1986 Ford Taurus Brake Pads and Shoes

THE “ONE-PIECE” BRAKE PAD THAT PROVIDES QUIETER BRAKING. Wagner® ThermoQuiet® brake pads are the quieter, “one-piece” brake pads. They feature Integrally Molded Sound Insulator (IMI) that integrates the friction material, backing plate and insulator into a single high strength component. The application-specific design spreads out heat, sound and vibration over a much larger surface area for quieter operation. A unique application-specific laser-shaped friction optimizes pad-to-rotor interface for better braking performance. The proprietary Wagner® OE21 formulations feature a complex matrix of materials that replicate the functions of copper while setting new benchmarks and providing across-the-board improvements in NVH control, stopping power, durability and dusting characteristics.

Product Features:

• 35% Quieter
• 15% More stopping power
• Longer lasting
• Cleaner wheels
• Install Wagner Brake products with total confidence

Carquest Premium Gold brake pads are original equipment replacement brake pads that provide consistent, quiet, and clean braking.

Product Features:

• Application-specific formulations designed for extended pad life and clean wheels
• Multi-layer shim for near silent braking
• OE designed slots and chamfers for consistent performance
• Hardware included on popular and late-model applications

Carquest Platinum Professional brake pads are a premium alternative to original equipment brake pads that provide superior stopping performance, quieter braking and cleaner wheels. All CQ Platinum Professional brake pads are manufactured by a vertically

Product Features:

• Industry-leading number of application specific formulations for maximum performance and extended pad life
• On-vehicle testing similar to original equipment tests
• Patented 4-Layer HEX Shim Technology provides quiet braking
• HEX shim design utilizes aramid fibers, the same fibers used in bulletproof vests, to reduce shim wear
• Burnishing compound allows for a faster break-in of pads and rotors
• PTFE coated hardware and caliper pin grease included for nearly every application
• Powder-coated backing plate prevents corrosion
• Road tested in multiple environments and conditions to ensure reliable stopping power
• Meets or exceeds OE specifications and covers 99% of foreign and domestic vehicles
• Limited Lifetime Warranty

Carquest Platinum Professional brake pads are a premium alternative to original equipment brake pads that provide superior stopping performance, quieter braking and cleaner wheels. All CQ Platinum Professional brake pads are manufactured by a vertically

Product Features:

• Industry leading number of application specific formulations for maximum performance and extended pad life
• On-vehicle testing similar to original equipment tests
• Updated HEX Shim Technology – engineered with aramid fibers to reduce noise and prevent shim wear
• Burnishing compound allows for a faster break-in of pads and rotors
• PTFE coated hardware and caliper pin grease included for nearly every application
• PTFE coated hardware and caliper pin grease included for nearly every application
• Commercial-grade friction formula available in ceramic or semi-metallic to match OE-specifications. Ceramic upgrades available for select semi-metallic models.
• Road tested in multiple environments and conditions to ensure reliable stopping power
• Meets or exceeds OE specifications and covers 99% of foreign and domestic vehicles
• Limited Lifetime Warranty

Wagner TQ® brake pads feature a zero-copper friction formulation and a unique Integrally Molded Insulator (IMI) technology for quieter operation.

Product Features:

• QUIETER OPERATION — Application-specific design and a unique laser-shaped friction spreads out heat, sound and vibration to reduce noise opportunities
• CLEANER WHEELS — Proprietary formulation provides superior braking performance and reduced rotor wear, helping to cut down on brake dust
• HARDWARE INCLUDED — Premium stainless-steel hardware included for select applications
• ZERO COPPER FORMULATION — Features Wagner OE25┐ zero-copper friction formulation

Wagner TQ® brake pads feature a zero-copper friction formulation and a unique Integrally Molded Insulator (IMI¿) technology for quieter operation.

