semi-metallic or ceramic pads, also best rotors
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Stock rear rotors will do the front are the ones that get the beating. My dads got Hawk SD fleet pads all around with cryo powerslots up front and stock rotors out back. I was surprised at how the brakes grab when they get heated up good and don't fade near as easy as the stock setup. Make shure the slide pins are in good shape and you flush the system also. Bedding in the brakes after the install is also important.
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There are two objectives for bedding- in performance brakes. First, heating up the brake
rotors and pads in a recommended manner, so as to promote the transfer of an even or
uniform layer of pad material onto the new rotor discs; and the maturing the pad material,
so that the resins used to bind and form them during manufacturing are ‘cooked-off’ the
pads.rotors and pads in a recommended manner, so as to promote the transfer of an even or
uniform layer of pad material onto the new rotor discs; and the maturing the pad material,
so that the resins used to bind and form them during manufacturing are ‘cooked-off’ the
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Your basically breaking in or seating the pads to the rotor. I know the Hawk pads have the bedding procedure on the box. You start with low mph light peddle pressure stops and slowly work up in mph and peddle pressure. Of course you give the brakes a little time to cool down between stops. Take 10 minutes on a back road or large parking lot to bed in your brakes and they will give you a long service life.
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I was told the ceramic are more of a performance based pad, not to be used if towing is your main use. I put severe duty pads and there was a noticeable difference over the standard heavy duty pad. I used Carquest gold severe duty pads and they were good. They repalced the Carquest blue that had been done by the previous owner. If you tow, I would go for the semi-metallic.
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I was told the ceramic are more of a performance based pad, not to be used if towing is your main use. I put severe duty pads and there was a noticeable difference over the standard heavy duty pad. I used Carquest gold severe duty pads and they were good. They repalced the Carquest blue that had been done by the previous owner. If you tow, I would go for the semi-metallic.
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I am sure the ceramic pads work fine especially in your case.Your only towing once a month and the weight is #3500. I use my truck almost exclusively for pulling a #9000 travel trailer and was advised that in my case the semi-metallic would be better for the long run. I am not knocking the ceramics, they are supposed to be great pads.
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