I am a avid "OEM only" kind of guy. I think it is time for a set of rear pads. Beno is on the road for a few weeks and the local dealer is out of stock and is almost 3 hours away. I will be in town tomorrow and could swing into a few different auto parts stores. Would there really be anything wrong with using a run of the mill "name brand" brake pad in the rear? Any suggestions to avoid or get? I don't drive this thing fast. I just need reliable predictable pads that don't eat rotors.
rear brake pads....does it really matter?
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I have run Napa up front, EBC Green Stuff, OEM and elcheapo Carquest in the rears. Except for the Green Stuff, all the rest seamed to be equal in braking. Green Stuff = better breaking.
When I was running Carquest in the front and with LSPV removed and with no portioning valve I ran Green Stuff to equal out the braking. After installing the portioning I had too much rear braking.
If you have OEM in front, Napa mid or better grade might be a good choice.
When I was running Carquest in the front and with LSPV removed and with no portioning valve I ran Green Stuff to equal out the braking. After installing the portioning I had too much rear braking.
If you have OEM in front, Napa mid or better grade might be a good choice.
I installed EBC green stuffs in the rear first and could tell an immediate improvement over the Akebono ceramics they replaced. After a couple of weeks, I finally got around to replacing the fronts as well. I love this combination except for the first stop if their cold. The first stop always requires a little more effort but they are good to go after that.
ebc green are best IMO, you will gain more from your front brakes than the rear as far as performance.....
Given how easy it is to replace the REAR discs, I would put in there a known brand and call it good. If the discs are screwed in a few years time, they are a simple unbolt/bolt on job.
Go with what you can get.
regards
Dave
Go with what you can get.
regards
Dave
My 80 has a set of EBC Greenstuff pads on the rear brakes that have lasted a very long time, maybe ? 100,000 miles, I've forgotten it's been that long. One pad on one side is just now getting worn out. Truck's not lifted so the proportioning valve should still be set correctly. They seem to be good pads.
I have 100 series Toyota pads up front, also long lasting, 50,000 miles and plenty of life left on them.
A bit off topic but FWIW: I swapped my front pads (after maybe 25,000 miles of use) side-to-side a few years ago as an experiment of sorts. Swapped each pair of pads first right to left, left to right, but also swapped pad positions; what was the inner pad went to the outer position and vice versa. I know, not standard practice, but the pads were wearing unevenly a bit and I said Meh, if it doesn't work I'll just get new pads. It's been about three years and I've had no problems with the front brakes after rotating the pads, truck stops straight ahead every time I push on the pedal. FWIW.
I have 100 series Toyota pads up front, also long lasting, 50,000 miles and plenty of life left on them.
A bit off topic but FWIW: I swapped my front pads (after maybe 25,000 miles of use) side-to-side a few years ago as an experiment of sorts. Swapped each pair of pads first right to left, left to right, but also swapped pad positions; what was the inner pad went to the outer position and vice versa. I know, not standard practice, but the pads were wearing unevenly a bit and I said Meh, if it doesn't work I'll just get new pads. It's been about three years and I've had no problems with the front brakes after rotating the pads, truck stops straight ahead every time I push on the pedal. FWIW.
Brake pads have a friction rating on them. Some-especially cheap pads have a poor rating.
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if your pads are wearing uneven your calipers are not working properly. Most likely they need to be rebuilt. Use Sil glyde on the pins....
I thought this too until I tried the EBC green pads. I noticed a huge increase in braking "bite" right off the bat. The stock OEM pads I did not like as they would not bite like I wanted them to.
1973 Guppie: I actually mis-remembered, it was one side of one front rotor that was not wearing evenly as the reason I swapped the pads around. DBA was telling me the pads were the reason for the uneven wear, but it never made sense to me. Not enough sleep when I wrote that, sleepy minds are unreliable. Either way, guess the point I was trying to make is that you can swap pads, not that you would normally do that.
I had the napa thermoquiet (?) and they wore quick. I run Hawk now and they have lasted but I don't put many miles on. I run Hawk HPS on my other two cars and they stop great,and have lasted almost 100k miles on my Camaro which includes racing.
No, I don't think it matters.....if you get them at Oreillys with a lifetime warranty which includes normal wear. I haven't paid for a set of front or rear pads in 10+years with all four Lexii. They wear, take them back, get new ones. Why have it any other way?
Cool, some day I will have to try a set.
I havent tried em out yet but looks like amazon carries em for
$61 ish for CA, free ship but with tax...
#DP6993 Rear Pads, for my 96'
I replace when I notice my brake fluid getting low and when I begin to hear the expected noise. It is more difficult and takes longer to get the trucked jacked and tires on and off than it does to replace pads. Can't imagine paying for pads as often as they wear.....when you don't have to.