Product Features:

• OE DESIGN — Features OE style shims, slots and chamfers
• HARDWARE INCLUDED — Premium stainless-steel hardware kits included for key applications
• ZERO COPPER FORMULATION — Features Wagner OE25¿ zero-copper friction formulation

Dual Technology Ceramic (DTC) – Low Noise – Low Dust WBR ceramic brake pads are specially formulated for driving conditions that require superior friction effectiveness without compromising low noise or low dust characteristics. The advanced ceramic formulation mitigates wheel dust, brake fade, low speed and high heat squeal, at the same time providing positive pedal feel and long-life. Every WBR ceramic brake pad comes with a platform specific shim and has a burnished contact surface (scorched) just like OEM pads to ensure easy break-in and proper long-term functionality. Advanced Material Platform Specific Brake Pad Shims: To effectively combat brake squeal, WBR utilizes different advanced materials in the shim construction, as well as fastening the shim to the pad with both mechanical tabs and silicone adhesives. This platform specific advanced material shim design is included with every WBR brake pad.

Product Features:

• Original Equipment Performance
• Solid Pedal Feel With Smooth Braking Performance
• Ultra-Quiet Ceramic Formulation
• Low Dust – Long Life
• Advanced Material Platform Specific Shims
• Scorched for Easy Break In
• Positive Mold Construction
• All WBR Pads are 100% Shimmed

Akebono Performance Ultra-Premium Brake Pads specifically engineered for fleet, law enforcement & extreme use. Precision fit & made from a proprietary mix of ceramic compounds to maximize performance, rotor compatibility & minimizing NVH.

Product Features:

• Environmentally Friendly with Low Copper Content to Comply with CA and WA 2021 Restrictions
• Ultra Quiet: Definitive Control of Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH)
• Ultimate Upgrade for OE Semi-Metallic and Low-Metallic Brake Pads
• Friction Formulas Specifically Designed for Fleet and High-Performance Vehicles
• Enhanced Braking Power
• Clean Wheels

Product Features:

• Dependable stopping power
• Single layer shim for quiet braking

Carquest Premium Gold brake pads are original equipment replacement brake pads that provide consistent, quiet, and clean braking.

Product Features:

• Application-specific formulations designed for extended pad life and clean wheels
• Multi-layer shim for near silent braking
• OE designed slots and chamfers for consistent performance
• Hardware included on popular and late-model applications

Carquest Platinum Professional brake pads are a premium alternative to original equipment brake pads that provide superior stopping performance, quieter braking and cleaner wheels. All CQ Platinum Professional brake pads are manufactured by a vertically

Product Features:

• Industry-leading number of application specific formulations for maximum performance and extended pad life
• On-vehicle testing similar to original equipment tests
• Patented 4-Layer HEX Shim Technology provides quiet braking
• HEX shim design utilizes aramid fibers, the same fibers used in bulletproof vests, to reduce shim wear
• Burnishing compound allows for a faster break-in of pads and rotors
• PTFE coated hardware and caliper pin grease included for nearly every application
• Powder-coated backing plate prevents corrosion

Carquest Platinum Professional brake pads are a premium alternative to original equipment brake pads that provide superior stopping performance, quieter braking and cleaner wheels. All CQ Platinum Professional brake pads are manufactured by a vertically

Product Features:

• Industry leading number of application specific formulations for maximum performance and extended pad life
• On-vehicle testing similar to original equipment tests
• Updated HEX Shim Technology – engineered with aramid fibers to reduce noise and prevent shim wear
• Burnishing compound allows for a faster break-in of pads and rotors
• PTFE coated hardware and caliper pin grease included for nearly every application
• PTFE coated hardware and caliper pin grease included for nearly every application

For replacement brake pads that are designed for your vehicle, trust the name that manufacturers trust Akebono Pro-ACT® Ultra-Premium brake pads. Manufactured from carefully selected materials designed to help minimize and/or virtually eliminate unwanted brake dust, Pro-ACT Ultra-Premium brake pads provide consistent, smooth stopping power across a wide range of driving conditions, including panic stops. Replacement Brake Pads from the Creators of Akebono Ceramic Technology® Engineered to eliminate noise, vibration, and harshness, Pro-ACT Ceramic Disc Brake Pads provide the ultimate braking experience. The best replacement for restoring OE ceramic pad performance, Pro-ACT Ceramic Disc Pads are also ideal for upgrading from conventional pads. In addition to dramatically quieter braking, Pro-ACT Ceramic Pads provide best-in-class braking performance, including enhanced initial effectiveness (no break-in required), high resistance to fade, consistent brake pedal feel, and ultra-low dusting for cleaner wheels and tires. Akebono’s ceramic technology also causes minimal wear on brake rotors.

