ceramic brake pads?
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PROS - Last longer... work cooler... less dust... less warpage... better performance
CONS - More expensive... can sometimes take a little bit longer to "seat"... in other words it may take 50-100 miles of driving to get "full" braking power out of them.
Really good stuff, those ceramic brake pads are!
Good luck
CONS - More expensive... can sometimes take a little bit longer to "seat"... in other words it may take 50-100 miles of driving to get "full" braking power out of them.
Really good stuff, those ceramic brake pads are!
Good luck
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The 'con' about wearing out the rotors sooner is really offset considerably when you consider the longevity of the brake pad's lifetime. Several sets of organic or other softer materials cost as much as or more (labor is the same on all types) than rotors. So, my preference goes to the ceramics. Fewer change-outs, less dust build up, safer stopping, etc.
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Originally Posted by pops_91710
The 'con' about wearing out the rotors sooner is really offset considerably when you consider the longevity of the brake pad's lifetime. Several sets of organic or other softer materials cost as much as or more (labor is the same on all types) than rotors. So, my preference goes to the ceramics. Fewer change-outs, less dust build up, safer stopping, etc.
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Originally Posted by aurgathor
I do my own brakes (and pads are very easy to change) and found that it's better to use softer pads so I don't need to worry about rotors -- more expensive and lot more work. But this is all IMHO.
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Originally Posted by pops_91710
My point was this: Eventually all rotors wear out regardless of the composition of the pads used. So, you will be doing it no matter what. But "more expensive" is a fallacy because you have already spent as much (or more) on pads as would have on rotors. Ergo my comment that you are not really saving any money.
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Originally Posted by MazdaRangerGuyInSTL
PROS ... better performance
But I haven't seen any data showing superiority versus a non-ceramic performance pad.
This police-intereceptor test didn't show a performance advantage at all for the ceramic pads tested:
http://www.nlectc.org/pdffiles/Evalu...kePads2000.pdf
Last edited by pronstar; Dec 22, 2006 at 12:30 PM.
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Originally Posted by pops_91710
My point was this: Eventually all rotors wear out regardless of the composition of the pads used. So, you will be doing it no matter what. But "more expensive" is a fallacy because you have already spent as much (or more) on pads as would have on rotors. Ergo my comment that you are not really saving any money.
Last edited by aurgathor; Dec 22, 2006 at 01:27 PM.
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Originally Posted by aurgathor
Well, my Bronco has 195k on it, and I believe it is still on its original rotors. Got it at 120k, so I can't be 100% sure, but it was a govt vehicle, and they sell them before major repairs from wearout kick in. Aside from turning them at 125k, 2 brake pads, and some brake fluids, nothing else were done or used since I got it. Last I checked the rotors were still in excellent shape. Not sure how long a rotor last with ceramic pads, but I consider mine pretty good, and I used only OEM or equivalent pads.
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I put ceramic pads on my 98 Z28. The increased braking power was very evident and the brake dust is reduced by at least 80%.
How they would do for my truck, I don't know. But I can't imagine they would be a bad choice.
How they would do for my truck, I don't know. But I can't imagine they would be a bad choice.
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