Ceramic Brake Pads
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THey don't eliminate dust, the dust is finer, so it's harder to see.
You can go several weeks before you notice, but after day one, if you were to do the white glove test, you will find dust.
I had them on one of my cars for well over 60,000 miles, they work well, but they will wear the rotor down quicker than normal.
I may put them on the other vette since those front wheels are extremely dirty.
You can go several weeks before you notice, but after day one, if you were to do the white glove test, you will find dust.
I had them on one of my cars for well over 60,000 miles, they work well, but they will wear the rotor down quicker than normal.
I may put them on the other vette since those front wheels are extremely dirty.
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I found the difference to be very noticable from whatever was on my car when I got it. By comparison, the dust is almost non-existent. Although in normal driving I'm fairly easy on brakes I also do some hard driving. I've had them on for at least 15K miles and there is no discernable wear to my drilled and slotted rotors which were new then too. I also installed them on my Nissan and it cured a rotor warping problem that had always plagued that car, telling me that they run cooler too.
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From: SCMR Rat Pack'r Charter Member..Great Bend KS
Put on SBS ProTouring Ceramics all around.
As has been said, some fine dust, but not objectionable. I bought them for the fade-resistance, not for the dust reduction, and I like them.
Larry
As has been said, some fine dust, but not objectionable. I bought them for the fade-resistance, not for the dust reduction, and I like them.
Larry
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They GREATLY reduce dust. Your wheels stay cleaner longer.
They stop good. They don't wear the rotors as much as metallic or semi-metallic pads.
They stop good cold, they stop good cold.
I could detect NO difference in the pedal apply pressure between the semi-metallics I WAS running and the ceramic pads.
The only pad I'm aware of that will wear rotors LESS are the 'organic' pads.
The organic pads dust pretty badly too.
I have ceramic pads on my '91 Vette. First mod to my Z06 the week after I bought it new.
I have them on my 98 Z28.
They WOULD be on my 84 Vette if I could find some for it.
They are definitely worth the money and the time it takes to change over to them. IMHO and in my experience with running them.
They stop good. They don't wear the rotors as much as metallic or semi-metallic pads.
They stop good cold, they stop good cold.
I could detect NO difference in the pedal apply pressure between the semi-metallics I WAS running and the ceramic pads.
The only pad I'm aware of that will wear rotors LESS are the 'organic' pads.
The organic pads dust pretty badly too.
I have ceramic pads on my '91 Vette. First mod to my Z06 the week after I bought it new.
I have them on my 98 Z28.
They WOULD be on my 84 Vette if I could find some for it.
They are definitely worth the money and the time it takes to change over to them. IMHO and in my experience with running them.
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From: Poop land
Originally Posted by VetNutJim
They GREATLY reduce dust. Your wheels stay cleaner longer.
They stop good. They don't wear the rotors as much as metallic or semi-metallic pads.
They stop good cold, they stop good cold.
I could detect NO difference in the pedal apply pressure between the semi-metallics I WAS running and the ceramic pads.
The only pad I'm aware of that will wear rotors LESS are the 'organic' pads.
The organic pads dust pretty badly too.
I have ceramic pads on my '91 Vette. First mod to my Z06 the week after I bought it new.
I have them on my 98 Z28.
They WOULD be on my 84 Vette if I could find some for it.
They are definitely worth the money and the time it takes to change over to them. IMHO and in my experience with running them.
They stop good. They don't wear the rotors as much as metallic or semi-metallic pads.
They stop good cold, they stop good cold.
I could detect NO difference in the pedal apply pressure between the semi-metallics I WAS running and the ceramic pads.
The only pad I'm aware of that will wear rotors LESS are the 'organic' pads.
The organic pads dust pretty badly too.
I have ceramic pads on my '91 Vette. First mod to my Z06 the week after I bought it new.
I have them on my 98 Z28.
They WOULD be on my 84 Vette if I could find some for it.
They are definitely worth the money and the time it takes to change over to them. IMHO and in my experience with running them.
