Having a brake job (front) done and wondering about brands of pads. In researching this site I found a lot about types of pads (organic v. semi metallic) but not much on best brands to use. I’m learning towards semi-metallic (longer lasting) and not ceramic (more expensive, noisy on bigger vehicles…

The difference in stopping speed for ceramic pads is negligible, unless you drive on the hairy edge every day and need those extra few inches/feet of stopping ability. Get ceramic pads for the convenience of longer life and less brake dust.

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I’m personally a fan of Porterfield R4S-compound brake pads. I find them to be less noisy, better at stopping, and longer-lasting than “normal” pads. They’re more expensive than normal pads too. But even though I don’t make a habit of putting most of my vehicles on race tracks, I like having that st…

have you considered ‘hybrid’ brake pads, which are a combination of ceramic and semi-metallic? I’ve put them on two of my cars and they brake well, are quiet, and seem to have less dust

Here’s a boring idea - if the factory pads were ok, buy new factory pads from the dealer. Not cheap, but a known quantity.

That’s exactly what I’ve done with some of my cars . . . I’ve had too many noise problems with aftermarket pads. It’s kind of embarrassing when everybody is staring at you when you’re applying the brakes and slowing down for a stop light . . .

Yeah I just ordered Oem pads because I was happy with the originals.

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