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Old 08-10-2007, 08:14 AM
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best brake pads for towing

I am looking for really good brake pads that grip really well. Maybe dustless if possible. I plan to put a pac brake on so hopefully these will be the last so I wan't really good ones. thanks
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Originally Posted by bluesurf
I am looking for really good brake pads that grip really well. Maybe dustless if possible. I plan to put a pac brake on so hopefully these will be the last so I wan't really good ones. thanks
oem quality for sure, i put over 125000 miles on mine before changing, i didn't have the rotors turned or any thing,
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Seems like the ones that stop the best make the most noise and kick up the most dust.
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aint found a set yet let me know if you do please exhaust brake does exstend the life of the pads tho
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OEMs got 100k and didn't have to cut the rotors either. Let the trailer do the stopping as much as possible.
I'm not going to cut the rotors when doing the front end rebuild either. I'm just puttn new ones on with Raybestos pads. We'll see how these do!
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I can't see how any brand could be better than the OEM ones. They are really good! I've had mine hot enough to smoke while towing in the mountains. Got almost 100,000 miles out of them and the rotors were fine. It's OEM for me.

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