Brake Pads Comparison

Standard Premium Brake Pads

Quality brake pads for Ford, Lincoln and Mercury braking systems.

• Exceed Friction Materials Standards Institute (FMSI) specifications
• Feature comprehensive use of shims, slots and chamfers to reduce noise
• Manufactured with vehicle-platform-specific friction formulas tuned for each vehicle application to help maintain high braking performance and increase durability
• Each application has been on-vehicle tested to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) in stopping and fade performance, lining life, noise and wheel dust
• Attaching hardware included where needed – complete package helps reduce installation time

The importance of shims, slots and chamfers.

• Stamped metal plates coated with sound damping materials improve noise abatement and vibration for the life of the pad
• Placed on backside of backing plate to help reduce the vibrations that cause brakes to squeal
• Vertical grooves cut in brake pads
• Significantly reduce pad bending when heated in normal braking conditions
• Reduce noise that can result from pads that have become concave
• Reduce brake fade by providing passage for gases and dust to escape at high brake temperatures
• Angled or beveled edges on the leading and trailing ends of the brake pads
• Chamfers on leading edge of brake pads reduce digging into the rotor
• Help eliminate stick/slip vibration, which causes brake noise

Super Duty® Brake Pads

The advantages of a Motorcraft® Super Duty® brake pad

• Patented NRS-MAXX® backing plate
• Increases bonding strength with the friction material to help ensure pads perform under high-heat and stress conditions
• “Ford Blue” powder coating
• Unique finish provides excellent durability, corrosion protection and long-lasting good looks
• Precision pad abutment points
• Reduce pad clatter/rattle and help ensure uniform pad wear
• Proprietary pad formulas
• Based on FMVSS, durability, noise and dust testing, and designed to deliver increased fade resistance, pad life and reduced rotor wear under severe, high-heat driving conditions

Take on tough conditions for Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles.

• Engineered specifically for vehicles that are frequently exposed to high-heat and high-wear conditions, such as trailer-towing and fleet delivery vehicles, taxis and shuttles
• Designed to provide maximum performance under the worst braking conditions
• Minimal heat-fade in severe braking conditions
• On-vehicle tested to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and Ford Test Standards for lining life, noise and dust
• Backing plate design increases bonding strength between pad and backing plate
• Advanced multiple-layer shim design helps reduce noise and improve sound-abatement qualities
• Slots engineered to help improve heat and water dissipation by providing a path for gases, wear debris and water to escape from between the pad and rotor surface
• Chamfers engineered to reduce the possibility of excessive noise during severe braking and initial break-in period
• Low brake noise