Factory brake pad material

[zedbear]

Anyone know what type of front brake pads would have come with a 2000 Z71 ext cab from the facotry?

[txab]

Ceramic

[zedbear]

Ceramic

 

 

Really, even back in 2000?

[txab]

According to 2 sources I looked up, yes. Your other material available would have been semi metalic.

[zedbear]

Ok, thanks. I have these napa safety stops that are ceramic and they sorta suck. Too much pedal effort unless they are blazing hot. I don't mind having to clean my rims more often if it means less pedal effort. Any tips/recomendations?

[AirForceAngler]

Ok, thanks. I have these napa safety stops that are ceramic and they sorta suck. Too much pedal effort unless they are blazing hot. I don't mind having to clean my rims more often if it means less pedal effort. Any tips/recomendations?

Put OEM Pads back on it. They last a very long time and don't create much dust.

[ujtruck]

Always Use OEM - everything else garbage

[Wolfmanjohn]

Always Use OEM - everything else garbage

 

 

Hawk is garbage? News to me.

[BlackZ71Silverado]

Don't know about everything besides OEM being garbage but I have always had good luck with EBC pads and Hawk slotted rotors. The OEM's don't hold up well when there is a lot of towing involved. They don't stop a heavy load all that great.

[gnet158]

Hawk and ECB are both great pads.

[AirForceAngler]

Don't know about everything besides OEM being garbage but I have always had good luck with EBC pads and Hawk slotted rotors. The OEM's don't hold up well when there is a lot of towing involved. They don't stop a heavy load all that great.

 

Oh? When I sold my 2000 1500, it had just over 130,000 miles on it with about 40% of the OEM pads still on it. In addition to daily driving this truck was used to pull a 27' camper, 18' car trailer and 19' boat. Hard to beat that in an aftermarket brake.

[BlackZ71Silverado]

For some reason my OEM pads never last very long....Glad you have had better luck with them.

[CapitalTruck]

My oem pads are the best ever. No aftermarket pad has ever worked well for me.

[zedbear]

I always had bad luck with "high performance" pads. I'd have to stand on the pedal to slow down when the pads were cold and even after warming up, they still sucked. Of course, they would work great if I made a bunch of super hard stops on purpose and got them blazing hot.........but I don't normally drive like that, lol. And yes, I did "bed them" as directed (never tried them on this truck).

 

So, if I go to a dealer and ask for the OEM pads, what are they going to give me? Ceramic or semi metallic? I did some research and it seems semi metallic are more likely to perform poorly when cold and also squeak more........

[DaveH71]

Ceramic pads are always going to be harder to stop with when the are cold. They are made to perform in high heat situations, not normal street driving. Semi-metallic are more practical for everyday street use, they will stop better when cold and provide more friction.