ltreggerjr

Time for new brake pads. Should I go ceramic or OEM. Not looking to track or race but do like speed. Who's got the best pricing?

Cherokee Nation

Gm parts house....

4SUMERZ

I just changed out my original pads for OEM ceramics. I'm hoping that there will be less dust.

Cherokee Nation

I put them on my & they cut the brake dust down about 85%......

Jim Tom

Hawk Ceramic from GM Parts House. Less brake dust but I would guess closer to 50%.
Jim

Batmbl

Have had mine on for 5 years. Love them (oem ceramics).

Adam@Amp'dAutosport.com

Check out the Carbotech 1521 pad. This pad will perform on the street while maintaining low dust and rotor friendliness and last 2-3 times longer than OEM. I will be happy to help you if your interested, you can call me direct at 216-780-8825.

The Carbotech™ 1521™ is our high performance street compound. The 1521™ compound is known for its release and modulation, along with unmatched rotor friendliness. 1521™ is also a very low dusting and low noise compound with an excellent initial bite. This compound's excellent linear torque production provides incredible braking force without ABS intervention. Carbotech™ 1521™ operating range starts out at ambient and goes up to 800°F (426°C+). 1521™ is suitable for ALL street cars, perfect for your tow vehicle or fleet vehicle. Carbotech™ 1521™ is NOT recommended for ANY track use.

F $140 R $121

Mike's LS3

2008 Z51 - I replaced all four brakes with oem pads and rotors. No issues before and no issues after, so I staying with what I know works. I can deal with a little brake dust.

traderfjp

I've been doing a lot of research on pads. A lot of guys are happy with Akebono and Wagner. They are much less expensive and have garnered great reviews. Do a search. Hawks have gotten mixed reviews and it doesn't make sense to go with oem when you have a chance to use ceramic brakes and cut down on dust. They put them on the ZR1 so they must be good.

ZR1-ab

I have a 2010 GS and hear folks talk about padlett and single pads, what is the difference and how do I know which ones I need?

peter pan

What I run and they have performed nicely for 40k now

berk4422

07 Vert using GM P/N fronts-88909667 Rears- 88909668 Love em

Knob Jockey

I have had Hawk ceramics on my Z06 brakes for 21K miles. No issues and much less dust than OEM.

I will seriously consider the Carbotech pads for the next replacement/upgrade.

C6ToGo

Very satisfied with Wagner Thermoquiet semi-metallic. Great bite, less dust, no squeak. 40 bucks on Amazon.

ls1121

Advance Ceramic Gold. I put the on all my vehicles.

Adam@Amp'dAutosport.com

What year and model is your car?

Copterdoc

I had OEM pads on my 2009 C6 Coupe when purchased in Jan 2013, it had the dreaded squeal when brakes were slightly applied, which I tried to live with. In August, I put OEM Ceramics on all four corners. The squealing stopped for approximately 1 month, but came back with a vengence. It was virtually constant, no matter how I applied the brakes. In November I put on Akebono Ceramics, and not a sound, I couldn't be more happy with them.

Boxcar

I too have a 2010 GS, simple padlett equals 4 small pads per caliper. (2 each side of the rotor)
single = a one piece pad; one pad each side of the rotor.

96GS#007

Mods,

Is there a way to make a "brake pad" sticky? This topic must come up 2-3 times per week and it has the same answers...

Some like Hawk flavors
Some like Carbotech flavors
Some like GM ceramics
Some like Akebono (only available for base models)
The occasional AutoZone or other brand pad gets tossed into the mix
Many confuse and confound by interjecting GS & Z06 pad discussions with discussions about base car pads (or vice versa)

Some get brake squeal, some don't
Some fix the squeal by occasionally braking hard, for some that doesn't work

Some use 1 piece pads for the GS & Z06
Some stick with padlets for the GS & Z06

Google has all sorts of pics of all of the above