Product Features:

• Virtually eliminates noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH)
• Vehicle-optimized ceramic formulas for superior performance
• Unrivaled stopping power
• Clean wheels
• No break-in required
• Rotor-friendly with proven longer rotor life
• Perfect upgrade for all braking systems
• Made in the USA

For replacement brake pads that are designed for your vehicle, trust the name that manufacturers trust Akebono Pro-ACT® Ultra-Premium brake pads. Manufactured from carefully selected materials designed to help minimize and/or virtually eliminate unwanted brake dust, Pro-ACT Ultra-Premium brake pads provide consistent, smooth stopping power across a wide range of driving conditions, including panic stops. Replacement Brake Pads from the Creators of Akebono Ceramic Technology® Engineered to eliminate noise, vibration, and harshness, Pro-ACT Ceramic Disc Brake Pads provide the ultimate braking experience. The best replacement for restoring OE ceramic pad performance, Pro-ACT Ceramic Disc Pads are also ideal for upgrading from conventional pads. In addition to dramatically quieter braking, Pro-ACT Ceramic Pads provide best-in-class braking performance, including enhanced initial effectiveness (no break-in required), high resistance to fade, consistent brake pedal feel, and ultra-low dusting for cleaner wheels and tires. Akebono’s ceramic technology also causes minimal wear on brake rotors.

Product Features:

• Virtually eliminates noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH)
• Vehicle-optimized ceramic formulas for superior performance
• Unrivaled stopping power
• Clean wheels
• No break-in required
• Rotor-friendly with proven longer rotor life
• Perfect upgrade for all braking systems
• Made in the USA

Engineered to withstand even the most punishing treatment, Akebono Performance® Ultra-Premium ceramic brake pads deliver ideal stopping power in extreme conditions and are made in the USA. For performance enthusiasts, light trucks, SUVs, fleets, or law enforcement vehicles, you can count on the Akebono Performance line to safely and smoothly stop your vehicles. MAXIMUM FRICTION FOR PEAK STOPPING POWER. Like all Akebono brake pads, the Akebono Performance line delivers definitive control of noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) and offers the ultimate upgrade for semi-metallic and low-metallic brake pads. Akebono Performance Ultra-Premium brake pads are made from a proprietary mix of unique ceramic formulations for maximum friction and rotor compatibility. You get longer rotor life and cleaner wheels with less brake dust. To assure optimum performance, distinct designs have been developed for each vehicle model, resulting in a precise fit that virtually eliminates brake squealing, groaning and vibration. AKEBONO: THE RIGHT BRAKE PAD CHOICE FOR YOUR FLEET. Akebono Performance Ultra-Premium brake pads are ideally suited for light trucks and SUVs that need additional braking force for challenges such as towing boats, trailers, campers and equipment. In addition, their performance engineering provides reliable stopping power, with friction formulas that are specially designed for law enforcement vehicles and any fleet that will be driven to its limits.

Product Features:

• 100 percent made in the USA
• Upgrade for semi-metallic and low-metallic brake pads
• Ceramic formulated for maximum friction
• Longer rotor life
• Cleaner wheels with less brake dust
• Minimum brake squealing, groan or vibration

For replacement brake pads that are designed for your vehicle, trust the name that manufacturers trust Akebono Pro-ACT® Ultra-Premium brake pads. Manufactured from carefully selected materials designed to help minimize and/or virtually eliminate unwanted brake dust, Pro-ACT Ultra-Premium brake pads provide consistent, smooth stopping power across a wide range of driving conditions, including panic stops. Replacement Brake Pads from the Creators of Akebono Ceramic Technology® Engineered to eliminate noise, vibration, and harshness, Pro-ACT Ceramic Disc Brake Pads provide the ultimate braking experience. The best replacement for restoring OE ceramic pad performance, Pro-ACT Ceramic Disc Pads are also ideal for upgrading from conventional pads. In addition to dramatically quieter braking, Pro-ACT Ceramic Pads provide best-in-class braking performance, including enhanced initial effectiveness (no break-in required), high resistance to fade, consistent brake pedal feel, and ultra-low dusting for cleaner wheels and tires. Akebono’s ceramic technology also causes minimal wear on brake rotors.

