# Do ceramic brake pads wear rotors faster? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [April 11, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-ceramic-brake-pads-wear-rotors-faster/199845 "2025-04-11T13:47:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 2:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-ceramic-brake-pads-wear-rotors-faster/199845/8 "2025-04-14T02:02:44Z")
> [@Old-Days-Rick](#): > > Drum brakes get alot of hate, but theres a reason semis and other big trucks still use them. This has already been discussed and debunked… Links to semis using both disc and drum brakes now… _While drum brakes are popular, some trucks use disc brakes. Here’s how they differ:_ 1. _Heat handling:_ - Drum brakes can overheat on long downhills\* - Disc brakes cool better, reducing brake fade\* 1. _Maintenance:_ - Drum brakes need more adjustments\* - Disc brakes are easier to service\* 1. _Performance:_ - Disc brakes stop faster in wet conditions\* - Drum brakes can be more powerful when properly adjusted\* 1. _Cost:_ - Drum brakes are cheaper to make\* - Disc brakes often cost more upfront\* > [@This is the bad old days of automobiles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/this-is-the-bad-old-days-of-automobiles/199012/29): > > My Vibe/Matrix has 4 wheel disc brakes, as well as mechanical parking brake with cables that operate the rear calipers using the standard pull level, so the rear calipers are both hydraulic as well as mechanically operated just the same as my Corolla’s do/did with rear drums but with out the heat fade and much better stopping… Rear drums stop great the 1st few times you need them back to back to back, but only when adjusted properly, but under heavy braking they will heat fade and all but stop… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-ceramic-brake-pads-wear-rotors-faster/199845)._