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A quickie on ceramic brake pads for GS1100G

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Paul_IOFJS said:
I'd say that jives prety well with my experiance in the parts store where I work. Overall, the ceramic is just a much better brake material.

Paul
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I install brakes on a regular basis (I work at a major franchise) as well as sell them (at a different parts store).

I run ceramic upgrades on my 96 cavalier and the decrease in brake fade was noticable.

(and I flog that car)
 
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Acquisition update

Acquisition update

I managed to buy a set of rear pads

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Should have them installed (along with new braided - front - lines) some time between xmas & new year. I will make a unsanctioned ride to bed & test and will let you know first impressions.

A merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all :)
 
I think I'm more concerned about the wear and tear on the rotors. Staying with the original types of the aftermarket standard (whatever that is) still presents a pretty good stopping system.

Rotors are more difficult to source than pads and are the most expensive by far if you can't find a decent used set. That situation will only get worse as the years pass and used rotors get scarcer. I was fortunate recently and found a good used set of three on EBay for a very low price, so I'm set to go for a while yet. The originals were down to minimum spec after 47,000 miles, and buying new would have been in the range of $150 x 3.
 
How ironic to find this thread today.

While replacing the water pump and timing belts on a Mitsubishi-built Dodge Ram 50,I snapped a water pump bolt, so I stopped into an Autozone to get another waterpump gasket (I was amazed that they had one there in stock for $2).

While there I asked him about front brake pads for this widdle teeny twuck. He looked it up and said that he had some house brand standard organic ones in stock for $19 or so and that he also had a listing for Raybestos ceramic pads for it for $9. But he'd have to order them.

Just because Raybestos is a well known and very old name in braking components, I was most curious. But not being at all familiar w/ ceramic pads, I just said 'Huh' and left, deciding that I needed to learn more about them.

And once again, all I had to do was look at GSR and tap the incredible knowledge base here to learn everything that I needed to know on the subject...
 
Flaggo60 said:
I think I'm more concerned about the wear and tear on the rotors. Staying with the original types of the aftermarket standard (whatever that is) still presents a pretty good stopping system.

Rotors are more difficult to source than pads and are the most expensive by far if you can't find a decent used set. That situation will only get worse as the years pass and used rotors get scarcer. I was fortunate recently and found a good used set of three on EBay for a very low price, so I'm set to go for a while yet. The originals were down to minimum spec after 47,000 miles, and buying new would have been in the range of $150 x 3.
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I suspect that Chinese-made aftermarket ones will be available soon for a fraction of the price. That's what I found w/ brake drums for the truck above - instead of $99 ea they were $23!
 
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