Product Features:

• Virtually eliminates noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH)
• Vehicle-optimized ceramic formulas for superior performance
• Unrivaled stopping power
• Clean wheels
• No break-in required
• Rotor-friendly with proven longer rotor life
• Perfect upgrade for all braking systems
• Made in the USA

Carquest Standard brake pads are designed for original equipment (O.E.) fit, form and function for dependable stopping while providing great value. Our brake pads use quality friction formulas for reliable stopping power. Carquest Standard brake pads feature a single-layer shim that absorbs noise and vibration to provide quiet braking. These brake pads also utilize slots and chamfers based on the OE design. Carquest Standard brake pads are the right choice when looking for good performance at a great price.

Product Features:

• Dependable stopping power
• Single layer shim for quiet braking
• OE-designed slots and chamfers to reduce noise and vibration
• Powder-coated backing plate prevents corrosion

Providing maximum braking performance on towing, heavy hauling, and frequent braking applications, Carquest Frontline Severe Duty brake pads are the ideal choice for severe duty applications.

Product Features:

• PD friction formulations dissipate heat and reduce high-temperature fade while delivering extended pad life
• Pursuit-application performance tested to ensure they meet or exceed industry requirements
• Patented 4-Layer HEX Shim Technology provides quiet braking
• HEX shim design utilizes aramid fibers, the same fibers used in bulletproof vests, to reduce shim wear
• PTFE coated hardware and caliper pin grease included for nearly every application
• Powder-coated backing plate prevents corrosion

Product Features:

• Made in the USA
• OE Manufacturer
• Ceramic Brake Pad
• Low Dust
• Powerful Quiet Stopping
• Ultra-Premium
• Perfect Upgrade for all Braking Systems

Dual Technology Ceramic (DTC) – Low Noise – Low Dust WBR ceramic brake pads are specially formulated for driving conditions that require superior friction effectiveness without compromising low noise or low dust characteristics. The advanced ceramic formulation mitigates wheel dust, brake fade, low speed and high heat squeal, at the same time providing positive pedal feel and long-life. Every WBR ceramic brake pad comes with a platform specific shim and has a burnished contact surface (scorched) just like OEM pads to ensure easy break-in and proper long-term functionality. Advanced Material Platform Specific Brake Pad Shims: To effectively combat brake squeal, WBR utilizes different advanced materials in the shim construction, as well as fastening the shim to the pad with both mechanical tabs and silicone adhesives. This platform specific advanced material shim design is included with every WBR brake pad.

Product Features:

• Original Equipment Performance
• Solid Pedal Feel With Smooth Braking Performance
• Ultra-Quiet Ceramic Formulation
• Low Dust – Long Life
• Advanced Material Platform Specific Shims
• Scorched for Easy Break In
• Positive Mold Construction
• All WBR Pads are 100% Shimmed

Providing maximum braking performance on towing, heavy hauling, and frequent braking applications, Carquest Frontline Severe Duty brake pads are the ideal choice for severe duty applications.

Product Features:

• PD friction formulations dissipate heat and reduce high-temperature fade while delivering extended pad life
• Pursuit-application performance tested to ensure they meet or exceed industry requirements
• Patented 4-Layer HEX Shim Technology provides quiet braking
• HEX shim design utilizes aramid fibers, the same fibers used in bulletproof vests, to reduce shim wear
• PTFE coated hardware and caliper pin grease included for nearly every application
• Powder-coated backing plate prevents corrosion

Product Features:

• Made in the USA
• OE Manufacturer
• Ceramic Brake Pad
• Low Dust
• Powerful Quiet Stopping
• Ultra-Premium
• Perfect Upgrade for all Braking Systems

Carquest Standard brake pads are an economical choice for dependable stopping power and quiet braking.

Product Features:

• Dependable stopping power
• Single layer shim for quiet braking
• Single-layer shim absorbs noise and vibration for consistently quiet braking
• Limited Lifetime Warranty

CARQUEST Wearever Gold brake pads are original equipment replacement brake pads that provide consistent, quiet and clean braking. CQ Wearever Gold brake pads are also manufactured by leading brake pad suppliers that OEM and OES heritage. Trust CQ Wearev

Product Features:

• Application-specific formulations designed for extended pad life and clean wheels
• Multi-layer shim for near silent braking
• OE designed slots and chamfers for consistent performance
• Hardware included on popular and late-model applications

The only parts recommended by Ford Motor Company for Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Motorcraft Brake Pads are designed and tested to Ford’s rigorous engineering standards. Motorcraft parts fit right the first time for quicker, easier installation. Ready to install out of the box.

