I need to replace my pads. Haven't really looked under the wheel yet and was wondering if their are any surprises' I'm going to run into. I know my brother's Old's Aurora needed a special tool. Also does anyone have the ceramic pads and are they happy w/ them? What about drilled/slotted rotors for a daily driver?

Here's some reading:

http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=5602&highlight=brakes
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=5203&highlight=brakes
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=4023&highlight=brakes
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=6761&highlight=rotors