Vince P Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 1994 SLS 180,000 miles Time to change front brake pads (squeak...squeak) Currently I have Ceramic. Thinking replacing them with Carbon-Matallic. Any thoughts? If I change my front pads to Carbon-Matallic, do I have to change my rear pads as well (little wear on them)? Vince P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jking220 Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I wouldnt worry about changing the rears too... Ive found in my experience that ceramics have to be much "warmer" to be functional than semi mets. I replaced my pads with semi mets on my 01 STS and I think they feel great. My dad put ceramics on his 300M and you could barily stop comming out of the driveway... we imediately bought semi mets and put them on... grabbed great then. Just my experience... I know other guys love their ceramics. Jonah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jking220 Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Unless you find yourself braking hard enough often enough to experience fade... then ceramics may be right up your alley. Jonah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 A buddy of mine had the same experience with ceramics. He took them off after a very short period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 My 2¢ is to use quality metallic pads and if dust is a problem buy dust shields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill K Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 I have been using Performance Friction Carbon Metallic for two pad changes and find they wear well, stop good and dont dust near as much as OEM. Never tried Ceramic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince P Posted April 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Bill K Thank you for your comments. I was looking at Performance Friction Carbon Metallic. My understanding is that Carbon-Metallic pads have very different characteristics compared to Semi-Metallic pads. I also have had some bad experiences with Semi-metallic pads when they were cold. Vince P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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