Brake pads, need advice

Hey I need to change my break pads and I'm doing it myself . I was wondering what brands everyone likes and which is good ? I'm looking online, Amazon.. ebay. Any recommendations ?

 

Thinking about Hawk LTS pads and cutting/turning my front rotors. Hawk LTS seem to be a big hit here along with greenstuff pads.

But i wanna see what others will say here

 

I think lots of members including myself, agree that OEM pads and rotors are good enough for these trucks.

 

I like the TRD brake pads myself which are made by akebono i think

 

my OEM rotors n pads made it 150k miles

why mess with a good thing

 

I'm doing Hawk LTS pads, stainless steel lines and Brembo blank rotors this weekend. There will be lots of different answers, kind of like asking what motor oil to use. Good luck

 

OEM for both.

 

You can get the same OEM pads from Rock Auto, made by Advics.

 

I tow and drive mountains. EBC yellow for $115 on eBay. Also running 33s.

 

I picked up a set of EBC Green pads and EBC Premium Rotors from AutoAnything for a really great price last week, going to be swapping those in this coming week.

 

I just switched to EBC, couldn't be happier

 

Stick with OEM. Why mess with a good thing.

 

Got over 100 k on my front pads before I changed them, replaced with OEM. Resurfaced the rotors once, but not at the same time. Rear brakes still going strong.

 

I have the TRD street pads and brembo rotors on hand..and will provide some objective comments when I finally get around to installing them...mainly whether there is any improvement over the full oem kits one might find on ebay.

 

Just make sure you bed them in like the instructions say

 

That's part of the reason why I haven't installed them...need to do the break in early before the traffic starts. The break in process is identical to Hawk HPS...wouldn't be surprised if that's who make them.

 

I think Akebono makes them and the break in process is pretty much the same for everyone

 

what color ebc should i get and what is the break in procedure?
green is almost like oem?
yellow is alittle better?
red is ???

 

I vote for new rotors, I turned mine and they warped soon after. I'll probably replace both pads and rotors with OEM parts soon.

 

OME here also,they last a LONG time.Why pay a lot more for something that will do nothing more for you.