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brake pads #1466491 12/22/05 03:15 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 451 rockford michigan L lizard OP CEG\'er
OP lizard CEG\'er L Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 451 rockford michigan	which is better ceramic or titanium brake pads better meaning performance and how long they last. without abs 2000 contour V6 ATX BAT suspension kit, k&n filter, SVT TB, SVT UIM, SVT LIM, MSDS headers, MSDS Y-pipe, SVT dual exhaust, Custum burned ADC chip, 7000k HID's, 200 amp HO alt, custom gauges, and 17" rims

Re: brake pads #1466492 12/22/05 04:34 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA B Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA	You will probably get other opinions but here's mine. Ceramic is better for most drivers. Titanium may be better for extremely agressive drivers. Titanium is really a semi-metalic pad with a titanium coating to add initial break in. Once the titanium layer is sacrificed (within a few days) you have a semi-metalic pad. Generally speaking, semi-metalic has a slight edge on high temperatures. Semi-metalic is more likely to generate brake dust. Ceramic tends to be more rotor friendly. Ceramic tends to wear better in all but the hardest of driving. These are generalities, and the exact pad formulation as well as the exact car application may vary. Jim Johnson 98 SVT 03 Escape Limited

Re: brake pads #1466493 12/22/05 02:48 PM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,659 ILL, CHICAGO J jtour Hard-core CEG\'er
jtour Hard-core CEG\'er J Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,659 ILL, CHICAGO	^ very nice write up. "Do what you like, Because you have to drive it!"-Me 99 Contour LX 95 Mustang GT Convertible 97 Z24 Cavalier

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