Just got some cermaic brake pads, cause they werent that much more oexpensive over regular ones... What should i expect, besides that the brakes wont produce as much dust?

 

expect MORE dust then the semi-metalic pads. the ceramic pads also wear out faster. but they stop alot better.

 

you get some benefits, but you give up some stuff...But its worth it. I'd rather stop faster, my life is riding on it.

But then again, your braking performance is also something to do with the quality of your tires. If you're tires aint sticking, your braking suffers.

 

i got falken ZIEX 512 on 185/65/14. How will it respond?

 

i have theses on my accoed and they are great and dont produse as much dust they do where out quicker though i think mine are about shoot after 6 mounths

 

The benefits of Ceramic pads are low dust and noise free compared to a semi-metallic brake pad. They were never really designed to be a "performance" brake pad. Ceramic brake pads typically have a LOWER friction coefficient. Lots of people do buy into the marketing though, as shown by this thread. Now-a-days though most semi-metallic pads will offer zero noise and relatively low dust for non performance type applications.

 

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I <U>havent</U> had those results ( I'm using the pbr/axiss ultimate ceramic) there is much more dust but there is no brake fade. I was using semi-metallic and was having fade problems when they got too hot at the end of an auto-x course. They do wear the rotors more that the previous pads.

 

i agree with jimmy. i work for 88rotors over here in irwindale california. the ceramic pads brake better but they produce more brake dust.

 

I had some akebono pro act ceramics in my civic before i put in Hawk HPS which are semi-metallic (carbon metallic), and the HPS just stop way better for me than the Akebono ceramics.

 

Just put the pads on, along with new rotors. My old rotors were warped so i really noticed a difference there. As far as stopping goes i can feel a little difference.

 

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100% correct, unless you are running performance specified ceramics.

OE replacement ceramic pads produce almost no dust, reduced brake temps (which mean less fade, redused rotor wear/warpage, and increased pad life). there really are no cons to OE replacement ceramic pads.