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scootsk

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Posted: 07/30/23 07:55am

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Thanks for all the replies!! I never knew brake pads weee such a controversial subject!! Lol

Let throw some gas on this fire, Ram, Chevy or Ford!! ??

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Posted: 07/30/23 09:13am

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"EBC with a bedding compound on them. Even still it is best to scuff the rotors completely."

EBC are the BEST by far pads I have ever used on my trucks. I highly recommend turning the rotors.

My son used the PowerStop HD pads on his RAM 3500. He drove mine and now he is a EBC fan.

EBC has a new compound for the HD trucks. ED+ ED91847 is the part number for the HD 3500 RAM.

You know as well as I do the so called Ceramic pads for HD application are "Ceramic Like".

OP return your pads and buy the EBC's I listed, you will thank me.

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Posted: 07/30/23 10:26am

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scootsk wrote:

Thanks for all the replies!! I never knew brake pads weee such a controversial subject!! Lol

Let throw some gas on this fire, Ram, Chevy or Ford!! ??

They’re not, except in the minds of a few folks who attempted to add their “wisdom” here.

And to 12Vs point, I agree, EBC seems to be the top of the line when it comes to brake pads. (Of course some can’t tell the difference not unlike anything else). Have heard Hawk pads are equivalent to EBC but never tired them.
But also in response to 12Vs comment, he believes anything you buy must be THE best or nothing at all. Those Powerstop pads for half the price are still better all around than OE type semi-met or organic and close to EBC in performance.
All a bit subjective of course but within the reasonable realm of what works well and not as rigid as some peoples opinion of “the best or not at all.”

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StonedPanther wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

I just don't understand this tricked out brake stuff. My truck has 145,000 on it and the brakes were inspected at 115,00 and the mechanic said the brakes looked like brand new. And this is with 40% towing.

You get 145,000 miles out of the OEM brakes? LOL. Good for you. I bet you also get 35 mpg out of a V8 pickup LOL.

Your in luck!! I had to do hubs on my truck this weekend. This is what I found with my stock GM brakes with 150K on them.

But you probable think that I photo shopped the pic's. [emoticon]

LOL

Should be able to make 200K or close to it with almost a 1/2" of lining still.

Still waiting for what I said was BS. [emoticon]

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Grit dog wrote:

scootsk wrote:

Thanks for all the replies!! I never knew brake pads weee such a controversial subject!! Lol

Let throw some gas on this fire, Ram, Chevy or Ford!! ??

My son and I have both ran the Hawk and they are good but still not close to the EBC's. I have EBC's on my 15 DRW RAM, Harley, 24k Mobile Suites and 01 RAM Sport 2500 4x4.

So what's wrong with buying what a person "thinks" is the best?

I also replaced the front rotors on my 15 because I had a sticking caliper and chewed up one rotor. I bought the OE type replacements part number RK 7508.

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"You get 145,000 miles out of the OEM brakes? LOL"

You obviously don't own a modern diesel with an exhaust brake.

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I used carbon ceramic pads once. All they did was cover the wheels in black dust.

Went back to OEM ceramic pads, no more dust.

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Grit dog wrote:

StonedPanther wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:

a regular brake job should fix the problem without getting exotic.

There is nothing exotic about Powerstop Z36 kits with drilled and slotted rotors. The Powerstop kit per axle is lower in price than going down to Autovance and buying the "regular" off the shelf generic garbage pads and crapola no name rotors that warp the first time you heat them up.

You can probably save your breath. Some o these folks are probably thinking disc brakes are new fangled exotic stuff. I mean drum brake shoes are cheap and they stop a vehicle too. Why go past that?
Same folks are rockin flip phones and posting from their desktops prolly too.

I’ve been wanting to upgrade a whole setup to drilled and slotted rotors but I haven’t torched a rotor on anything I own in idk how long. Except the old SRT needed rotors at about 140k miles, years ago. But it was getting sold so I gave the poor car some Chinabomb solid rotors.
And I just love the folks who are openly proud about how they beat the odds with brake component life…probably also the same folks being told repeatedly they’re number 1 by passing motorists as they’re doing 57mph down the freeway and missing traffic signals as they coast to a stop from the start of the off ramp…..

I just did on the front of the truck. might on the back also as I have to take it apart to fix a park brake that is seized. anyone who says brake fade is a thing of the pass obviously doesn't town in the mountains much...

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