round or end up with some pad buildup around the drill slots, many shops don't have the proper knowledge and/or equipment to bring them back to good health....they can't be turned the traditional way.

They also dissipate dust more efficiently so you'll see more dust build up on your wheels.

If you have stock steel wheels on your truck, switching to something with a more open-hole design can help get air into the brakes to keep them cool & help with the warping issues, too.

How many miles are you getting on your brake rotors before they warp?

Hope this helps........Dan-

 

I have to have my current rotors looked at about once a year.

 

Yikes...start slowing down sooner. j/k


Do you pull heavy loads, etc or just drive "normal"? The cross drilled style will definitely help with the warping in any situation, moreso if you have a lot of weight pushing you.

We change pads about 3 times a year on the woods pickups...stopped turning rotors as they were making the warping worse.

Haven't put cross drilled on those trucks as the dirt/mud/crud will kill them & I don't have the time to babysit them when they get all screwed up...otherwise I feel your pain with constant headaches.

I was happy with the SSBC...but my opinions around here are a bit off kilter from the majority so you might have different results.....

Cheers.......Dan-

 

OK Dad


Well I pull a horse trailer everyday, but it has electric brakes and actually does a lot of the stopping before the truck needs to begin helping. We pull motorcycles and ATV's sometimes, that trailer does not not offer any assist. When there is no trailer on the truck, it is sometimes filled with Hay and Grain. It is always loaded with something. It is a 5 speed and the gears can slow the truck a lot. Let's not talk clutches because that gets my dad so darn

I was told to use the emergency brake a lot because that adjusts the rear brakes. I thought when you went into reverse and used the brakes that adjusted them but my dad says they don't do that anymore that the "E" Brake does the adjusting. Is this true?

It seems I always have to change the front brakes 1 or 2 times before the rear brakes. We get our parts from Ford. My boyfriend won't go to an automotive store to buy me parts, he insists on going to Ford. Come to think of it he won't ask directions either

 

Ouch...I guess I could possibly have a daughter old enough to drive...just barely though....still...ouch.

Sounds like my trucks...always working...cool. No clutch talk, 10-4 on that.

Alas, on your particular truck your parental entity is correct...although the method doesn't really work worth donkey crap--mostly due to the system's design flaws--and the best method is to manually adjust them up every so often. JMHO...

Not uncommon. We put 300,000 miles on a F350 with rear shoes & drums changed once...7 sets of front brakes. The fronts do 80% of your braking most of the time, even with a trailer on.

Dealer parts are great...expensive, and usually just aftermarket parts in an OEM box, but great parts nonetheless.

You should train him how to buy stuff--sounds like you know your way around a truck. Or just buy them yourself...that'll be a shot to his manliness.


Cheers........Dan-

 

He would kill me! My brothers would kill me. My dad would love it, he would say "great your finally paying your own way." And then I would be out money I could otherwise spend on clothes. NO WAY BUDDY

 

clothes vs. a truck that stops......I can't compete with that.

Back to the race shop......