Good brake pad brands?

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Looking at the Service Bulletin, it looks like the pads will rub against the disc when not braking. The repair solution is a set of springs that keeps them off the disc.

FYI- Generally, everything being equal, the faster the pads wear out, the better the pad and braking performance.

I think you have that backwards. A "Harder" pad will require more heat, thus on normal braking conditions they won't wear out as fast. If you have a softer pad, yes the initial braking point is "better" but as temperatures rises it will wear out faster and not brake as hard.

Which is why Porsches, Ferrari's, etc. use harder brake pads which actually eats up more rotor. That's why Euro cars always replace the rotors and not resurface them.

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Brands don't matter as much as long as they are ceramic.

Misinformation at it's best.

[seth1066]

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I think you have that backwards. A "Harder" pad will require more heat, thus on normal braking conditions they won't wear out as fast. If you have a softer pad, yes the initial braking point is "better" but as temperatures rises it will wear out faster and not brake as hard.

Which is why Porsches, Ferrari's, etc. use harder brake pads which actually eats up more rotor. That's why Euro cars always replace the rotors and not resurface them.

Agreed, but this is a Honda Accord, not a high performance car. Most of the braking action will be when the pads/rotors are relatively cool. In the 1980's when Mercedes became more popular, the factory rejected all complaints of dust and fast wear, as well as squealing, because the car stopped better with the softer, dustier, noisier compound.

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Agreed, but this is a Honda Accord, not a high performance car. Most of the braking action will be when the pads/rotors are relatively cool. In the 1980's when Mercedes became more popular, the factory rejected all complaints of dust and fast wear, as well as squealing, because the car stopped better with the softer, dustier, noisier compound.

That's true, I failed to realize we're talking about an everyday driving car not a performance car lol

[roushstage2]

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Misinformation at it's best.

LOL, agreed x1,000, to that whole post actually. I missed that.