Xmas Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Need to replace all 4-brake pads on my 95. What do you all like or use? MY budget for all 4 pads is 150.00 or less Thanks for any suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yozsi Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 which 4? front or back? for all 8 i think you can get all 8 and machine the rotors for less than 150. i would just go with some regular old semi metallics. no need for gold plated bull stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msavides Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 which 4? front or back? for all 8 i think you can get all 8 and machine the rotors for less than 150. i would just go with some regular old semi metallics. no need for gold plated bull stuff. I put ceramics on my other suv. I hate them . They make all kinds of weird noises. They are suppose to produce less dust but man are they Noisy! I even put that no squeak stuff on the back of the pads., Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drifter Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I put ceramics on my other suv. I hate them . They make all kinds of weird noises. They are suppose to produce less dust but man are they Noisy! I even put that no squeak stuff on the back of the pads.,Mark Has anbody tried EBC brake pads ? supposed to work well. not sure about the price . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruBlu Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Has anbody tried EBC brake pads ? supposed to work well. not sure about the price . All my road and track vehicles use Ceramics. I love them. I hit the anchors and I stop...because they stay cooler then a conventional pad there is less brake fade. The offset is the noise but I don't mind paying for that. Cheap pads are a good way to go....Here is the reason behind that. Cheap pads are a softer compound typically. So they don't lasst as long but since they are a softer compound they grip REALY well....you just replalce them sooner but I mean @!*%...whats $150 every 3 years? Besides...in three years you won't need to replace the rear pads anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 (edited) I got my pads @ Advance Auto. The front are disc and the rear is drums. The brand I got was wear ever, it's there house brand, but what I did confirm is that the Bendix that I was going to buy was from the same manufacture as those Wear Ever were from, plus total price was $40.00 less. I did use the OEM shims and what I did was clean the shims really well and used a damp rag w/ some PB spray on the shims. Becareful not to overspray w/ the PB onto either the brake pads or disc. Now on the back, holly $hit, they were a pain in the A$$ to get the new ones on. I never messed w/ drums. But I did manage to get one side on and after that experience, I decided to have a brake shop get the other side done here shortly. I was told there is special tools to do drum brake jobs, but man, plyers, screw drivers was a pain in the rear. lol But right now the truck stops on a dime! No noise or squeeks, but I guess time will tell. I post later if I do have any issues, but I think I will not. Thanks all!! Edited November 6, 2007 by Xmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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