Richard Lewis
Member
Just replaced front and rear rotors and pads with SP performance slotted rotors and Hawk HPS pads! S/T has all kinds of braking power now!! Way better than OEM. My problem was with the emergency brakes. The brake shoes (03 ST with 4 wheel disc) on the emergency brakes where wore thin caused by a malfunctioning actuator on the passenger side. Froze solid would be more accurate!! Never could tell because it was only slightly dragging, wearing out the shoes on that side. To those who have never seen these parts, they look like they belong on a go-cart, not a passenger carrying vehicle ! Anyway, priced the shoes from Ford. Should have known, 140.00 dollars ! YEAH RIGHT!! After a few comments about the quality of dope he was smoking, I politely declined the purchase. :angryAnd they wonder why people dont buy OEM as much) Please, no comments about OEM quality being that much better, as previously stated, these things are crap to begin with. Luckily , I found a guy at advance who cross referenced them in some older books and low and behold, found them for 17.99 ! Definitely helps when you come across a counter person who actually knows what they are doing!