Brake Pads, Upgrade, OEM?

What is everyone doing for brakes? Already replaced mine once with OEM after trying EBC Green Stuff, it was too much break dust.

Any deals out there? Any pad/rotor kits?

 

I have the stock ones only got 200 miles on them but they are holding well so far

 

Organic pads are used by OEMs for a reason.

There are some big brake kits and rear disc conversations available but they'll cost you. Those that have done the swap have good things to say.

 

Other than the dust, how did you like the green stuff?

 

I liked them, I would say better stopping than OEM. Downside was the brake dust and short life.

 

What are you trying to acheive? better feel, shorter stopping distance or track/towing/heavy load performance?

 

Yea. Where are the OE brakes falling short for you?

Curious about mileage on truck or its use. Not many 3rd gens have gone thru OE brakes yet.

I will say my auto-x years showed me I had no interest in any color of EBC product.

 

It wasn’t that the OE brakes weren’t cutting it for me. It’s the EBC that I didn’t like due to dust and lifetime. OE are great, I guess what I’m trying to get is more bang for my buck. I’m due for breaks soon, I’m in a 2016 90k miles. Almost gone through my second set of OEM. Tried the green stuff in between for a couple thousand miles.

 

I'm no brake guru but it's usually one or the other. Mediocre brakes and longer life vs. Superb braking and short life span. If anyone knows of any best of both worlds, share the good news!

 

Two sets of OE pads in 90k. You should be getting 90k out of a set.

 

I'd say try Raybestos Element3 976H980670E3 if you're looking for decent brakes at a decent price. $72 at RockAuto.
I haven't used these on a 3rd gen yet, but have on a 2nd gen and multiple Honda's.
May not be considered "low dust", but probably similar to OEM.
The coated rotors stay looking nice for years.

 

OK, so I am going to assume that you are just looking for pads/shoes, not necessarily brakes overall.

There are pads with all sorts of different properties, but besides the feel of the initial bite and what kind of temp range they work best in, pads will not do much to make your brakes "better". pads designed for track use are typically made to work well at higher temps than oem, possibly produce more tq, but overall performance is going to be limited mostly by your tires and by the heat capacity of your system (caliper/rotor and fluid that can handle those temps better) if repeated or long/hard braking is necessary like with heavy loads or track use. Once your brakes are able to slow your wheels faster than your tires are capable of maintaining traction, anything "more" is of no use.

 

Depends if heavy towing etc can easily burn a pair in 50

 

Agreed, maybe I do a lot of braking? I do tow once in a while but not often, lots of city driving as well.

 

So is this from harsher driving conditions or harsher driving style than normal?

 

thanks for the knowledge, updated title. Yes looking for brake pads or pads and rotor kit that won’t break the bank.

 

City driving and some towing, maybe harsher driving style.

 

I have not changed pads/rotors yet on my 3rd gen, but on my 1st and 2nd gen, and also my subaru, I used the bosch quietcast rotors. After trying some centric branded rotors and having balance issues at 75+ mph with one, and the replacement being very inconsistant machining on the OD, I switched to the bosch. The machining is very good, better than OEM on the subaru at least, and they stay looking good for longer than I would expect for the price. They are not anything special, just a zinc/aluminum (i think) coating but after a couple years there was still no rust showing through on the hubs, just a dull/faded surface compared to new but the manufacturing quality is great for the price.

For pads, the stoptech street performance series is a good blend of low temp performance and consistent feel under hard braking/higher temps, but kind of dusty. I loved them on my subaru for AutoX and street driving but didn't want the dust for the truck since I don't need the performance. Now they call them the "Sport" pads

 

I would hope so! Lol

 

I just ordered/ received a set of power stops from rock auto, I've used them on all my previous cars and a lot of my friends cars.