So i'm going to change my brake pads tomarrow, I can't take the brake dust anymore. Plus I think it's about time, Ive got 49,500 miles on the truck. I was going to go with a ceramic brake pad, but from what I understand is, they reduce the brake dust by wearing out the rotar instead of wearing down the brake pads. So I think I am going to go with a semi metallic brake pad that will give me the lowest brake dust... what are you guys' suggestions?

 

josiah talks about his pro-acts being amazing and virtually no brake dust

so id go with those
im going with them when i need them.

 

that's what i was going to go with, but they are ceramic which takes me to my first point....

 

I am thourouly satisfied with my Wagner Thermo Quiets. About 30,000 miles on the fronts, about 8,000 on the rears.

 

Most on here including myself are happy with the Porterfield carbon kevlar pads. I don't see any brake dust nor have squeals. But they are expensive and I'm not sure if you can find them locally if you want do this tomorrow.

the Wagner Thermoquiets are also ok. Cheaper in cost. I put some on a Honda Accord and they had a little bit of brake dust.

 

go to tirerack.com and order the Satisfied ceramic hybrid for $50/pr.
you won't regret it. Little/no brake dust, no squeels, no premature wear of rotor
increased pedal feel and decreased stopping distance

 

My Wagners have a small amount of dust after 7 to 10 days. By then the whole truck needs washing anyhow. The dust is hardly noticable. A far cry from the factory pads. I had to get those things off at 11,000 miles.

 

Agreed!

No break dust on mine! Zilch!

 

I heard that AKEBONOs were really good, I found some on Ebay a couple of months ago. I did not buy them because I don't need them yet, but want some new pads, the dust is killing me and my 20's! Anyhow, they seem to be a bit pricey, and I don't think they are that easy to find. I beleive I read they were better than the Porterfield's, but not sure. I have not heard of the other ones, I might need to look into the other options, since they seem to be a cheaper option.
Here is the link to the ebay auction I had seen (Keep in mind it is old and already over, it is just for info purposes).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...0462097&rd=1,1