Need front brakes BAD!

I really need new front brake pads on my 96 Z28. One of the mechanics at a local tire shop was telling me about new ceramic brake pads that are supposed to be really good and don't leave nasty brake dust all over the wheels. He even said that's what the Highway Patrol use. I thought about getting those, but they're $60. Anyone have any special recommendations?

ive heard of em, havent tried em. but less brake dust, im a fan of that ;) the only thing with the ceramic brake pads is sometimes they squeel more than regular pads, the Z06 corvetteshave that problem, they use a harder compound brake bad that makes more noise, people bring the cars in complaining but theres nothing we can do. regular vettes dont have that problem.

I have them on my car and i f'ing love them so much, there do make a huge difference. i got my at auto gone for 42? around there, there is a 200% difference, lots less scrubbing, as though i love my car clean....

i put bosche ceramic pads on mine, definetely less brake dust... dont know about the squealing.. i havent heard any yet... but my right rotor needs to be replaced. it has some big ass grooves.
they go for around $60 in auto parts stores, less if u try the junkyard. wat about carbon fiber? are those any good? or metallic?

you're overpaying at 60, and rule of thumb, never go with best/most expenive break pads, go with 1 down, the best have a bunch of metallic, which equals annoying queaking

Hey eric are your brakes squealin? I haven't heard them, how recently did you know u needed pads?

honestly, GET A 98+ BRAKE CONVERSION! no matter what you do, the 93-97 brakes will still not be very good. I could not believe the difference when I put the bigger brakes on the car.

A good rule of thumb is if the pads dust a lot, then they are working good and biting good into the rotors (or the rotors need to be turned...LOL)

???? camarochik, you talkin to me???? if my brakes squeel, i dont know about it, the cars are on jackstands ;)

Hey eric are your brakes squealin? I haven't heard them, how recently did you know u needed pads?

Yeah, they started squealing last week and now it's pretty bad. I need new pads IMMEDIATELY so I'm heading off to O'Reilys tomorrow to get some.

I have some LT1 pads I will GIVE you if I can find them today. you pay shipping! I think I still have them. Just save the money to buy a LS1 uprgrade ($200)! Send me an Email at [email protected] and remind me to look for the pads, I am pretty sure I still have some somewhere.

no iroc lol i wasn't talking to u! And cool eric.wow actuallly that sux! lol

I just put some Wagner pads on today. I ended up paying $40 for them. It was either those or the super cheap kind at O'Reilys.

Cool hope it sounds better now!

I just put some Wagner pads on today. I ended up paying $40 for them. It was either those or the super cheap kind at O'Reilys.

Super cheap is my middle name ... so what if you have to replace them 4 or 5 times more often ... there cheap.

my buddy has EBC pads on his RX-7 with powerslot rotors and they squeel like a virgin on prom night...

Super cheap is my middle name ... so what if you have to replace them 4 or 5 times more often ... there cheap.


yea, I'm pretty cheap too, but if you have to replace cheap ones 4 or 5 times wouldn't that just add up to the price of the good ones that you shouldn't have to change that many times? :)

yea, I'm pretty cheap too, but if you have to replace cheap ones 4 or 5 times wouldn't that just add up to the price of the good ones that you shouldn't have to change that many times? :)


So True!

Hey Eck? When are you going to put a pic. of ur z on here? Just wonderin and all!

Hey Eck? When are you going to put a pic. of ur z on here? Just wonderin and all!

Psh, that's what the link to my cardomain page is for.

Psh, that's what the link to my cardomain page is for.


AHHH ur just lazy! :smile:

Yes, I am lazy. But off of the subject, I spanked a 2003 Mustang GT tonight. Well I wouldn't say spanked, but I did EVENTUALLY win. Some guy goes by the parking lot of where I work and revs his engine, so I finally catch up to him. We're doing about 50, I hear him gun it, so I do the same. From about 50-100, I hear him shift like 3 times. I've got fricken' 2.73 gears in my auto so I'm kinda not doing so hot. But at about 110 I think he's in his last gear and I had just gotten into 3rd. I finally passed him doing about 125... it was GREAT. First newer GT that I've raced. Fun fun.

So to sum it up: My 2.73 geared 1996 Camaro just owned a 2003 Mustang GT with a catback exhaust system. Ahh... ok I'm done bragging.

Just trying to make a point that I like cheap stuff. Cheap brakes, cheap gas and cheap women. I've never really had a problem with the brakes I buy except for the brake dust but that doesn't bother me that bad.

That's awesome Ecks!!!

Yes, I am lazy. But off of the subject, I spanked a 2003 Mustang GT tonight. Well I wouldn't say spanked, but I did EVENTUALLY win. Some guy goes by the parking lot of where I work and revs his engine, so I finally catch up to him. We're doing about 50, I hear him gun it, so I do the same. From about 50-100, I hear him shift like 3 times. I've got fricken' 2.73 gears in my auto so I'm kinda not doing so hot. But at about 110 I think he's in his last gear and I had just gotten into 3rd. I finally passed him doing about 125... it was GREAT. First newer GT that I've raced. Fun fun.

So to sum it up: My 2.73 geared 1996 Camaro just owned a 2003 Mustang GT with a catback exhaust system. Ahh... ok I'm done bragging.


Haha erik that's funny! Frieken mustangs are slow! Saturday night I believe I was on my way to broken arrow and in town was a blue GT stang and he was wantin to race me.......of course we were in town and couldn't do much over speed limit, but we both just slammed down the gas pedal and haha he took off much faster than me of course, but in the long run I caught up to him! Piece of crap stang! LOL! see you when you get back from north or south carolina!