# Best brake pads for my 2002 Subaru Forester?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-brake-pads-for-my-2002-subaru-forester/156431>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** subaru, forester\
**Created:** [January 13, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-brake-pads-for-my-2002-subaru-forester/156431 "2020-01-13T05:01:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![JoeJackson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@JoeJackson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeJackson)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-brake-pads-for-my-2002-subaru-forester/156431/1 "2020-01-13T05:01:12Z")

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What are the best brake pads for my 2002 Forester?

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**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-brake-pads-for-my-2002-subaru-forester/156431/2 "2020-01-13T13:42:57Z")

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Get anything in mid-price-range your local store has on the shelf.  
You better save few bucks on pads and replace rotors in the same time - it will make much more difference than replacing pads and keeping old rotors.

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**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-brake-pads-for-my-2002-subaru-forester/156431/3 "2020-01-13T14:19:32Z")

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Carbon metallics are very good.