The front rotors were warped according to my dealer.
The steering wheel would vibrate pretty badly if I did even a mild brake.
I did have only one real hard braking incident (from 85 to about 45 mph) about a few weeks earlier. There wasn 't a clear effect of a vibrating steering wheel after this incident.
I was really impressed with the performance of the brakes and tires. My Pirelli tires did not squeal. If I was in my Crown Vic, I may have been a few feet inside the rear of the other car. But of course, I would have not been driving as aggressively (a no no!).
My dealer said it could happen.
I paid some big dollars to have the stock brakes replaced with Baer's at Kenny Brown.
I never had any of my previous four Ford Crown Vic's during the past 11 years have the same problem.
Baer did not charge me, but I still had to pay $200 labor to have them replaced.
The rotors are being returned to Baer for an autopsy. If defective, I want them to pay for my labor. (Fat chance, but I'll fight it right up the management ladder.)
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2003 Blue 300B (Canadian) (reversed traction control, mini spare, trunked
6 disc CD changer,clock-in-the-radio, heated front seats, hood light)
-Born 12/10/02
-10,000 miles
-18 mpg at a steady speed of 80 mph
-Stock transmission (upgraded with Performance Automatic
clutches and band after stock tranny failed in 8,800 miles)
-Wheel locks (Ford)
-Badgeless front grille by “Zach”
Kenny Brown: 6th “signature series” conversion (450 hp) Born 3/28/03
-Dead pedal
-Baer front brakes 14 in. two piston, vented rotors
-MMX Driveshaft
-4.10 gears
-Vortech supercharger (7 to 8 psig boost)
-Pirelli P-Zero Asymmetric (front 255/45ZR18 99Y;rear 255/50ZR18 102Y)
-FordChip
-One coil of each front stock spring removed to produce the “same” effect
as an Eibach spring
-Ground clearance: 5 in.
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1961 Ford Galaxie, 2 dr. Club Victoria, 390CID, 375hp, 4 barrel
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