ceramic vs semi mettalic?

[stlunatic]

hello all, i had a couple questions. right now i have semi mettalic pads from autozone and they are LOUD, esp after they heat up, and it drives me crazy. is this something specific to the metallic pads? i understand ceramic have less stopping power but are much smoother and have more fade? anyone have any comments or suggestions? thanks

 

[1bad4.6l]

Yes noise and horrible dust are both issues that come from semi-metallic brakes, ceramic is the way to go they cost more but you get what you pay for. And with new pad technology I would not worry about stopping distance from ceramics.

 

[mannieg]

I have the ceramic duralast gold from autozone on my drill/slotted rottors and they work great. They were around 100 bucks for all 4 wheels I beleive. No noise at all and the car stops much better.

 

[kylecm85]

go for the ceramic's. I have learned cheap brakes on marks dont work went through three sets of pads trying to get rid of the noise.

 

[MarkVIII93]

Less stopping power?? Get ceramics. They may make slight noises when cold under light braking but other than that they're great.