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 Dec 15, 2005 - 8:16 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%)  |
im looking to get some recomendations on the ceramic pads they have on tirerack.com . about a year ago, i bought a set of Satisfied Pro ceramic pads. they are a little noisy, low dust, but now after 1yr it sounds like they are already worn because im hearing my wear indicators. so now im wanting to try something new. any recomendations on a great pad with long life and low dust? im trying to stick with what they have on tirerack, cause they pretty much ship to me next day . __________________ -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Dec 16, 2005 - 1:56 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 21, '04 From New York City Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i bought akebono ceramic pads. works fine for me
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Dec 18, 2005 - 2:43 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 17, '04 From Illinois Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Art, did you see the reviews they have on tirerack of their various pads?
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Dec 18, 2005 - 3:08 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
QUOTE(jgreening @ Dec 18, 2005 - 2:43 PM) [snapback]368624[/snapback] Art, did you see the reviews they have on tirerack of their various pads? yeah i did, but most of those are written right after the pads are installed. i wanted to get the opinion of celica guys who have had ceramic pads for a year or more. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Dec 18, 2005 - 6:33 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 10, '04 From Shoreline, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
I have had my Raybestas Ceramic pads for 3-4 months or so I'm very happy with em, had to work em in for a few days of good stopping to get them working good, but since then they have held up withough an issue or a squek of any kind. they indure repeated "slam on the break" stops withough going soft. (there on my brimbo cross drilled disks) (4 wheel disk breaks)
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Dec 18, 2005 - 7:18 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 5, '05 From NE Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
Ya just make sure you stick with the ceramic pads, because them creat little or no break dust, thats what im getting with my crossdrilled rotors.
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Dec 18, 2005 - 7:50 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 14, '03 From Long Island, N.Y. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
axxis makes really good pads.
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Dec 18, 2005 - 8:30 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 20, '05 From sacramento, ca Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
i've got mines from a local parts store(NAPA auto parts) they're called tru stop ceramic pads...i have them on my front for about a year now and no problems at all....
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Dec 18, 2005 - 8:56 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 6, '03 From Long Beach, CA..."LBC" Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
how well does ceramic pads work on stock rotors vs semi-metallic??
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Dec 18, 2005 - 10:23 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 5, '05 From NE Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
yes they are way better the stock pads. I would recomend them to everyone.
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Dec 18, 2005 - 11:59 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
i have EBC green stuffs for many many miles and over a year, and i assume near 6000 miles.... they work great!
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Dec 20, 2005 - 1:21 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 5, '05 From pineapple under the sea Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
^ You only drive 6K a year?
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Dec 20, 2005 - 4:10 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
no but i only drove 3 months outta the last year
 and it was over 6k miles now that i think about it...i drove 3700 miles for spring break (7 days) and then wat ever else |
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Dec 20, 2005 - 5:02 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 14, '05 From Auckland,New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Anyone heard of Endless "Vita Nuova" brake pads for our celicas?
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Dec 21, 2005 - 12:46 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 6, '03 From Long Beach, CA..."LBC" Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
whats the differcence between carbon metallic and ceramic brake pads?? anyone better than another???
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Dec 21, 2005 - 2:57 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 5, '05 From pineapple under the sea Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
Ceramic don't leave as much dust everywhere, and I'm sure there are other reasons.
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Dec 30, 2005 - 11:38 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
just wanted to post an update... got the brakes checked out when i went in for an inspection. the pads are still fine. something else must have been making the horrible noise i was hearing about a month back. now the noise is gone and the car stops great... go figure...maybe the temp change outside had something to do with the noise? .... so it looks like im still keeping the pads i have
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Dec 31, 2005 - 12:24 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 14, '03 From Long Island, N.Y. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE(lagos @ Dec 30, 2005 - 11:38 PM) [snapback]373151[/snapback] just wanted to post an update... got the brakes checked out when i went in for an inspection. the pads are still fine. something else must have been making the horrible noise i was hearing about a month back. now the noise is gone and the car stops great... go figure...maybe the temp change outside had something to do with the noise? .... so it looks like im still keeping the pads i have id like to know what they did to the brakes to make them not squeek. |
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Dec 31, 2005 - 1:25 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 28, '05 From Redondo Beach, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 86 (100%) |
could have been a loose caliper causing uneven braking and making them squeek, sanding down pads evenly helps too
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Dec 31, 2005 - 4:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
the noise just went away on its own ... dont know what cause it or cure it.
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