organic,metallic or ceramic pads
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organic,metallic or ceramic pads My 2000 Ta With Stock Front Rotors Is Vibrating When The Brake Is Applid. I Know It Needs The Rotors Turned And New Pads .are The Stock Rotors Crap(and Replace Them) As I Have Read In Some Of The Other Threads Or Do I Just Turn Them . I Dont Beat On My Car And Have Already Done My Back Brakes . What Is The Better Pad To Put On It . Pros And Cons . Thanx Del
I dont know if you can get organic pads. Metalic pads will be more gentle on your rotors, but they dust a lot of may squeek. Ceramic pads chew up rotors but they wont squeek.
Hey i work at Napa and from what i have seen and have spoken to some Techs at the brake pad manufacturers dont go with ceramic. It does a very poor job of equalizing the heat transfer between pad and rotor. in other words all the heat stays in the rotors..Go with metallic you will be ok. Ceramic is ok, but not for a performance car
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I use ceramic cuz I hate brake dust and I hate squealing brakes. As far as your rotors go, you can have them turned if they've not been turned before, but I promise you that in 10k miles they will be pulsing again.
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Originally Posted by GuitsBoy
I dont know if you can get organic pads. Metalic pads will be more gentle on your rotors, but they dust a lot of may squeek. Ceramic pads chew up rotors but they wont squeek.
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Originally Posted by zombie1
ceramic pads ARE much easier on the rotors. Semi-metallic pads are harder because there is more metal in them than ceramic.
Knife blades and ball bearings are even made of ceramics. All of these things are harder than their steel counterparts, albeit a bit more brittle.
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Originally Posted by GuitsBoy
This is simply not true. For instance, Knife vs. ceramic sharpening stone. Which one wins?
Knife blades and ball bearings are even made of ceramics. All of these things are harder than their steel counterparts, albeit a bit more brittle.
Knife blades and ball bearings are even made of ceramics. All of these things are harder than their steel counterparts, albeit a bit more brittle.
Originally Posted by 00T\A
I use GM pads and The Baer Eradi Speed rotors.
I'am Happy
No dust or sqeeking.
I'am Happy
No dust or sqeeking.
The stock AC Delco pads are actually excellent quality, they brake well, don't make much dust, don't squeak, and last a damn long time
