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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Posts: 1,256
Real Name: Mark
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Posts: 1,256
Real Name: Mark
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Metallic pads tend to have the best grip and provide the most grip without having to be warmed up. But most street ceramic pads have similar grip and warm up quickly, so that's not much of an issue. In a way, given how the crawl/traction controls work, the ceramic pads might be better on the rotors, last longer and resist heat fade longer with the constant brake pulsing.
As for the traction/crawl systems, they are only detecting wheel spinning and traction loss. So if a grippier steel pad stops the wheel from turning and it begins to slide, the ABS system will release the brake to restore traction. On the less grippy ceramic pad, all things being equal, the wheel will may continue to turn without engaging the system, at least until a bit more pedal pressure is applied and causes wheel lock up. Regardless, you get the same result. In a stop situation, slightly more brake pressure would be required for the ceramic pad before engaging ABS.
From a stop or on slick surface, the traction control/LSD senses the spin and applies as much brake force as necessary to stop it and send power to the wheel with traction. This is done without driver input and the system would not care what the pad type is.
I would go with the Akebonos. I've ran their ceramic pads on multiple vehicles and they work well. Less brake dust too.
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Current: 2004 Land Cruiser Thundercloud Metallic
Former: 2020 ORP Silver. BFG AT KO2s, TRD Skid Plate, added Rear Sliding Deck, Pro LED fogs, Infinity REF-3032CFX dash speakers.
In Between: 2020 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon with almost all options. Got tired of worrying about it disintegrating and ending up setting at the dealer for weeks and months.
Former: 2010 TE Silver w/ C4 Fab Rock Sliders, TRD skid plate, ECGS bushing upgrade, Bilstein 5100s, and BFG AT KO2 tires.
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