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Hi,
My car's now on it's 5th (maybe 6th) set of front rotors after 107k miles. Finally did it myself and saved some money (piece of cake, for anyone who's considering it--just get the Haynes manual and you're good2go). I wanted to hold off on doing this, because I wanna upgrade to the BAT kit that lets you use the SVT sized rotors with your existing calipers. But I can't do that until I get new wheels (cursed with 14" steel). can I use the OEM SE 8-spoke 15" wheels or do I need 16's? I mean, I'd rather have a set of E1's, but I can't hold out forever.
I couldn't hold off on doing the brakes anymore--they were SO bad. The left front was warped so bad I had to beat on it with a hammer for a good 5 minutes to get it off the lugs. My ears are still ringing...
Thanks,
Steve
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Replacement is easy, though I don't know how you've gone through so many fronts  . I went 117,000 on front rotors and over 90,000 on the original pads. Now I have EBC rotors and Green Stuff pads  .
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Originally posted by Blue's Papa:
...I wanna upgrade to the BAT kit that lets you use the SVT sized rotors with your existing calipers. But I can't do that until I get new wheels (cursed with 14" steel). can I use the OEM SE 8-spoke 15" wheels or do I need 16's?
The 15" wheels will work fine with the BAT "big brake kit".
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Originally posted by svtcarboy: Replacement is easy, though I don't know how you've gone through so many fronts . I went 117,000 on front rotors and over 90,000 on the original pads.
Now I have EBC rotors and Green Stuff pads .I've gone through so many front rotors because Ford designed in the wrong size rotor for non-SVT cars. The Mondeo had it right--don't know how or why they saw fit to "fix it". 
Steve
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5 sets of front rotors??? That's a bit excessive, IMHO. I have a 95SE that I drive the hell out of. I'm no grandma driver. I just replaced my front rotor at 119K miles. (Although I'm on my 3rd rears (but I also had a frozen caliper)).
I'd start to think that you have other problems besides a poorly designed rotor by ford. Do you use a torque wrench when putting your wheels on? You're getting about 20K miles per rotor. That's not very much... Hmmm... Oh well... [my less than 2 cents)
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