Just curious as to what some of the forum vet's use. looking to improve braking and at the same time keep down any brake dust on my rims if possible. Any suggestions would be great. thanx seeee yaaaa mp.

 

I took other's advice and got the Porterfield pads. Although they did in fact add more braking power, noticibly, they still put out probably 66% of the dust the stockers did. Which is obviously WAY too much.

I think the owners that went with the NAPA brand pads have been reporting literally, virtually no dust.

 

Stay away from ceramic pads... unless you don't mind replacing rotors every 10,000 miles.

 

I'll friggin second that.Bad news for rotors.

 

I have been looking at a couple of sets of semi metalic pads. Some where a little pricey but you do get what you pay for. seeee yaaaa mp.

 

Stopping and no dust are mutually exclusive ... mmmkay?

 

Have used ceramics on my trucks for years and have NEVER had to replace a rotor.

 

What Cliff is saying is that when friction materials are working, something has to give. It's either dust from the pads, or iron from the rotors. Rotor-friendly pads are often the dirtiest. They sacrifice themselves to save the rotors. I used rotor-friendly pads. They dust a lot.

It's really about how you stop. I enjoy hammering the brakes just about as much as stomping the throttle.

If you are just a boulevard cruiser who has never even engaged the ABS, then use whatever brakes you want. For those people, asking about brake pads is like my grandmother asking me what air filter to use. Answer: whatever -- you aren't going to even come close to outflowing anything you put on.

If you only stop gently, then get dustfree ceramics. Just know that they will kill your rotors if you get happy on the left pedal.

 

Yeah, what Tim said ...

If you don't know what threshold braking is, you can probably use
ceramics safely. If you haul it down from 120 at the strip, then
you want a rotor friendly dusting M.....F...... of a high temp
(600 degrees or so) pad.