Darksyde Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Anybody have these? I've heard alot about them. I know most OEM's have them now. The aftermarket ones are a harder compound and i heard they tend to chew up rotors. Any truth? Just wondering before i buy a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 They are quiet and have a longer than normal life expectancy, but they stop like shit. It could be debated that they warp the rotors, too. I put a set on the wife's Loomie (Summer of 03) and a year later the rotors were warped. The pads still had a ton of beef left to them, though. I think it was the hard composition that killed off the rotors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gp90se Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 they eat rotors and dont work as well when cold. plus: less dust and longer life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitzel Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 So far, so good with my Raybestos Quietstops on the fronts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOut Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 I've had the NAPA ceramics on my car for eight months or so now and I'm happy with them. There's no sign of the rotors being warped, very little brake dust, and great stopping power overall. That being said I also installed new calipers and HI-PO slotted rotors (from NAPA) at the same time I did the new pads. As previously noted, they don't stop the best when cold, but that issue goes away after the first stop of any trip. All in all, I'm happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPRACER Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 I've got AC Delco ceramic on mine, 3 years and 80K, great performance, quiet and no dust. 2 sets of cheap rotors in 3 years, but that's normal for any car in a salty environment like around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89GPSE Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Ceramic pads are only good if you brake them in correctly. If you don't they will suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitzel Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 Care to run down a proper procedure for ceramic brake pad 'break in'? In all my searches on the internet, I have yet to find one aside from 'just drive normally and make a few stops to make sure they work'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksyde Posted January 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 find a decent run of road, get your car up to about 105-115 or so give or take a few mph. Then when your balls start getting larger slam on the brakes as hard as possible. Now if the car stops and stays straight the pads are perfect and continue driving. Now if you swerve to the left you must have installed them improperly. Remove and check. If you swerve to the right it's just bad driving, blame yourself. I hope that helps anyone who was searching for proper break in procedures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 What if you drive a 1991 Beretta 2.2 3 speed and can only hit 111 mph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksyde Posted January 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 I'm pretty sure it would work but if ya want just find a good friend packin a LQ1 and draft him just before he dissappears into the distance you should hit 115 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFromColorado Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 hey... the problem with Ceramic pads is if you get cheap rotors that you'll end up with more problems.. warped rotors, longer stopping distances, and other damage to the rotors from the harder compounds... if I keep this GP that I just got, I'm picking up a set of "dampened iron" rotors from Napa, and ceramic pads all 'round, along with new tires, and tons of other work... anyhow, Ceramic pads = good but only with the right rotors. --Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksyde Posted February 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Ceramic pads = good but only with the right rotors. --Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaloutsider Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 find a decent run of road, get your car up to about 105-115 or so give or take a few mph. Then when your balls start getting larger slam on the brakes as hard as possible. Now if the car stops and stays straight the pads are perfect and continue driving. Now if you swerve to the left you must have installed them improperly. Remove and check. If you swerve to the right it's just bad driving, blame yourself. I hope that helps anyone who was searching for proper break in procedures. Brilliant. When you lose control and skid into a power pole, you'll know they work great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksyde Posted February 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 No No No you see that's where your wrong. If you skid into a pole they don't work correctly. Read the post before criticizing it. Besides i thought sarcasm was a well adapted tool on this board. Sorry if i was mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loominaz34 Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 I've sen this problem on other boards. the cold weather winter brings affects people sarcasmometers. They truly are very sensitive devices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksyde Posted February 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 I see I see we may be in trouble i wish we could have caught it before it spread to far. But as you say it has dipped to other boards. So who knows how far it may spread. I think phpBB should create a filter so things like this wouldnt happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glock19 Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 FWIW, I put Napa Ceramics on my Expedition. No dust, no cold stopping issues, no noise, just stop. I cannot speak for rotor wear cause they have only been on 500 miles. They were definately worth the money IMO. If they can stop a 5500 lb SUV, a car should not be a problem. Glock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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