What are the Best Brake Pads I can Buy?

[Hohn]

Hohn,

Felt the same way you do now till I tried them, plus I used the Porterfield on race cars and they just kept failing at the chemical bond between the friction material and the steel surface etc.

Typical Dodge Powerslot and Hawk combo is an average of 290. 00 for two rotors and pads, check the dealer or NAPA it won't be too much difference overall in cost. Call us if you have any questions etc

Mark @ DPPI

Update!

I would like to publicly proclaim I was wrong about the Porterfields. Mark is right.

I apologize to Mark.


What prompts this? I have a nasty grinding sound coming from the front driver's side of my Nissan car, and guess what-- there's QUITE the gouge in the rotor!!

I'm going to have to wait until I can get the wheels off and fix the dumb thing before I can autopsy the brake problem, but something isn't right!

I haven't had to touch the brakes on my truck, but let me say for the record that my Nissan brake experience has shaken my faith in the POrterfields that I once loved so much!



It's entirely possible that I just let them go too long (which would surpise me, because I checked them and they seemed to have a lot of life left at the time) and the rivets are now killing the rotors.


This car has 130K on it, so I went with a cheapo replacement rotor from Napa, and some Napa ceramic pads.

I'll quite certain that when I pull it apart, I'll find that it was just my neglect that has killed the rotor. But I wonder why the driver's side has worn so much faster (apparently). Maybe the passenger side is close behind it?


I'll know more once it's apart.


Justin

 

[Steve St.Laurent]

I use performance friction pads on my truck and have been very happy with them. Autozone has a no questions asked warranty with them too. I replaced my stockers at 45k (previous owner must have been hard on brakes). Put 80k on the first set of pf pads (I do have an exhaust brake) and replaced them at that point. I was happy enough with their pads that I put them on my bike too.

 

[HeavyHauler]

I'm also using performance priction pads from AutoZone - $45 out the door. They do exactly what they're supposed to - I'll probably end up sticking with them for a while.



I'd love to upgrade to something really nice in the future, but it wasn't in the cards when I started this thread.

 

[BigPapa]

I was happy enough with their pads that I put them on my bike too.

Uh... . Steeeve..... uh... .









Scott

 

[sstefanini]

I've used performance friction pads and wearever rotors/pads from advanced or autozone for years and always enjoyed a vehicle that stops. Granted some people on the forum will turn up their noses but cost is a factor for some of us. I can buy their "premium" pads and rotors for under $100 and have a truck that stops with components that last as long as the factory parts.

 

[socal_rattler]

EBC 7000 series

I recently installed the EBC Series 7000 pads:



http://www.ebcbrakes.com/Automotive.html



I bought them thru brakesrus.com which gives a 20% discount to TDR members.

 

[ToolManTimTaylor]

Brakesrus shows only 03+ trucks Did ya get the pads for your 01 there?

 

[MABurns]

Whoa! $170 just for pads!?!? LOL, maybe I should change the title of this thread.

No your title applies even more. You wrote: "What are the best brake pads I can buy"



Not: What are the most ridiculously priced brake pads ever made... ... :-laf

 

[HeavyHauler]

No your title applies even more. You wrote: "What are the best brake pads I can buy"



Not: What are the most ridiculously priced brake pads ever made... ... :-laf

Good point! :-laf

 

[kelly4463]

I run hawk pads here i have about 10'000 miles on them brake dust is not that bad i wash my truck 1-2 times a week so dust is not a problem

 

[socal_rattler]

Brakesrus shows only 03+ trucks Did ya get the pads for your 01 there?

Yes I did... I found them thru their search model tool. It only shows the 6000 series for the '01 but they have and recommended the 7000 series.