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I have had good luck with the duralast brand from autozone ( not really high end but work for me ) raybeastus and wagner are very good brands. havent heard to many good things about the prostop brand from pepboys ( have never tried them myself )
I agree with 619diofan those are some good brands, i try to go with ceramic pads, i try to stay away from ac delco stuff, for the price of them they are still made in china like the rest. So why pay the extra dollar.
Noisy does not mean it is bad. Depends on application – if the car is going to be driven on track no one cares and you go with the one that gives you the most stopping power. And these pads will turn your rims pitch black within minutes and also makes terriable grinding noise against slotted rotors.
Some people define “Best” as most stopping power and don’t care if they have to clean the wheels everyday. For others they cannot stand the dust and noise and would prefer something less aggresive.Cars for tracking I usually insall Hawks racing pads – but these are terriable street pads and they do need get heated up otherwise they are worst than most street pads. For most street applications I install Duralast gold ceramic pads and Akebono premium.
I’ve been using Akebono Ultra Premium Ceramic pads for my Honda Civic and I love them. It says “MADE IN THE USA” right on the box. These are the cleanest pads I’ve used regarding the dirty wheels.
My Mazda 3 I use OEM pads on, but right on the box it says Linings By: Akebono
- They are Ceramic
- They are Very Quiet (never a peep out of them)
- They stop great
- They make very little dust…
- They last a decently long time
What you want to do is find out what type of pad the OEM is before buying an aftermarket pad. If the OEM pad is Semi-Metallic, Organic, or Ceramic it makes a huge difference.
If you put a Semi-Metallic pad in a car that had Ceramic OEM, the pads will last a LONG time, but they will consume the rotor, dust like crazy, and make constant noise… if you upgrade to a ceramic pad, you might notice increased stopping distance on a car not designed for it…
In other words, try to match the OEM pad linings if you buy aftermarket unless you have a specific need to change something.
If you really want to get a close fit, find out who makes the OEM pad and buy from them if you don’t buy the real OEM pad from the dealer. i.e. If your pads are made by Raybestos for the OEM, it makes sense to maybe buy Raybestos pads…
Regardless, use good judgement and don’t throw on some $13 economy pads.
If anyone is looking for good deal of auto parts in Canada heres a good site http://www.primechoiceautoparts.ca/default.aspx? i bought a wheel bearing and ceramic pads for my grandfathers ford ranger, they seem to be of good quality.
Wagner for me. They have the ThermoQuiet line that is in my opinion the best. I would go with the Ceramic pads if you can. They also have the gold which are really nice to. As far as rotors, if you go with “Cross-Drilled and Slotted Brake Rotors” You will get
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- Decreased Brake Fade Pulsation And Wear
- Slotting Placement Provides Maximum De-Gassing
- Oversized Drill Holes Reduce Brake Temperature
- Improved Wet Weather Braking
- Tru-Cast Precision Machined For Exact OE Fit
- Improve Stopping Distance With More Pad Bite
- Get More Pad Bite And Increased Safety
Cross-Drilled rotors are more expensive, if you can’t fit it in your budget go with cast iron rotors if you can.
If you give me your vehicle make, year, etc… I will post some prices with promo codes so you will get the best deal.
[quote=”NETWizz” post=53296]My Mazda 3 I use OEM pads on, but right on the box it says Linings By: Akebono
- They are Ceramic
- They are Very Quiet (never a peep out of them)
- They stop great
- They make very little dust…
- They last a decently long time
What you want to do is find out what type of pad the OEM is before buying an aftermarket pad. If the OEM pad is Semi-Metallic, Organic, or Ceramic it makes a huge difference.
If you put a Semi-Metallic pad in a car that had Ceramic OEM, the pads will last a LONG time, but they will consume the rotor, dust like crazy, and make constant noise… if you upgrade to a ceramic pad, you might notice increased stopping distance on a car not designed for it…
In other words, try to match the OEM pad linings if you buy aftermarket unless you have a specific need to change something.
If you really want to get a close fit, find out who makes the OEM pad and buy from them if you don’t buy the real OEM pad from the dealer. i.e. If your pads are made by Raybestos for the OEM, it makes sense to maybe buy Raybestos pads…
Regardless, use good judgement and don’t throw on some $13 economy pads.[/quote]
Wow. Great answer. I never thought of it that way. Thanks again for the advice.
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