Brake Pads - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

BPASWA · 11-17-2011, 02:50 PM

It's that time to go ahead and replace my rotors & pads on a 07 Camry SE 70K. My mechanic is wanting to put on Semi Posi Mettallic pads on. a few of my buddies told me to go with ceramics. The semi posi are a little cheaper. How do they wear over time is the question I'm asking. I do alot of city driving. If I'm going to be dropping some cash, I least want to be knowledgeable on what is going on my car and not have my Mechanic put brake pads on that he feels like because he might get a deal on them.

I'm calling out to the nation to help me out.

fatngs · 11-17-2011, 03:48 PM

go with ceramic.... its OEM on the car and will last the longest and give the best performance and be easiest on your new rotors

as far as brand i would HIGHLY recommend akebono.... they make OEM pads on many different brands of cars and are made beautifully.... i put akebonos + centric rotors all around last march (over 12k miles since) and the pads have barely worn at all

ImJustMe55 · 11-21-2011, 01:41 PM

+1 on the Centric rotors. I have Power Slot rotors on mine (which are made by Centric) and they're great. As for pads I have Hawk PC (Ceramic) pads. They have great bite and so fare I haven't noticed any brake fade. I have around 20K on this setup and my pads aren't worn much, but of course most of the pad loss is from the slots in the rotors.

molson.david · 11-21-2011, 02:18 PM

Wagner thermoquiet -best pads you can find.great stopping, low dust, long lasting.
they might be little pricey,60- $65, but they sure worth it.
OEM pads are cheap aftermarket stuff vs thermoquiet.
I would go with Wagner rotors too. If not, get NAPA Platinum rotors.
don't remember if NAPA got store sin RI (used to live in Cranston)

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My OEM rotors were wrapped by 60K.
45K on Wagner rotors and they still look like new. pads are about 60% gone.

BlackCamSe · 11-21-2011, 02:34 PM

I just re did my front brakes. Prostop rotors and prostop ceramic pads. Nice bight and they don't break the bank.

Aceventura9586 · 11-22-2011, 08:53 AM

I got EBC drilled/slotted rotors and pads for about $500 total. After letting the pads set in, I hammered down and thought I was gonna go through the windshield it gripped so hard. Check them out too. They have different grades of pad as well.