98 Camry New Brakes???

[Xanderific]

Alright...I gotta get some new brake pads and rotors, and my friend is helping me install them myself. what should i get? I think i have discs in the front and drums in the back. I really don't know much about my brakes, which is y I am learning!

Plz help!

[Xanderific]

Also I just put 17" rims on my car, and I don't know if I need a different size rotor?

[Albuynp Ryeno]

You cant put on bigger rotors unless you do some mods.

Also look in the rear and see if you have drums. Your post says you have a v6 so you should have discs on all brakes.

Why r you installing new rotors? are your rotors bad?

Also get a haynes of clinton manuel, it explans how to change brake pads. Pretty simple really.

[rebel8ball]

if all ya do is simple daily here to there, basic rotors and ceramic pads (less dust for cleaner rims) should be fine. you can get brembo basic rotors for (around) 40 each plus shipping from tire rack, or just check yer local parts house. if you need something more for looks or performance tire rack has some good ones or check ebay and roll the dice

[Xanderific]

Thankx, yeah i know i should have 4 discs...but i dont its only the fronts that r bad...i just got new drums.

i was looking at brembo, but wat about EBC stuff. I looked at there stuff, and it looked pretty good.....

[rebel8ball]

well i guess it comes down to what you want, i have duralast or whatever the autozone specials are called. i bought specifically the ceramics for low dust, they work fine although at times i wish for better stopping. ill soon be upgrading to some brembo rotors from tire rack...for like 120 or 150 a set i cant find em much cheaper on ebay...

ebc i havent got any experience with but id still say buy for what your gonna drive, you dont want pads like mine for auto cross, and you dont want track compound pads for the street (personal opinion as im sure someone will say im crazy...lol)

[Xanderific]

oh, ok...i really just don't want them to squek any more! I initially had ceramic wagner pads and they squelled like a pig!

[BMR]

I tried two different aftermarket pads on my Camry, NAPA and Raybestos, and they both squealed like stuck pigs. So I've been using Mother Toyota's pads ever since without any problems. For my car, they're about $60 for a set; not cheap, but they're quiet and work well enough for me. And the dealer almost always has 'em in stock.

[Hajoca]

Have you cleaned the caliper pinsand slides and relubed them?

Did you use a break in coating on the new rotors?

I have used Wagner thermoquiet pads alot for the last 3 years since putting a set onto my V6 camry. No squeak