Brake pads? Which ones?
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Brake pads? Which ones?
Hey guys
time has SCREEEECCHHH come for me to ScREEEECCHHH change my SCREEEcCCHHH brake pads SCREEEEECCCHHH. (sorry, i know thats gay, but its late and im bored lol) So y wuestion is shich brake pads are good? theyre not all that hard to put in are they? im a fairly decent mechanic i dont hink they wouldbe, just makin sure. THanks guys (and girls
time has SCREEEECCHHH come for me to ScREEEECCHHH change my SCREEEcCCHHH brake pads SCREEEEECCCHHH. (sorry, i know thats gay, but its late and im bored lol) So y wuestion is shich brake pads are good? theyre not all that hard to put in are they? im a fairly decent mechanic i dont hink they wouldbe, just makin sure. THanks guys (and girls
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Joined: Jun 2002
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From: New Jersey
I will add a few cents before this gets moved...
I did front pads on my camaro, put on Hawk HP pads on, work well, good stopping power, and like $52 from jegs. =)
I have never doen brakes myself, nor anything else for that matter, and I was able to change them myself in about 1 to 2 hours.
If I was to do it over, I can do it in abou 45 to 1 hour.
Just make sure you have the right tools. You will need i forget, 15mm? hex wrench, get it on a socket. =) and a torque wrench, those are a must. Get plenty of brake cleen asit helps.
Hey, saves you quite a bit of money doing it by yourself.
I did front pads on my camaro, put on Hawk HP pads on, work well, good stopping power, and like $52 from jegs. =)
I have never doen brakes myself, nor anything else for that matter, and I was able to change them myself in about 1 to 2 hours.
If I was to do it over, I can do it in abou 45 to 1 hour.
Just make sure you have the right tools. You will need i forget, 15mm? hex wrench, get it on a socket. =) and a torque wrench, those are a must. Get plenty of brake cleen asit helps.
Hey, saves you quite a bit of money doing it by yourself.
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Joined: Mar 2002
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From: Elkhart, IN
I bought NAPA Ceramix front and rear for my car. Unfortunatly, I was unable to afford the good rotors, so I was forced to buy the cheapies. Either way I think my pads are excellent. They stop very well, They've never squeaked, AND they leave VERY VERY little brake dust. I had some semi-metallics on before and after a week my wheels were almost black. I decided it was time to buy the ceramixs. I think it was a problem with the brake pads though, I've never had a set dust that bad. For the NAPA Ceramix's I paid somewhere around 50 for the front and 70 for the rear. I used my works discount on those so I'm not sure what they'd cost to the average walk in customer.
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From: Greater Chattanooga TN
I got hawks all four wheels. I got powerslots on the front and cheap advance on the rear. I wouldn't spend a ton on rear rotors since front is where 70% stopping comes from on a rear wheel drive.
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I've been on EBC Greenstuff for a couple years now. I will NEVER go back. I don't get brake fade nearly as bad as stock, and all I'm using is those and Hawks Pro-Stop slotted rotors (the ebay specials). Stops a helluva lot better too.
