Preferred Brake Pads

Veritas

Veritas

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I searched the forum and didn't really find what I was looking for, so I am asking my question here:

I am just under 100,000 miles and I bought new EBC Green stuff brake pads and am very unimpressed, they will barely make it to 20,000 miles and they dust heavily. I thought people were exaggerating, but 1-2 days after cleaning the wheel it is already covered in brake dust again, these pads were a waste of money, no good reason to spend the extra money on them, when they perform as well as the super cheap pads.

The pads previously on my vehicle before the EBC Green performed well and lasted over 30,000 miles(at least), I bought my 4runner used from the dealership, but I think they were OEM pads.

From what I gathered on the forum there were 3 recommendations:

1. Hawk
2. EBC Yellow/Green
3. OEM

I read that the EBC yellow, dust heavily and that the Hawk and OEM were good pads. I am looking for good stopping power and longevity for everyday driving. I am going to rebuild the calipers and put new pads and rotors on as well.

If you have experience with a specific set of pads that provide good stopping power and extended longevity, please let me know, I don't need any "I heard" or "a friend of mine" posts. Thanks!
 
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I know it's not much, but first brake maintenance on my 4th gen and I'm running OEM style. Given I upgraded to 330mm SE rotors and larger calipers too, 1000 miles in and the Brake Best pads I installed have had no issues.
 
IMO I think the best brakes for the money are Powerstop. I've used them on my old 370z and Corvette with excellent results and very low dust. I've always gotten them from RockAuto because they're usually the cheapest. They also sale brake and drilled-slotted rotor kits for killer prices. When my 4R needs brakes, I'll be getting the brake and rotor set guaranteed.
 
I just replaced mine with Hawk LTS pads and Centric rotors, great combo. I bedded them in per the instructions and they work exceedingly well. Lots of pad bite and can take some heat without fade. Dusting does not seem different than OEM.

Used OEM rattle clips and the brake grease that came with the pads, they run silent. They came with shims already on the back of the pads too.
 
I have no idea who manufactures the OEM pad, but I replaced mine with more OEM pads. They work well for my driving style which includes towing our travel trailer.
 
I just put Akebono on mine, never heard of them previously but I saw a few people recommend them on here...so far so good, no noise/grab is good.
 
V8 brakes

+1 oem v8 brakes/pads. The truck is rated for 7000 lbs towing capacity, so the brakes that are stock should stop well and last a decent amount of time.
 
Did you get the regular 6000s or used 7000s, the 7000s are supposed to be a cleaner pad for the front, I did upgrade to the yellows front and back before and they are more dustier, but stop way better, I now use hawk lts pads and it seems to be cleaner and better, but I also use slotted rotors from stoptech.
 
I personally have been using these Magnum Cross Drills from Apex they're very good quality and they're local in Toronto, Ontario.

However, they do ship all across North America.
Please visit their website at GForcebrakes on Ebay

These are very inexpensive and they seem to be really good in customer service
 
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Hey guys, thank you for your responses, it really helped me narrow down my results.

After much research I have read that the Hawk LTS's have similar results that I had with my EBC 6000's, they wear quickly, dust heavily but stop extremely well. If all you are looking for is stopping power maybe they are the answer, but I am looking for that nice balance between longevity and stopping power and I think I have found that in the Akebono brakes. I am going to give these a shot along with a complete caliber rebuild and see how that pans out.

The only thing I cant figure out is the difference between the Akebono ACT976 and ASP976, I will call Akebono in the morning and see which ones I want.

I will be sure to report back once I get all of the work done. Thanks again!
 
I wanted to post this update in the event somebody crosses this thread in the future, I rebuilt my calipers and put on the Akebono's and they are FANTASTIC! They work incredibly well, have little to no dusting, and there is still a ton of pad left they have barely worn.

I highly recommend doing an Akebono and OEM rotor combo, you wont be disappointed.
 
I've got over 100K on my '04 and still have original OEM pads all around and still passes inspections. Amazing!... Clearly Akebono is the right answer for me, but I think I'm going to replace the rotors to make for a clean update. Anyone have any idea as to the diameter of the OEM front rotors on a '04 V6 Limited? 319mm or 338mm?
 
Look on the backside of your caliper.. wh stamp is the larger rotor. If you do larger rotors you'll need to trim or remove your dust covers as well...
 
I've got SE calipers and rotors up front (direct swap, no issues at all), using EBC USR slotted rotors and EBC Yellow Stuff pads.
Insane initial bite - taking some getting used to, but I love it. I've got more brakes than I know what to do with now!

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NuclearN8 said:
Look on the backside of your caliper.. wh stamp is the larger rotor. If you do larger rotors you'll need to trim or remove your dust covers as well...
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Much easier to bend the dust shield back. It keeps them intact so they can still function, no cutting (and cleanup) required, and only takes a minute per corner. I was junking my OEM rotors so I used them as a leverage point for a pry bar to bend the shields back. The shields are easy enough to bend that not much force was needed and no marking whatsoever was left on the rotors, but it isn't an ideal method to pry against new rotors.
 
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Hawk or Akebono.. Whichever I can get a bettr deal on at the time.. LAst set I got were Hawks.. No problems with either one..
 
What was the difference between the two Akebono pads? I'm looking to get a set myself and have the same question.

Veritas said:
Hey guys, thank you for your responses, it really helped me narrow down my results.

After much research I have read that the Hawk LTS's have similar results that I had with my EBC 6000's, they wear quickly, dust heavily but stop extremely well. If all you are looking for is stopping power maybe they are the answer, but I am looking for that nice balance between longevity and stopping power and I think I have found that in the Akebono brakes. I am going to give these a shot along with a complete caliber rebuild and see how that pans out.

The only thing I cant figure out is the difference between the Akebono ACT976 and ASP976, I will call Akebono in the morning and see which ones I want.

I will be sure to report back once I get all of the work done. Thanks again!
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