stangdreamin, its dot 5.1 not dot 5. dot 5 is silicon fluid, and not compatable with 5.1. i would also recommend not using the silicon fluid in anything but a car that is going to sit for long periods without a workout. when silicon fluid gets hot it becomes compressable and causes a soft pedal feeling, which is why the racers quit using it.
Oh, great! now I get to flush and refill the systems in both trucks!
Oh, well, thanks for the "heads up" on that. I had wondered why "BuFord" (my '08 F250 at work) had the tendancy to stop faster and with a firmer pedal than my '02 F150 4x4.
Rolok pads? Got to get myself one of those; as -along with the "soft pedal" feel- the F150 has developed another thumpty-thump when braking. Changed the front rotors when putting on the Green Stuff; as the passenger side rotor had "a little runout" that would twitch the steering wheel in my hands, and I swear I could see the rotor "wiggle" when the rotor/hub was spun by hand. Should have done all four rotors, as now one of the back rotors has now developed a "hop" under braking. (No, the wheel/wheels doesn't really
leave the ground, but it sure feels like one is trying to when the truck is "empty"!) The pads are still pretty thick; but the red "break-in coating" is long gone; so I'll have to do something to scuff up the new rotors.
For those who haven't tried the newer Green Stuff pads: the sets I put on the pickups not quite a year ago had what
looked like red Bondo; but was written up as some type of "surface finisher" painted over the pad material. It's purported to scuff up the rotors for you; and squeeks and whistles itself off the pads within about 500 miles (on my 4x4). This was something that supposedly came out on the newer "SUV Supreme" Green Stuff pads that I put on the fronts of both trucks; and also came out on the "regular" green stuff pads I put on the rear. Since Mrs StangDreamin' drives
in fear with both feet (one on the gas, one on the brake); I have no idea how long (or short) a period it took to burn that stuff off the Dodge's pads. I drove it twice in the first 100 miles after putting the Green Stuff on, didn't drive it again for about 500 miles (that included a trips she made to Tucson without me); so I never heard them squeek.