Time again for brake pads and rotors for my truck. Pretty sure rotors only lasted 2 brake pad changes, but can't remember where I got them. (now brake pedal pulsing).

It was either advanced auto or auto zone.


So, is only 2 sets of pads normal on front rotors?


Which rotors to get this time, and which brake pads? I like ceramic, a little noisy sometimes, but no brake dust.

Auto zone, advanced auto, Napa, or O'Reillys please.

Budget rotors or slightly better, not high end.

Wagner Thermoquiet pads and Wagner rotors. Always had good luck with them. They’re A LOT cheaper on amazon.com than the auto parts stores.

Agree. I only put Wagner’s on my vehicles. Tried others and they last longer and don’t put brake dust everywhere.

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Originally posted by rkight3:
So, is only 2 sets of pads normal on front rotors?

Which rotors to get this time, and which brake pads? I like ceramic, a little noisy sometimes, but no brake dust.

I would say it's normal these days. My take is that rotors are seen as expendable items these days unlike the old days where you could cut them a few times.

I like Raybestos brakes myself.

Yes, rotors only last 1 or 2 brake changes.

I really like the EBC rotors and brake pads. Green pads and their normal rotors.

If I had to choose after that it would be OEM, then Wagner. In that order.

I don't think your going to get more then two sets of pads out of rotors these days.

For good rotors I like EBC but will often just put cheaper ones but with really good pads.

For cars I really like Hawk HPS but you will pay more then your normal pad.

Wagner pads suck horse balls. The Advance platinum pads are 100 times superior.

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Originally posted by bubbatime:
Wagner pads suck horse balls. The Advance platinum pads are 100 times superior.

The Thermoquiets have always lasted me over 80,000 miles on my vehicles. Ymmv

Napa.

How many miles did you put on the rotors? Did you have them turned the first two times you replaced the pads? I'd try having them turned before replacing them.

I turn rotors only once.

I use NAPA Premium rotors on my vehicles.

My Toyota’s get factory Akebono pads everything else gets NAPA premium.

Performance Friction pads with high quality rotors (not made in China).

I used the EBC yellow stuff pads and EBC plain rotors on the wife's GMC Acadia and couldn't be happier - that thing stops like my BMW now!

I think the rotors wear out due to over tightening the lug nuts. I have over 206K miles on my 1990 C2500 and it has the original rotors.

I use the Wagner pads from Advance Auto Parts.

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Originally posted by 41:
I think the rotors wear out due to over tightening the lug nuts. I have over 206K miles on my 1990 C2500 and it has the original rotors.

I use the Wagner pads from Advance Auto Parts.

Your truck is also 28 years old when weight and gas mileage weren’t huge in the equation. Now rotors are about as light and thin as humanly possible serious increase rate of warping and the ability to resurface them multiple times.

The rotors may be thinner which make it even more important to not over tighten the lug nuts.

The only rotors I ever replaced were on the 1992 Buick when the inspection station used an impact wrench on the lug nuts when I asked him not to. Dumb me should have re-tighten them when I got home.

Also I use asbestos pads verses the metallic pads. Better to wear the pads than the rotors.

I bought Brembo rotors and GM OEM quality level pads for my Buick, and the combination is outstanding. Brembo rotors are available on Amazon. GM has three quality levels of pads. OEM is top.

Can't help much on rotors but pads are one thing I always recommend OEM. It's been some time since a friend has roped me into doing brakes for them but it seemed like every time I did one with the usual replacement brands you had noise and dust issues.

Rock auto, they have multiple quality levels.

Rotors aren't made as thick as they used to be to save weight. You can usually only turn them once, maybe twice, before they're done.

As far as wear goes, driving style has more to do with reducing or increasing pad wear than anything else. I've seen people run through pads in 15k, while the pads on my car have over 100k on them and they're still at 5mm.