Anyone fitted bigger Brakes on 22" wheels??

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Old 01-16-2008 | 10:44 AM
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Anyone fitted bigger Brakes on 22" wheels??

Anyone fitted bigger Brakes i.e. Calipers / Rotors & Pads to the front of their 2007 F150 Supercrew Harley Davidson (or Limited) AWD Edition with the 22" Wheels?

I bought a set of Baer High Performance Braking kit which said it was to fit a 04 Up F150, however after further investigation & hours trying to fit them they just don't clear the inside spokes on the wheels! Then I read on Baers website that they don't hold any responsibility if you don't use a cardboard cut out to the dimensions as shown on their website. S"!T

So then I set about fitting some 5mm spacers, fine it didn't hit the spokes but now at 50 mph and above there is a tremendous shake identical to a wheel / tire balancing issue, however I have had "experts" balance the wheels, twice, and its still the same. In fact it's so bad I have resorted to putting the factory brakes back on!

So has anyone successfully fitted 4 pot / 6 or 8 pot Calipers to the front of their factory 22" wheeled F150?
 
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Old 01-19-2008 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by newportimports
Anyone fitted bigger Brakes i.e. Calipers / Rotors & Pads to the front of their 2007 F150 Supercrew Harley Davidson (or Limited) AWD Edition with the 22" Wheels?

I bought a set of Baer High Performance Braking kit which said it was to fit a 04 Up F150, however after further investigation & hours trying to fit them they just don't clear the inside spokes on the wheels! Then I read on Baers website that they don't hold any responsibility if you don't use a cardboard cut out to the dimensions as shown on their website. S"!T

So then I set about fitting some 5mm spacers, fine it didn't hit the spokes but now at 50 mph and above there is a tremendous shake identical to a wheel / tire balancing issue, however I have had "experts" balance the wheels, twice, and its still the same. In fact it's so bad I have resorted to putting the factory brakes back on!

So has anyone successfully fitted 4 pot / 6 or 8 pot Calipers to the front of their factory 22" wheeled F150?
Just curious why you thought you needed a big brake kit for 22's? In my opinion unless you are rolling a minimum 26" or larger no brake upgrade is needed.
I have 24" TIS model 3 wheels on my Tahoe and 27" Lexani Magnums on my 07 F150 Supercrew and both trucks have ZERO issues with stopping and I honestly can't tell any difference between stopping distances between my stock 20" F150/Tahoe wheels which I run in the winter months and my aftermarket wheels.
Anyways the big brake kits do look awsome just not needed in my opinion for your situation.
 

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Old 01-19-2008 | 06:00 PM
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lets see some pics of those 27's!!!!
 
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Old 01-20-2008 | 02:37 PM
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lets see some pics of those 27's!!!!
As soon as the snow and road salt are off the roads "end of March" I will be puting them back on and will definetly snap up a pic.
 
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Old 01-21-2008 | 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by LARIAT CHROME
Just curious why you thought you needed a big brake kit for 22's? In my opinion unless you are rolling a minimum 26" or larger no brake upgrade is needed.
I have 24" TIS model 3 wheels on my Tahoe and 27" Lexani Magnums on my 07 F150 Supercrew and both trucks have ZERO issues with stopping and I honestly can't tell any difference between stopping distances between my stock 20" F150/Tahoe wheels which I run in the winter months and my aftermarket wheels.
Anyways the big brake kits do look awsome just not needed in my opinion for your situation.

Because I have over 450 bhp (Roush Supercharged etc) and live in Europe where speed limits tend to be faster and stopping this truck at 110mph > 50 mph proves to be rubbish.... 27"s They must of cost a few $$$
 
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Old 01-21-2008 | 02:18 PM
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Because I have over 450 bhp (Roush Supercharged etc) and live in Europe where speed limits tend to be faster and stopping this truck at 110mph > 50 mph proves to be rubbish.... 27"s They must of cost a few $$$
Was not aware you were pushing 450hp under the hood or in europe. At 110mph
no truck is really going to stop to quickly so I see your need for a brake upgrade.
Over here though at regular speeds I will stand behind my origional statement 100%.
 




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