Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) Ceramic Brake Pads . . . ?

[Stranger]

Has anyone had a chance to try the new Raybestos "Ceramic Pads"? Available at Kragen's, Schucks and um, what's the other one in the chain?

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'96 3500 slammed (2/4drop) Piped, EGT and boost. Alloys X4.
Driftwood
Stock? so far
36'14K triple slide 5'er

 

[sam peterson]

I have had no experience yet with any of the so called [ceramic] pads. This may be just another marketing thing with companys that need to gain market share and compete against the carbon mets. Some of the advertising i have seen in the trade magazines lately from Raybestos is just plain Bull S***. ----Sam

 

[sam peterson]

Good info but it doesn't take near as much brake to stop a 1500 as with a diesel. A lot of weight difference and how much weight do we pull?????. I am always looking for a better pad to put on my customers vehicles but I don't like being the ginie pig. I'll have a "carbon ceramic" available soon to do some testing on my own truck. Illflem did you get my last e-mail a week or so ago?---sam

 

[illflem]

Se Senior' Sam got your mail. From reading the reports on the ceramic pads the only advantage I can see is that they are dustless.

 

[sam peterson]

Illflem--- Maybe designing a wonder shield to keep that dust off the fancy wheels would be more lucritive than picking apples.

 

[illflem]

I asked the same question here long ago, no replies. Check here for info. If you look around on the same site you will also find more info.

 

[tjm]

ceramic

bought the napa ceramix brand with new rotors. Occasionally when i brake hard it seems like the pads release for a few rotations then re-grab.



Im going to replace with Hawkhead.

 

[TSchuetz]

THE ADVANTAGE TO CERAMIC PADS IS... ... ... .....



THE PAD IS QUIETER. THIS IS BECAUSE THE SOUND THE PAD EMITS IS ON A FREQUENCY THAT THE HUMAN EAR CANNOT DETECT.



THE PAD IS CLEANER. REASON BEING..... THE CERAMIC MATERIAL, WHILE IT STILL CREATES A DUST, IS NOT BLACK IN COLOR(CARBON) IT IS BROWN.



THE PAD TRANSFERS HEAT BETTER. BY HEAT TRANSFER THRU THE CALIPER, THE AMOUNT OF HEAT REATINED IN THE PAD AND ROTOR IS REDUCED THUS IMPROVING BRAKING AND PAD LIFE.

AS A SIDE NOTE TO THIS... . DO NOT USE ANTISIEZE ON THE BACK OF THE PADS OR WHERE THE ROTOR MATES TO THE HUB. ANTISIEZE RETAINS HEAT WHICH REDUCES PAD LIFE, INCREASES THE CHANCES OF ROTOR WARPAGE, AND COMPROMISES BRAKE PERFORMANCE.



CERAMIC PADS ARE NOT A GOOD CHOICE FOR HD APPLICATIONS

(SEVERE DUTY, POOR DRIVING HABITS, HEAVY TOWING, ETC. )



I OWN A NAPA STORE AND HAVE QUITE A BIT OF GOOD EXPERIENCEWITH THE PRODUCT AND HAVE A TREMENDOUS REPEAT FOLLOWING FOR THE CERAMIC PAD IN MY CUSTOMER BASE.



THE RAYBESTOS PRODUCT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE NAPA PRODUCT. MANY OTHER BRANDS ARE ONLY A CERAMIC BLEND, NOT A FULL CERAMIC PAD.



HOPE THIS HELPS... ...



TIM

 

[Moose Truck]

Tim, What is the NAPA PN for these pads for a '00 2500 4X4 Auto? Last time I did the fronts the NAPA Guy here only had the Black dusting Semi-Metallic. They are 1/2 gone at 12K miles of service.

 

[TSchuetz]

Originally posted by Moose00

Tim, What is the NAPA PN for these pads for a '00 2500 4X4 Auto? Last time I did the fronts the NAPA Guy here only had the Black dusting Semi-Metallic. They are 1/2 gone at 12K miles of service.

UNFORTUNATELY, FOR NOW YOUR GUY IS CORRECT. WE ONLY HAVE AN OFFERING THAT COVERS UP TO 1999. THAT PART NUMBER IS CMX7339. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO PLANS TO RELEASE A CERAMIC PAD FOR THE 2000-2002.



TIM