Brake pads

metalic

Member

• Sep 14, 2015

• #1

I'm due for new front pads. Has anyone found EBC, Hawk, or any others to be better than a quality pad from Napa or any parts store?

 

Shantz

Member

• Sep 14, 2015

• #2

Stay away from powerstop z23... they sing all day long! Breaking is amazing, stop on a dime, just can't stand the squealing.

 

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CrazyLarry

New member

• Sep 14, 2015

• #3

I've been running the Hawks for 30k miles and they are wearing nicely. All those miles are in 37s

 

Sh0rtBus

LOSER

• Sep 14, 2015

• #4

Don't know about the Napa pads, but I've been running the EBC Greenstuffs on the rear for about 33k miles now without issue. No squealing, no failures, etc.

 

Spaste19

New member

• Sep 21, 2015

• #5

I have had the Hawk's on ( front and rear) for a few months with my 35's. I'm pretty happy with them. Haven't used any other aftermarket on my rig, so not sure how they would compare to the others. Pretty decent stop power though IMO.

 

Bustedback

Member

• Sep 22, 2015

• #6

I have had great luck with Performance Friction pads on heavily overloaded one ton trucks. Once they're seated in they work great and last longer than the factory pads.

 

JakeJK

New member

• Sep 22, 2015

• #7

Hawk HPS or LTS? I keep seeing 2 types

 

wayoflife

Administrator

Staff member

• Sep 23, 2015

• #8

Personally, I prefer OE pads. Sure, they don't last as long as a lot of aftermarket pads but in my opinion, they perform better.

 

AaronG83NM

New member

• Sep 23, 2015

• #9

wayoflife said:

Personally, I prefer OE pads. Sure, they don't last as long as a lot of aftermarket pads but in my opinion, they perform better.

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I agree OE pads are the best choice. Some aftermarket pads can be noisy cause of the materials they are mad with.

 

Spaste19

New member

• Sep 23, 2015

• #10

JakeJK said:

Hawk HPS or LTS? I keep seeing 2 types

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LTS is what I'm running.

 

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Johnnyboy33

New member

• Sep 28, 2015

• #11

I have been working on cars for 15 years. I prefer Wagner thermo quiet pads. I use them exclusively. Imo best pads on the market low dust and low noise.

 

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Dr. Satan

New member

• Oct 7, 2015

• #12

AaronG83NM said:

I agree OE pads are the best choice. Some aftermarket pads can be noisy cause of the materials they are mad with.

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wayoflife said:

Personally, I prefer OE pads. Sure, they don't last as long as a lot of aftermarket pads but in my opinion, they perform better.

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You guys both mean actual OE pads from the Jeep dealer? I'm about to order some new pads very soon. Thanks.

 

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Dr. Satan

New member

• Oct 7, 2015

• #13

Looks like OEM from dealer has value line $76 and mopar at $120. They said the mopar come on the Jeep when new?

 

wayoflife

Administrator

Staff member

• Oct 7, 2015

• #14

OE from the dealer or the equivalent from someplace like Napa.

It's been a while since I've had to buy factory pads but when I had, there was only one choice.