What brand of brake pads do you prefer?

[EdGs]

109k miles on my 2015 Ram 1500. As far as I know, still on the factory pads. I have put 80k on them myself.

I have used Wagner thermoquiets on other vehicles I have owned, and had good results.

However, thinking about OE's since they have lasted as they have.

What brand do you use?

 

[DILLIGAF]

Whatever is the cheapest on RockAuto

 

[VelocityC6Z]

Just bought the powerstop extreme for towing. Heard great things, haven't installed them yet though

 

[tidefan1967]

Wagner OEX

 

[Hemi395]

Wagner OEX if you're looking for good aftermarket pads that don't dust your wheels.

The Mopar ones are great pads but they create a lot of dust...

For an upgrade, go with Powerstop Z36 pads/rotors/calipers.

 

[VelocityC6Z]

I haven't bought the calipers for the powerstops. Only because I separately bought oem seals. That's a very serious fraction of the cost for seals over buying calipers, and the z36 kit comes with bushings.

Just some food for thought. Not sure what else the powerstop rotors have that the oem don't, except red paint... that a can of self etching primer and red engine paint can't solve after a good cleaning.

I did buy powerstop calipers for my last truck, and still don't know why... didn't notice any difference at all except for color lol

 

[chri5k]

Depends on what you are trying to achieve. If it is just a DD, then OEM pads or Wagner OEX. For heavy duty towing or other heard brake usage I prefer the EBC Extra Duty pads with EBC rotors. These pads will dust up the wheels but they provide quite fade free performance when towing heavy loads.

 

[EdGs]

Depends on what you are trying to achieve. If it is just a DD, then OEM pads or Wagner OEX. For heavy duty towing or other heard brake usage I prefer the EBC Extra Duty pads with EBC rotors. These pads will dust up the wheels but they provide quite fade free performance when towing heavy loads.

DD for me, don't even have a hitch on mine. Never used Wagner OEX before, only $7 higher than a set of Thermoquiets.

 

[ram1500rsm]

I'm running Wagner severe duty front and rear. Got them at Amazon $33 for the fronts, $32 for the rear. Best pads I've ran in my truck so far and they have an excellent price. Theyre quiet and do not throw a lot of dust considering they're semi-metallics.

 

[BadHemi2014]

I have the powerstop pads/ rotors/calipers (all replaced out of necessity) and personally I love them. Stop great, look amazing and stay pretty clean.
Calipers painted with G2 caliper paint because my truck is vain

 

[blue ghost]

I tried EBC, they warped in six months switched to power stop and they have been great for well over a year.

 

[BWL]

The oe ones seem to last forever, but the mopar replacements don't so I use the Wagner oex now

 

[Hemi832]

Powerstop here also

 

[BWL]

For the e-brake I'm going to try the powerstop coated next time since the mopar ones are corroded and pads are separating every time I do the rear brakes.

 

[HEMIMANN]

Bosch Ceramic

 

[Sinistre1]

Wagners. Love 'em!

 

[Mike Townsend]

I put R1 Concepts Geomet rotors and pads on all four corners. They work very well with no fade.

 

[Maniac]

Iv had the Wagner oex on my truck for about 6 months now. My wheels are completely black after a few weeks. And I still squeak. Stopping power is great, but the brake dust is so bad.

 

[tjfdesmo]

OEM.

 

[regal81455]

My experience with the Wagner OEXs is no where near the rest of yours. They replaced a set of powerstop z36s. The powerstops left absolutely no brake dust on the rims for the life of the pad. The Wagner OEXs, however, have a been a complete nightmare for dust. I absolutely without doubt will not be using them again. Powerstop all the way....