Lee308

2013 5.0
This is what I used, they are now smooth as silk.


This post is just FYI. They fit, and work.
PS, I now have a 1/2" breaker bar/socket permanently in the truck for flats.
COSTCO must use 150 ft/lbs to tighten lugs after rotation.

Missmy06

The torque spec for lug nuts is 150 ft lb.

CO Raptor

Good Luck with the R1 products. I might run their rotors but never their pads. They are pretty universally panned as poor in braking performance.

Spiky

I certainly hope so!

Masi1926

I always put the same breaker bar in every vehicle along with the proper socket.
I just had new tires put on and every time I go to him, he must set his guns at 175 or more... They are a bitch to remove. I have to loosen them to 150 when I get home every time.
Telling him doesn't help. He actually pulled the stud through on my 2005.

bassJAM

I was actually surprised, I put new pads and rotors on my truck Saturday, after having new tires put on last month. I was expecting to need to get my impact out, but my 18” breaker bar took them off with little effort. I’m going to guess they were actually under torqued from the tire shop, because they felt closer to 100 ft-lbs to me.

My OEM pads made it to 52k miles until on Thursday one of my pads disintegrated to bare metal on my commute home, ruining the rotor in the process. I still had just under 3/16" of material on the other 3 so they were to the point of needed replaced anyway. I was just hoping I wouldn't need 2 new rotors as well!

montanaman

150 ft lb is too much for a cast wheel.


I torque mine to 100 - and I've never had one loosen up, at least not over the last 30 years

Tex-Hogger

I replaced my front and rear rotors at 32k with the Power Stop Z36 kit I ordered off Amazon for around $425. Well worth it. After doing the brake-in procedure, and doing some driving with this set, I will never go back to another set of over the shelf kits from the local auto parts house. You can definitely feel the difference in stopping grab and distance. The stock ones off my truck looked brand new out of the box, but the fronts were warped and had plenty of pad left.

Lee308

What he said. 40 yrs for me.

The lug wrench that comes with the truck is a joke.
Get a 1/2" breaker bar and a 6 point socket, you will thank me.
Keep it in the truck.

Edit to add, I did not use the new pads, the old ones had plenty of meat on them left. Saving new pads for later.

I will update if they turn to garbage.

Lee308

The rotors feel way better than the FoMoCo brand it came with, just saying.
I hope they last longer.
My 1995 had 140k miles on the original rotors, only changed pads.