Product Features:

• Motorcraft Brake Pads and Shoes are engineered to provide superior performance and reliability.
• All Motorcraft Brake Pad and Shoe designs undergo rigorous lab and real world tests in order to meet Ford engineering standards. Pads and Shoes must pass load tests up to maximum GVW, as well as extreme brake temperature and partial system failure tests.
• Ford durability testing includes 2,000 miles of mixed urban and suburban driving. Friction content and formulas are dynamometer tested for all pads and are designed specifically for each vehicle platform.
• All friction materials meet engineering standards for wear, noise, vibration and dust. Pads are engineered with slots, chamfers and insulators to help dissipate heat and reduce fade, eliminate vibration for smooth stops, and dampen noise respectively.
• Motorcraft Brake Pads are tested to Ford’s demanding requirements for performance and durability. New brake pad packaging includes an Environmental Leaf illustration to indicate environmental friendliness of the pads.
• High quality components are used for a long, trouble free service life. Backed by Ford Motor Company. For more information visit www.motorcraft.com.

Ford True OES (BRF) – Pads that were installed when vehicle was manufactured new. Ford Parts brake and friction products deliver the performance your customers experienced when they first drove off the showroom floor. Not only do they provide the best balance between braking performance and reduction of noise and vibration, they are built with the understanding that can only come from being the original equipment manufacturer. Motorcraft brake pads employ friction materials that have been tested to ensure they meet the stopping and fade performance requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

Product Features:

• Over 50 vehicle-model-specific friction formulas are uniquely designed and fine-tuned over a 12-month period to the vehicle weight distribution and driving dynamics
• Restore showroom-like performance
• Feature as many as 30 single-sourced, high-grade ingredients that some lower-cost pads rarely use
• Processed with high-quality weighing, mixing, pressing and post-curing equipment
• Made with high-quality raw materials: ones that some aftermarket suppliers avoid because of expense
• Product design in most applications includes high-tech materials such as Kevlar and fine-blank steel backing plates
• Feature sophisticated use of shims, slots and chamfers to reduce dusting, noise and brake fade
• Designed to balance the friction coefficient between front and rear to minimize early lock-up during braking
• Real-life vehicle tested and adjusted to meet or exceed the durability and government stopping effectiveness requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS)
• Tested and refined for maximum performance in stopping distance, durability, noise, brake vibration, pedal feel, fade and drag, wheel dust and rotor wear The importance of shims, slots and chamfers: Shims
• Multiple layers of sound-damping materials between stamped metal, also called insulators, 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 Slots
• Vertical, diagonal or horizontal 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

The only parts recommended by Ford Motor Company for Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Motorcraft Brake Pads are designed and tested to Ford’s rigorous engineering standards. Motorcraft parts fit right the first time for quicker, easier installation. Ready to install out of the box.

Product Features:

• Motorcraft Brake Pads and Shoes are engineered to provide superior performance and reliability.
• All Motorcraft Brake Pad and Shoe designs undergo rigorous lab and real world tests in order to meet Ford engineering standards. Pads and Shoes must pass load tests up to maximum GVW, as well as extreme brake temperature and partial system failure tests.
• Ford durability testing includes 2,000 miles of mixed urban and suburban driving. Friction content and formulas are dynamometer tested for all pads and are designed specifically for each vehicle platform.
• All friction materials meet engineering standards for wear, noise, vibration and dust. Pads are engineered with slots, chamfers and insulators to help dissipate heat and reduce fade, eliminate vibration for smooth stops, and dampen noise respectively.
• Motorcraft Brake Pads are tested to Ford’s demanding requirements for performance and durability. New brake pad packaging includes an Environmental Leaf illustration to indicate environmental friendliness of the pads.
• High quality components are used for a long, trouble free service life. Backed by Ford Motor Company. For more information visit www.motorcraft.com.

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