The Best Brake Pads For Your Car or Truck! Ceramic - Semi-Metallic - Organic Explained

Replacing brake pads is one of the most common maintenance jobs on a vehicle. Choosing the right type of pads though is important but faced with all the varieties of pads available, it can be downright confusing.
Josh explains the differences between the main types of brake pads and gives you everything you need to know to make the right choice as a budget mechanic.

As always, make sure to watch to the end of the video so you don't miss any important information in order to make the right choice!

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[SF-ylsi]

Akebono ceramic all the way. Best pads I have ever used.

[comingtofull-ageinchrist]

great information! I haven't really thought much of the material break pads are made out of. The last time I bought break pads, I spent hundreds on some quality pads and replaced all the springs and hardware when I did so I could go longer without having to replace them. I'm pretty easy on breaks, so I remember buying a 2010 Silverado truck that had 18k miles on it, and I went through 3 tire changes before I had to do a break job the first time! Someone hit me and totaled my truck out a year and a half ago, so I'll never know how the pads I put in would last, but when you spend more on quality, you usually spend less over time if you get a good brand!

[XmasX]

Totally agree, the ROI for better quality break bads is way higher

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[tyrel]

Good spectrum of information to contemplate so viewers can informatively choose which is best for themselves. ❤

[connorrampage]

good video, these are all common sense approaches for the DIYers, Just do your research, your objective is
to have them last as long as you can, going cheap only creates problems sooner for you.

[bradramsdell]

Very informative description of brake pads. I really appreciate it.

[benedictagyemang]

Thanks for this wonderful video, I am changing my brake pads and this video came in at the right time.

[BrightHardDay]

Your videos really help me understand what my mechanic is talking about. So much easier to make good decisions. Thank you!

[wholeNwon]

About 10 yrs. ago, before the mandated reduction in copper content, I bought a set of Wagner ceramic front pads from Amazon. They were on sale, of course. Also bought rotors. Don't remember the brand but they were inexpensive, too (?Bendix). Installed them as Brembo replacements on my LS400. Since then they have functioned very well. There is still a lot of pad left and my rotors have not warped. Critical to the rotors' condition is that I'm very careful to torque lug nuts correctly and to factory specs.

[outdoorslife]

I was really happy watching your video on my friend. Thank you very much. I just live in the city couple years ago and now I live in the country and I live between lots of heels now I understand what was the issue with this ceramic pad

[coaleoli]

Great video, good information, I learned a lot, thanks from Canada

[williamwaters]

I've replaced many brakes over the decades and this is a good review. I prefer ceramic and I buy them on line. I have always liked brakes made by Raybestos, that is just my personal preference.

[johnjackgallaghercpa]

This was a great video and very timely as I'm about to replace the pads (and maybe rotors) on my 2008 Ford F-450 with only 58, 000 miles! It's my personal truck and I only use it to tow enclosed car haulers and my 39' 5th wheel camping trailer. I'm now a subcriber!

[alirazmjou]

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[jcruhrskov]

Thanks for a very decent and simple explanation:

What brands of brake pads would you buy or recommend for ordinary driving, mostly on straight roads?

Keep it up!

[kenty]

Not all ceramic pads are created equal, like you said. I only use Akebono pads on all my vehicles. Take my Mercedes for example, I installed Akebono Euro since the first day I bought it brand new. After 70K miles, no rotor wear, the pads still have 40% left. Plus my wheels look clean after months.

[dbackscott]

Suggestion #4: get one of your relatives to be general manager of an auto parts store. Bit of a long game there, though.

[CarlLv]

I only use Bosch Quitecast on my LX470. Great brake pad.

[stevengagnon]

I would consider the vehicle weight and size of rotor too. Modern cars definitely tend to have larger rotors than twenty year old models. I'm driving a 2002 Trailblazer and I have reason to believe it now has ceramic pads ( they are super quiet and smooth), but they just don't have enough bite and are a bit slow in reacting to the point that I a bit concerned about pulling a 3000 pound trailer without trailer brakes ( actually the legal limit here) anyway I think the semi metallic ones will be a better fit for the Trailblazer. Now my 1993 Mazda Protege lx the ceramic pads were nice and absolutely no problem. Either way I will be also replacing rotors with new pads it just works so much better for something as important as the brakes.

[marcosalfaro]

Thank you for the great explanation. I was running high and ceramic brake pads, however, I was still experiencing warping of the rotors. I took care of that problem by switching over to semi metallic for my application.. I haven’t had a problem since. Semi metallic can be noisier however, it avoids warping.