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Old 06-25-2010, 08:12 PM
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im lookin for the best pads that leaves the least amount of break dust. the ones i have on now are rediculous, i can fully detail my rims and shine my tires for an hour and drive around the block and have them coverd. what kind and brand should i look at that gives off the least amount of break dust, mony is no thing. 95 3.8L
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also witch is better Ferro-Carbon or Ceramic?
 

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Old 06-25-2010, 08:22 PM
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ceramic brake pads dont leave any brake dust ive been told
 
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Old 06-25-2010, 08:40 PM
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leaning tword hawks, anything to say about them?
also witch is better Ferro-Carbon or Ceramic?
 

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Old 06-25-2010, 09:21 PM
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any ceramic pad is a good pad autozone has a lifetime warranty on there pads so you buy one set and all the rest are free and ceramics do have brake dust its just clear eventually youll see it tho
 
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ceramics do have brake dust its just clear eventually youll see it tho
ok thanks for clearing that up i didnt understand how they couldnt.
 
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driving around the block shouldnt dirty up your rims. i could be wrong but you may have and issue with your calipers or master cylinder, sticking or not releasing brakes. are all four doing it? also could be very low quality, defective, or damaged pads, like oil or similar.
 

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Old 06-26-2010, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by craby
driving around the block shouldnt dirty up your rims. i could be wrong but you may have and issue with your calipers or master cylinder, sticking or not releasing brakes. are all four doing it? also could be very low quality, defective, or damaged pads, like oil or similar.
prolly just relly bad pads from the women i bught the car from, the car was pretty rough and iv been getting it back to good cond. for the past 4 years, (thousands) its been a headack always finding some shotty part that needs replaced.
 
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Old 06-26-2010, 11:11 AM
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yah, most likely, also could be the rotors are chewed up and they just put new pads on, how do the rotors look?
 
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roters look good fortunetly
 
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Old 06-26-2010, 06:31 PM
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Just thought I'd add my 2 cents:

I bought 'lifetime' brake pads and they squeal just a little bit when I brake hard - apparently they have more metal in them which is why they last longer but it also causes a squeal so keep that in mind while you shop.

The guy at napa told me 'if they start squealin' just bring them back, but it doesn't help too much since I'll have to buy new ones and put them in
 


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