has anybody tried these metal/graphite front disk pads? I bought a set for my '73 100 after the store guy (who probably doesn't know %*^ from shinola) told me they were the best thing going!! They come with an anti-squeak plate!! Any good? Polkat

 

I don't know, but htey sound like they would be hard on the rotors. I like the Performance Friction pads myself.

 

If I remember correctly, metal pads is what were used in F1 type cars prior to their current use of carbon fiber.

From what I read about metal brakes, you have to get them hot for them to be effective, but they last a long time (the pads last a long time....I don't know how the rotors fare....not good I would venture to guess). metal pads are also supposed to be extremely effective against brake fade. So if you are going to be jamming the brakes to get slowed down from 150 to 70 to make a corner, metal brakes are the way to go. For a pick up, I would venture to guess not, unless they have figured out a way to make them effective at lower temps.



ackus

 

I had a pair on my truck for about 3 months. They wore extremly well, but they squeaked and were noisy as hell. Nothing seemed to help the squeaking either. they were just to hard for the rotors. Nothing wrong with the pads for good braking and good wearing but the noise was the pits.

 

I will concur, the metallic pads will eat the rotors up badly. Not bad, if can deal with the noise, you'll just have to swap rotors with the pads everytime, because I've seen it many times before where even on new rotors, the metallic pads will eat the rotors beyond the limit to have them turned. There's no way that they're worth the extra cost, regular pads are so cheap and effective. TK

'77 F100, 302 (the aftermarket Prodigy), C4
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Well then, how about the carbon/metalic pads? I understand that NASCAR uses these, and I figure that they probably put as much wear on the disks in a short track 500 miler as we do in a year!! Then again, they have the bucks to replace the disks after each race. I'm just looking for pads that will give me good stopping power at higher speeds. Any advice? Polkat

 

I've got a set of Raybestos ceramic pads on my other truck(95 Dodge). They were kind of expensive($65.00)but I have put over 80,000 miles(mostly trailer pulling miles) and they have very little wear on them and have never squeaked!