i bought some other cheap brakes from a neiborhood little auto shop for about 12 dollars after a month they were squeaking like there was no tomorrow you could hear me coming from a mile so i just bought some ceramic brakes from pep boys how good are ceramic brakes
2007-06-07 16:19:18 · 6 answers · asked by hooya 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
do i need to change the rotors
2007-06-07 16:27:07 · update #1
Ceramic brakes are generally better than metallic brakes. And you don't need to change the rotors as long as you replaced them before.
2007-06-07 16:33:55 · answer #1 · answered by Becky M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow!!! everyone here is crazy!! more money than brains!! Here is the deal, brake pads cost about $20 per pair. Rotors or drums depending on your make of car cost between $20 to $100 per SIDE! If you only change your brakes 2 times per lifetime of the car, your looking at $40 to replace the pads or minimum $80 per rotors or drums!! do the math! squeaking brakes have no effect on the stopping power of the vehicle. I worked for a brake pad manufacture and I can tell you for sure metallic, ceramic, or standard brake pad, the guarantee of no squeaking does not exist
2007-06-10 01:35:39 · answer #2 · answered by mike _ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the brand. Some ceramic brakes are worse than metallic brakes, some have a higher content of ceramic, some are mostly metal with some ceramic, ect.
You truely get what you pay for in this life, $40 and up is the price you're looking to spend to get good brakes. I had ceramics on my old car, they were going on 60,000, were quiet, stopped great, but got rid of the car, they could have gone longer, they showed almost no wear! These were expencive brakes too.
2007-06-07 23:25:41 · answer #3 · answered by Jake 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ceramics are way better from a noise standpoint. I had my Neon's stock rear brake shoes replaced with ceramics because it made so much racket when I used the brakes when they were cold that it was rather embarassing. It's not a bad idea to have your rotors and/or drums resurfaced because if you don't, the brakes can squeal. Resurfacing them also takes out any warpage or uneven wear, and your new pads and/or shoes will last longer. Unless they are damaged or at their minimum thickness, you don't need to replace them.
2007-06-08 00:57:24 · answer #4 · answered by Me again 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are some of the best. You will usually wear out the rotors before you wear out the ceramics. When you put on the ceramics, you should have checked the runout on the rotors and had them either turned or replaced if they were too thin. Good luck
2007-06-07 23:36:15 · answer #5 · answered by Fordman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love ceramic brakes. They last forever, okay not forever but a long time. They almost outlasted my rotors. I think I put over 75-80,000 miles on my front pads and over 100,000 on my rears. You are supposed to put harder rotors on for the ceramics but I never have and have had no problems.
2007-06-07 23:25:11 · answer #6 · answered by eightup23 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