Garth Almgren wrote:
> It's about time for me to do my first brake job on Muky, and looking
> at NAPA Online it looks like they carry 4 different grades of brake
> pads: (in order from least to most expensive) Tru-Stop, Safety Stop,
> AE, and AE Severe Duty Metallic. Anybody have a recommendation, or any
> reason why not to go with the cheapies?
>
> Also, I think I've read Mike say in the past that when it comes to
> bonded vs. riveted, riveted is the way to go. Correct?
>
>
> I'm thinking that full metallic or ceramic is waaaaay overkill...
All depends on how aggressive you drive. And with gas prices these
days I'm driving about as aggressively as an anemic slug.
I currently use the Safety Stop, replaced some worn out Performance
Friction Carbon/Metallic (which I could no longer find) and quite
frankly I think they stop just as well. A bit squeaky, but that
is my fault for not putting enough stop-squeak on the back of the
pads. Got to take them off and fix that one day. :)
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