Time for new front brakes

[BILLUA]

Okay, I got 33,000 miles out of my OEM pads and am inclined to go with them again, but would like to hear comments and experiences with aftermarket pads. . By the way, I don't think I am willing to shell out $185. 00 for those new kevlar brakes. . The airplanes that I fly have Kevlar disks and they are a pain in the rear with all the heat buildup and retention...

All input is much appreciated

 

[tgbol]

I suggest the carbon metallic pads. I put them on mine at 36,000.

Much better braking on long grades. I also put them on the rear at the same time although, the rear didn't need them yet.

 

[Challenger-II]

I too jumped on the Carbon Metallic bandwagon and have been very dissapointed! Let me just say first, they stop better than any pad I have put on. The problem is that they squealed like pigs and at only 10,000 miles, they are very near needing replacement! :{ I have adjusted my rears frequently too. My OEM pads lasted 24,000.

I thought the CM's were a long lasting pad?

 

[Steve Campbell]

I see these short (to me) sevice mileages...

... and wonder what kind of conditions you are driving under??



My front brake pad life was increased by at least 50% by routine "servicing" of the moving parts in the front brake assembly. Syl-glide (found at NAPA) on the caliper pins. Clean, debur and lube (Syl-glide) the steel on steel area where the caliper "rests" in the front "hub". I also pull the dust boot back on the piston and add some "hydraulic brake cylinder assembly lube". Then crack the bleed screw and collapse the pistion back into the caliper.



Once a person does it a time or two, it only adds 5-10 minutes per wheel to a tire rotation. Hope that helps!

 

[LSMITH]

I just picked up a set of Performance Friction Carbon Metallic pads at Autozone. I got this set under the lifetime warranty. I think the price for a set if you go buy them is $37. 99. I got 40K miles out of the OEM pads, they stopped OK but squeeled sometimes and wore quickly. I got 55K miles out of the Performance Friction Carbon Metallic and could have gone another 15K or so if I had addressed the right caliper hanging up sooner. The left side still had about 25% and the right side was THIN! I also get a bit lazy with the rear brake adjustment, so if I had kept up with that I could have gotten even more. The rear shoes are about 75% and have 60K miles on them. The PFCM stop better than the OEM by quite a bit, last a lot longer and I have never had even the slightest bit of noise out of them. They are not nearly as hard on rotors as some of the other performance linings are either. I still have the OEM rotors on it, but this will likely be the last set of pads on them. If I can get 160K miles out of a set of rotors I am not going to complain. They are good pads, if you get them you will like them.





Steve has a good point ^^^^^^^^^^^ about maintaing the calipers, it helps a ton.