ceramic brake pads??????????

[SecretAgent420]

well i guess i need new brake pads and i was wondering about ceramic pads. what are the pros and cons of ceramic pads. i.e. how long do they last, do they really stop squeeling, are they rotor friendly, do they make a film on the rotor (thats why i need new pads), do they have good stopping power.

[Camaro_SLP]

http://www.camarov6.com/cgi-bin/ulti...c&f=2&t=001532

http://www.camarov6.com/cgi-bin/ulti...c&f=2&t=000579

http://www.camarov6.com/cgi-bin/ulti...c&f=2&t=002393

I skimmed through those pretty fast...there's a lot more topics under the search.

They minimize brake dust and squeeling..don't know how long they last though.

[SecretAgent420]

i already did a search but that did not answer all my questions.

[hockeyman]

I have had carquest ceramic pads on for over a year, about 15k miles on them, NO squeaks whatsoever, and they have good stopping power. I've heard that they will warp plain (unslotted) rotors, but so far I have had zero problems with them. I have ceramic pads on unslotted front rotors, and ceramic pads on the rear slottled rotors, and I love them! I'll never go back to conventional brake pads again.

-Marc

[Jason]

I had Ceramics with slotted and drilled rotors...BEST thing I EVER did for that car besides the nitrous. Lasted longer,Less brake dust,NO squeeling, ALOT better stopping.

[hockeyman]

The stock/part number for the carquest ceramic brake pads is GCD623. It is for the front of my 96 camaro. I don't know the stock number for any other year from 98+, I just had the box in my garage full of extra car bulbs.

-Marc

[jayxer]

Well I would be carefull. Full Ceramic brake pads aren't designed for standard road use. They are meant to take higher temperatures for racing purposes. In fact they don't work well unless they are hot.