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Please advise me on a brand for new rotors and brake pads front and rear on my 2003 bird.
History of pads, Organic (budget) is basically semimetalic, semimetalic is made with resin and steel (wire and so on) and then there are the newer ceramics and carbon ceramics pads.
History of rotors, OEM are smooth and not slotted or cross drilled and use semi metalic pads usually.
Semi metalic pads stop good but slowly grind your rotors and make a mess of your wheels from the dust and often squeal and heat up to the point of warping the rotors in repeated heavy stop and go traffic.
Ceramic pads and carbon ceramic pads are supposed to run cooler and dust less (They still dust just less and a gray color usually)
Newer slotted rotors improve braking over OEM type rotors and are supposed to be cooler running.
Newer slotted and drilled rotors run ever cooler than just slotted but are prone to cracking (at least in the early days of these type rotors)
Please recommend specific brands and combinations of rotors and pads that you have used on your bird.
I am a city driver and drive on the freeway in stop and go driving. Some people have brakes that last 40k to 50k miles while others only get 15k to 25k on their brakes. The cause of this varies but is mostly related to your driving habits and the type of driving you do. Some people in the city use both feet to brake and accelorate at the same time. This wears your brakes doubly over just using your right foot. You also get more heat and get glazing of the pads faster and more often than people that drive less aggressively.
Motoring on the highway or only in non stressful situations your brakes will last longer (like crusing). But for me it is freeway stop and go and I live in a hot climate (Houston, TX).
Any specific advise would be appreciated. I will order the parts over the internet and do in a few weeks.
History of pads, Organic (budget) is basically semimetalic, semimetalic is made with resin and steel (wire and so on) and then there are the newer ceramics and carbon ceramics pads.
History of rotors, OEM are smooth and not slotted or cross drilled and use semi metalic pads usually.
Semi metalic pads stop good but slowly grind your rotors and make a mess of your wheels from the dust and often squeal and heat up to the point of warping the rotors in repeated heavy stop and go traffic.
Ceramic pads and carbon ceramic pads are supposed to run cooler and dust less (They still dust just less and a gray color usually)
Newer slotted rotors improve braking over OEM type rotors and are supposed to be cooler running.
Newer slotted and drilled rotors run ever cooler than just slotted but are prone to cracking (at least in the early days of these type rotors)
Please recommend specific brands and combinations of rotors and pads that you have used on your bird.
I am a city driver and drive on the freeway in stop and go driving. Some people have brakes that last 40k to 50k miles while others only get 15k to 25k on their brakes. The cause of this varies but is mostly related to your driving habits and the type of driving you do. Some people in the city use both feet to brake and accelorate at the same time. This wears your brakes doubly over just using your right foot. You also get more heat and get glazing of the pads faster and more often than people that drive less aggressively.
Motoring on the highway or only in non stressful situations your brakes will last longer (like crusing). But for me it is freeway stop and go and I live in a hot climate (Houston, TX).
Any specific advise would be appreciated. I will order the parts over the internet and do in a few weeks.
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