Well before everyone flames, my stock Brembo pads where shot (27k miles) and I decided to throw some cheap Advance Auto Parts brakes on there to get me thru winter. Car is a daily driver, just needed something to get me thru until Spring when I could put some good pads and new rotors on. Anyhow to the post... These pads suck. Initial bite is terrible, and they take forever to stop (almost as bad as the worn out Brembo pads it seems) from higher speeds. The most annoying part is the squeal. Anytime you get them hot (on the street mind you) they start squeeling when applied. I tried the orange stuff for pads, and now anti-sieze. Pads make no noise when cold or driven normally, but any aggressive braking and they seem to get hot and squeel like a damn train. Is this just typicall of the cheaper pads, or is there some other type of grease/lubricant I should try on the backs of the pads?

Thanks,

SQ

 

Sounds like you are exceeding the temperature range of the pads.

 

what brand man

i saw advance has akebonos for the front which should be a good one to use or the performance friction brand

 

Did you grease the shims?

 

Bendix on the rear and duralast on the front. After I thought about it, the front where purchased from AutoZone. Both are semi-mettalic pads.

SQ

 

Yes, used anti-sieze on shim-pad and shim-caliper

SQ

 

what do you expect?even hawk suck.....and ebc are garbage,,,,now u will need new rotors and pads

 

go with project mu b-force or ferodo ds2500s

 

I have the cheapo ceramic ones from autozone. No problems yet with these in the front...(changed to these since last summer)

 

Could you PM me a price on both pads with slotted or drilled rotors, Front and back?

Thanks,

SQ

 

I live my Ferrodo pads.. great bite at street temps.