I'm looking to change the front brake pads on my 2001 Corolla CE and I've shortlisted the following ones from Amazon (since I have some gift certificates there)
Could you guys suggest which one would be better suited for my car?
I'd highly appreciate it. Many many thanks in advance.
What kind of performance or behavior are you looking for in the pad? Something that doesn't dust as much, smooth braking feel, something with a high initial bite, something that lasts a long time, one that will run quiet, etc?
Do you do more highway driving, mostly city, or a mix? Do you see extreme braking / emergency and rapid braking during your normal use - i.e., you are humming along and suddenly have to lock them up in a hurry. I'm assuming yes, since you list L.A. in your info.
Just trying to help you narrow down the choices, as you have a mix of semi-metallic, organic, and ceramic composite pads listed. Some people like the feel of one type over another - depending on what you are comparing it too and their intended use.
What kind of performance or behavior are you looking for in the pad? Something that doesn't dust as much, smooth braking feel, something with a high initial bite, something that lasts a long time, one that will run quiet, etc?
Just trying to help you narrow down the choices, as you have a mix of semi-metallic, organic, and ceramic composite pads listed. Some people like the feel of one type over another - depending on what you are comparing it too and their intended use.
Thanks so much for your response.
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Do you do more highway driving, mostly city, or a mix?
This car is used for city driving.
Of the list that I mentioned, price is not a concern. I don't drive much. About 10 miles a day, during week days.
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Do you see extreme braking / emergency and rapid braking during your normal use - i.e., you are humming along and suddenly have to lock them up in a hurry. I'm assuming yes, since you list L.A. in your info.
This would be my number 1 requirement. I'd like to have emergency braking because I had rear ended a car after braking hard, a year ago. The car wouldn't just stop and kept dragging on!
The short answer is ceramic whatever you choose. Get the grease too, use a ton of it. Assume you have amazon gift certs otherwise would point you to rockauto.com
I'm looking to change the front brake pads on my 2001 Corolla CE and I've shortlisted the following ones from Amazon (since I have some gift certificates there)
Could you guys suggest which one would be better suited for my car?
I'd highly appreciate it. Many many thanks in advance.
The short answer is ceramic whatever you choose. Get the grease too, use a ton of it. Assume you have amazon gift certs otherwise would point you to rockauto.com
use enough not a ton.
I got wagner on a different car and don't like it too much. it always squeak when i depress my brakes for the first time and goes away after.
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The short answer is ceramic whatever you choose. Get the grease too, use a ton of it. Assume you have amazon gift certs otherwise would point you to rockauto.com
Thanks much. Didn't know about rockauto. The prices seem to be really good there.
Akebonos are OEM on a lot of manufacturers - Nissan is one of them. Those ACT741 are a premium pad, so expect their performance to be similar to OEM with smooth and quiet operation, long life and low dusting. Braking power is about on par with OEM setups to a hair more bite. Don't expect to stop a car length sooner or anything like that, not what this kind of pad was designed for.
If absolute stopping power was your top priority, without having to do anytime more extreme to the braking system aside from a pad upgrade - generally you'd have to go with a performance oriented composite pad. Like a Hawk HPS, Performance Friction, Porterfield R4S, or EBC Yellow pad. Cost will be significantly more than those pads though - as these performance pads run starting around $70-$80 and go up.
See how you like the Akebonos - if you need more initial bite - then start shopping around the performance oriented brake pads.
Akebonos are OEM on a lot of manufacturers - Nissan is one of them. Those ACT741 are a premium pad, so expect their performance to be similar to OEM with smooth and quiet operation, long life and low dusting. Braking power is about on par with OEM setups to a hair more bite. Don't expect to stop a car length sooner or anything like that, not what this kind of pad was designed for.
If absolute stopping power was your top priority, without having to do anytime more extreme to the braking system aside from a pad upgrade - generally you'd have to go with a performance oriented composite pad. Like a Hawk HPS, Performance Friction, Porterfield R4S, or EBC Yellow pad. Cost will be significantly more than those pads though - as these performance pads run starting around $70-$80 and go up.
See how you like the Akebonos - if you need more initial bite - then start shopping around the performance oriented brake pads.
Thanks so very much again.
I found the following from the list that you mentioned:
If price isn't a concern, which of the above would you pick over Akebonos?
I have a feeling that brake pads that I have are the cheap ones. I don't remember if I changed them since I bought the car 4.5 years ago. Even if I had replaced, I don't think they could be, at least as good as OEM.
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