firebirdman469

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I have always been told that ceramic brake pads leave the least dust...is this always true?? If it is, then I am going to buy Hawk Ceramic pads. If it is not true I am going to buy Hawk Performance Street pads.

Thanks for your replies in advance.....

Revelation Z28

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ceramic eats your rotors quicker.

copper/silver/aemi metallic, or carbon metallic are the others. along with organic (Peta patent).

carbon metallics make the most dust from my past experiences.

firebirdman469

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Thanks for the input, but my main concern is dust. I am buying TTII's and I do an abnormal amount of stop and go driving.

Anyone else with some input on dust??

Revelation Z28

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ceramic wont make enough dust to coat or even make an appearance difference on the TTIIs.

DrEvyl

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I run Hawk HPS pads on my Formula with powerslot rotors, I have never really had any issues with the amount of dust they generate, it's really not all that bad... but I don't daily my Formula, and I only drive it on the highway and at the drag strip for the most part.. so I'm not sure if I'd be a good judge. The times I have driven it in stop and go traffic, I wouldn't say that the dust levels were something I'd consider unacceptable. It's more than stock, yeah.. but I wouldn't say it's severe.

2MuchRiceMakesMeSick

Ceramics wont stop as well but my dust was practically cut down to none.

They can be harder on your rotors because of the heat/friction associated with them. They can also suffer from brake fading if you run on a road course.

Arctic2002ss

Huh? My car stops much, much better with ceramic pads. No fade on a road course either. Even a Performance Driving School instructor was impressed. Oh, they are not as dusty as stock either.