Are ceramic pads and slotted rotors worth the extra coin

[icemetalstang]

Time to do brakes. Do you get better stopping power. Less brake fade. Worth the money? Car is daily driver and stock.

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

Probably not when you can get a Cobra brake package, likely for not much more than the ceramic pad/slotted rotor combo.

 

[HISSIN50]

FWIW, when I replace pads, I like the ceramics over other varieties (organic, semi metallics, carbon metallic, etc). They stop well and don't dust as badly as other choices IMHO.

For rotors, Brembo solid blanks do well (not blingy though).

I don't know how much the conversions like Matt talked about are. In between (price-wise) would be take-off New Edge PBR calipers.

 

[True 5.0]

I'll let you know in a couple of days. I am in the process of converting to Cobra calipers up front and will be installing new EBC dimpled & slotted rotors all around with their Red pads.

 

[revhead347]

I have found that ceramic pads dust a little more, but they don't tear up the rotors as much. They stop better with less fade too.

Kurt

 

[Gearbanger 101]

I have ceramic pads and drilled rotors on my car. Initial stopping power is actually probably slightly lesser than the metallic pads, but that can be cured with a little more brake pedal. The ceramic pads are more easily modulated and less resistant to brake fade though.

...but I didn't care about any of that. The main reason I went with mine is because the rotors looked cool and the ceramic pads produce less brake dust on the wheels....which means my lazy ass doesn't have to clean them as often.

 

[icemetalstang]

Napa has new rotors priced well. Ill go with ceramic pads. Thank you