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pro69 Enthusiast

pro69

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What's everyone using to replace their brake pads? I have to replace mine soon and found a bunch of them on realtruck.com but with so many different choices not sure what is best, or just go to an auto store?

diyer2 Senior Enthusiast

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Rock Auto should list some as OEM replacement. :happysad:

cpttimerestraint Enthusiast

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I have used both AcDelco and off-brand. It depends on how long you are planning on keeping the truck. I put off-brand on my 07 because it needed brakes badly, but I knew I was going to be buying a new truck within a year so I didn't care about them being long lasting. I figured I would save my money.

bdbake01 Senior Enthusiast

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I plan to go EBC Yellowstuff. If I had larger wheels/tires, I'd go Orangestuff (also known as extra duty). Since I'm stock, and I don't really need the additional performance, I'll save that cash and go yellow.

 

Really can't go wrong w/ EBC. A tad bit pricey, but good, good stuff. Honestly, I wish they weren't color coded though. Yellow pads look fine on a Porsche GT3, but out of place on a grey GMC half ton imho.

spectaculous Enthusiast

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I just rolled 59,000 miles this past week. Had my wheels off for rotation, and my pads look like I could easily get another 59,000 from them.

 

When are others changing theirs out?

Abearclaw Enthusiast

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I'm planning going with EBC 7000 green stuff and either the slotted and dimpled or carbon blade rotors. The yellow stuff seems to me like it's too much of a race compound. I had stop tech big brakes and street/race pads on my last truck and I'm not a fan of that stuff. The 7000 green stuff is longer lasting and lowest dusting I believe and still maintain a great friction coefficient. Extra duty (orange stuff is full race) might be a good choice too if you're doing serious towing/ hauling.

 

Baer makes an eradispeed kit with larger diameter rotors and brackets that push the factory calipers out an inch or so to be used with the oversized rotors. But there's nothing out for the newer trucks yet. That would be a great upgrade

 

 

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