Grit dog
Black Diamond, WA
Senior Member
Joined: 05/06/2013
View Profile
 Offline
|
12Vs comments about the OrangeStuff pads are correct, but the rest of it is a bit to broad or general.
Heck, newer GM light and heavy duty pickups come with ceramic pads. Or if they're not, I've never seen an organic or semi metallic with that little brake dust on the wheels.
Pads that have worked well for me on HD pickups.
EBC Super Greenstuff (truck and SUV, not the normal greenstuff pads)
Powerstop Z36
2016 Ram 2500, MotorOps.ca EFIlive tuned, 5” turbo back, 6" lift on 37s
2017 Heartland Torque T29 - Sold.
Couple of Arctic Fox TCs - Sold
|
BenK
SF BayArea
Senior Member
Joined: 04/18/2002
View Profile
|
Garry&Gayle wrote:I have thought about EBC but they are the most expensive too. I will look into the others suggested also.
Have tried most brands and from OEM to performance to race...always have ended up with either Hawk or EBC after buddy had his friction material research company bought out (his recommendation & he works for one of them now)...no longer get experimental stuff and have to buy them now.
A lot depends on how you drive and where you place go vs stopping. I like both, but stop is on top.
Me...can smoke OEM, standard duty, and some HD pads in a hurry and need/want performance level or higher. Understand the downside of them being almost nothing when cold
Currently, have Hawk on my Suburban, 1996 K3500, 7.4L and will get these for the next set. Wanted them, but they weren't available when I needed them...may just purchase a set to have on hand =
EBC Brakes DP41268R - EBC Yellowstuff 40........eries Brake Pads for 1996 K2500 Suburban
summitracing wrote:
$176.80
EBC Yellowstuff 4000 Series Brake Pads
Brake Pads, Yellowstuff, Aramid Fiber, Front, Chevy, GMC, Dodge, Set
EBC Yellowstuff 4000 Series pads are the perfect replacements for your daily-driven race car or ultra-friction truck upgrade. They're made from a full race material and are capable of high-temperature use, with a very good wear life. Their "bite" from cold is superb—uncommon with race materials, which normally require warming-up—making these pads safe for use on the highway, as well as on the race track. EBC pads deliver increased stopping power for your performance race machine and your demanding truck or SUV. These are not "low-dust" disc brake pads, but are similar to or better than OE pads. Order the set designed for fitment on your make and model.
Edit...notice that most all higher performance pads these days has one or two slots molded into the friction material.
That negates the 'need' for drilled and/or slotted rotors.
Outgas escape routing to not float the pads off of the rotor surface when very hot and outgassing.
Without the holes or slots on the rotor, there is more surface area for braking & thermal mass to both hold & carry away heat from the mating surface with pads.
* This post was
edited 11/10/21 01:22pm by BenK *
-Ben Picture of my rig
1996 GMC SLT Suburban 3/4 ton K3500/7.4L/4:1/+150Kmiles orig owner...
1980 Chevy Silverado C10/long bed/"BUILT" 5.7L/3:73/1 ton helper springs/+329Kmiles, bought it from dad...
1998 Mazda B2500 (1/2 ton) pickup, 2nd owner...
Praise Dyno Brake equiped and all have "nose bleed" braking!
Previous trucks/offroaders: 40's Jeep restored in mid 60's / 69 DuneBuggy (approx +1K lb: VW pan/200hpCorvair: eng, cam, dual carb'w velocity stacks'n 18" runners, 4spd transaxle) made myself from ground up / 1970 Toyota FJ40 / 1973 K5 Blazer (2dr Tahoe, 1 ton axles front/rear, +255K miles when sold it)...
Sold the boat (looking for another): Trophy with twin 150's...
51 cylinders in household, what's yours?...
|
Garry&Gayle
Hemet, Ca.
Senior Member
Joined: 08/05/2003
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
|
I think I'm going with the Akebono Euro Ultra Premium pads and NAPA premium coated rotors upon recommendation of a pro mechanic that also tows heavy.
|
Cummins12V98
on the road
Senior Member
Joined: 06/03/2012
View Profile
Offline
|
Garry&Gayle wrote:I think I'm going with the Akebono Euro Ultra Premium pads and NAPA premium coated rotors upon recommendation of a pro mechanic that also tows heavy.
Why wouldn’t you just turn your rotors?
2015 RAM LongHorn 3500 Dually CrewCab 4X4 CUMMINS/AISIN RearAir 385HP/865TQ 4:10's
37,800# GCVWR "Towing Beast"
"HeavyWeight" B&W RVK3600
2016 MobileSuites 39TKSB3 highly "Elited" In the stable
2007.5 Mobile Suites 36 SB3 29,000# Combined SOLD
|
Garry&Gayle
Hemet, Ca.
Senior Member
Joined: 08/05/2003
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
|
my last 2 trucks when the pads wore out the rotors were close to minimum
thickness and I prefer thicker the better for heat dissipation.
|
|
|
ford truck guy
Pennsylvania
Senior Member
Joined: 03/22/2008
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
Offline
|
My mechanics BOTH told me that the rotors of today are pretty much 1 and done…. He has not turned 1 in a few years on newer vehicles…
They DO NOT make them like they used to ! ! ! !
Me-Her-the kids
2020 Ford F350 SD 6.7
2020 Redwood 3991RD Garnet
|
Cummins12V98
on the road
Senior Member
Joined: 06/03/2012
View Profile
Offline
|
ford truck guy wrote:My mechanics BOTH told me that the rotors of today are pretty much 1 and done…. He has not turned 1 in a few years on newer vehicles…
They DO NOT make them like they used to ! ! ! !
That’s a load of Barbra Streisand. It all depends and all it takes is to use a caliper. Most Mechanics just want to replace parts and the fact is the OE parts are superior to what they change out to from NAPA and the like. Is you want something other than junk you need to say so and be prepared to pay up.
I have owned ONE vehicle that the rotors could not be turned and I have driven WAYYYYY over a million miles so many brake jobs under my belt with the rotors always being turned.
|
Garry&Gayle
Hemet, Ca.
Senior Member
Joined: 08/05/2003
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
|
The rotors on my 06 F150 and my 08F450 were both one and done and I measured them myself.
|
ferndaleflyer
everywhere
Senior Member
Joined: 03/31/2011
View Profile
Offline
|
And most of those after market rotors are from China--right now sitting in the container log jam in CA.
|
Cummins12V98
on the road
Senior Member
Joined: 06/03/2012
View Profile
Offline
|
Must be a Ford thing as the last Ford truck I owned was a 69 F100 with drums.
Or it could be the EB does not hold back much and the service brakes are dependent on much more.
|
|
|
