I sure the subject has been discussed too many times however I need the "Rest of the Story". What are my options to reduce the amount of brake dust. I have 17,000 miles on my 04 and don't mind changing pads if it decreases the problem. Your thoughts?

 

Change the pads.

 

Ceramic brake pads

 

I am a firm believer in Carquest "blue" semi metallic pads. Honestly, after weeks of mostly city driving and there is hardly a bit of dust on the rim, running your finger shows different, but not much. I had their ceramics and man they were crap. Squeeled like angry pigs after 7000 miles or so and cost twice as much. Stuck with the "blue" pads and never looked back.

 

I second the carquest blue pads. Night and day difference!

 

Thanks for the responces. I'll look into replacing the front pads with Car Quest "BLUE" semi-metalic pads and monitor the brake dust issue. I may even change the rears at the same time. Again, thanks for your imput.

 

So your saying the carquest semi metallic pads wont squeal at all and will produce hardly any brakedust? How much would front pads cost i'm interested in them now.

 

So far, for probably 100 000 km's and 2 sets, no noise till about the time they're due to be changed, probably from indicator bar. Even at the end, I don't remember really but I didn't notice much more dust and that's probably why I didn't take note. I swear up and down and around a few more times by these pads, and ya, at the very least resurface the rotors if not just replace them.

 

I used the Wagner Thermo Quiets. Any high quality semi-metallic will be a great improvement over the stock pads. I pad about $45 for the front and $43 for the rears.

 

ya, forgot the price, I' say around 50 bucks for the pads front, a little less for the rears and rotors were around 50 for the pair, maybe less. I got mine a year ago for the front and it's in canadian so I forget, but it's comparable, I hear good of Wagners too as bluejay has mentioned.

 

Where can one get these pads?

 

Carquest my man. I am curious if anyone else like Autozone or NAPA use the same exact pad with their branding on it. The Carquest "blues" are actually made by Raybestos so I'd guess anyone having Raybestos semi-metallics. I usually get all my stuff from Carquest so it's a no brainer for me.

 

they are a great improvement over stock but ebc green stuff pads are much better blue pads still make dust but is not as dark ebc pads are made of a much diffrently and almost no dust and a long life pad at that

 

I replaced my worn out stock pads with Wagner Thermo Quiet pads all the way around. So far so good. You will always be able to run a finger on the chrome wheels and tell otherwise, but they have been a considerable difference from the stock pads!!!

 

i had swapped out my pads for Morse ceramics on my 98 and wish i never did. Truck felt great the first couple hundred miles, but now it squeels like crazy, grinds and rims are black in a week. I mean BLACK!! I had these same pads on my 97 and never had a problem.

im goign to try hawk ceramics soon.