2015 Sport Brakes

[acasperson11]

hello, I am wondering what is the best brakes for a 2015 ford explorer sport. I was looking at the powerstop brakes but also read an article about high friction/speed brake pads? I will be towing a little bit so I want the best available. Also powerstop has the regular z23 I believe or the z36 brake system. Will both work for the Sport and if so is it worth the extra money for the z36 option?

Thanks again this forum has been amazing.

Adam

 

[Mbrooks420]

If you want the best available it’s probably not powerstop. Do you have the towing package?

 

[acasperson11]

If you want the best available it’s probably not powerstop. Do you have the towing package?

Yes, I believe so it has the stock wiring and trailer hitch already installed. If thats what you meant....

 

[peterk9]

Here are a few threads I found with the 'Search' feature that may be of interest.

Drilled Slotted Rotors N Brake Pads?

My 2014 X Sport has 35k on her i wanna upgrade brake rotors too drilled and slotted... I used the search function but came up with nothing... Has anyone put drilled and slotted rotors on their X Sport???? Just looking to find out where i should order them from... pads too.. Anyone??? Thanks...

www.explorerforum.com

Powerstop Brake Kit Installed (Drilled/slotted rotors + Powdercoated Calipers)

Hey Forum folks- I wanted to post pics of the Powerstop Brake Kit I had installed over the weekend. Although you can likely buy as a kit now, I purchased the items separately as they came available. After waiting for MONTHS and much hounding, Powerstop finally released to their retailers the...

www.explorerforum.com

Explorer Brake Upgrades

Anyone do any upgrades yet? Slightly worried about messing with traction/decent control and anti sway. Would love bigger calipers, braided lines, and rotor upgrades. Thoughts?

www.explorerforum.com

Peter

 

[Ntrain]

I bought these powerstop rotors and freaking LOVE them. Feels like I could make my Explorer almost stand on it's nose in a panic stop.

Amazon.com : B00QNM367S

amzn.to

Full front HD kit with pads and rotors:

Amazon.com : B076Q52JNQ

amzn.to

 

[peterk9]

The 2nd link shows this;
No results for B076Q52JNQ.
Try checking your spelling or use more general terms

Peter

 

[Ntrain]

The 2nd link shows this;
No results for B076Q52JNQ.
Try checking your spelling or use more general terms

Peter

Comes up just fine for me. Could be because you are in Canada.

 

[peterk9]

Comes up just fine for me. Could be because you are in Canada.

Not sure why it shouldn't open since the first one does and is similar.

 

[jason46]

I had a full set of Powerstop pads and rotors on a TSX and was not impressed. The pads wore pretty quick and I really didn't feel much of an improvement over premium part store rotors and Wagner thermaquiets which I usually go with, cost less and last longer. In blind desire for fun I was looking for Ferodo pads as these were my favorite in my motorcycle racing days and they don't even list the explorer. Also bummed nobody seems to make a stainless line kit. I would advise against high friction pads like EBC(if you can even find them) as they will add some inherent drag and wear everything quickly.

 

[ecoboost_xsport]

And if you want to go "full send", you can always go the route I did, LOL:

How I Saved 43 LBS With the TCE Performance Wilwood Brake Kit [Step-By-Step Guide]

This was a project that seemed daunting at first, but thanks to Todd over at TCE Performance Products, it turned out to be tedious, but altogether simple. A great company with great customer service, BTW. I highly recommend them. Documentation A few caveats: you WILL lose usage of your...

www.fortheworkshop.com

 

[ecoboost_xsport]

I had a full set of Powerstop pads and rotors on a TSX and was not impressed. The pads wore pretty quick and I really didn't feel much of an improvement over premium part store rotors and Wagner thermaquiets which I usually go with, cost less and last longer. In blind desire for fun I was looking for Ferodo pads as these were my favorite in my motorcycle racing days and they don't even list the explorer. Also bummed nobody seems to make a stainless line kit. I would advise against high friction pads like EBC(if you can even find them) as they will add some inherent drag and wear everything quickly.

Techni-Fit makes any kind of brakes lines you want. If you want SS, just let them know how long and what color/type/variety. Easy...

 

[jason46]

And if you want to go "full send", you can always go the route I did, LOL:

How I Saved 43 LBS With the TCE Performance Wilwood Brake Kit [Step-By-Step Guide]

This was a project that seemed daunting at first, but thanks to Todd over at TCE Performance Products, it turned out to be tedious, but altogether simple. A great company with great customer service, BTW. I highly recommend them. Documentation A few caveats: you WILL lose usage of your...

www.fortheworkshop.com

That is awesome

 

[MM07]

How does one know if they have HD or standard brakes?

I have an 18 Limited...tried measuring, the front rotors seem to be around 12.5" and the rears 13.5".

Looking to order powerstop z36 and don't want to get the wrong ones.