Duralast GT brake pads

[meep]

In my experience Akebono is one of the best, but not in all applications. They have been great in several cars I look after, but were only ok in the volvo and were not acceptable at all in the tundra. In fact I want to say they were FE rated in the truck. I was surprised at how poorly they worked in the tundra-- even with 4-piston calipers. The tundra isn't known for outstanding brakes, and the akebonos made it worse - I swapped them for Hawks after maybe 10,000 miles.

-m

 

[bbhero]

Great points here meep.

 

[SHOZ]

I have the EBC yellows on my Gen Coupe. Great brakes and I can't wear them out. Still on original rotors too at 80k miles. Around +65k miles for the EBCs.

 

[edyvw]

Originally Posted By: meep
In my experience Akebono is one of the best, but not in all applications. They have been great in several cars I look after, but were only ok in the volvo and were not acceptable at all in the tundra. In fact I want to say they were FE rated in the truck. I was surprised at how poorly they worked in the tundra-- even with 4-piston calipers. The tundra isn't known for outstanding brakes, and the akebonos made it worse - I swapped them for Hawks after maybe 10,000 miles.

-m

Well, Toyota is not know for some outstanding brakes. My brother in Europe drives Land Cruiser 3.0 D-4D and when I drive that car I always stay amazed how they manage to put such POS brakes on a car.
Akebono is popular among BMW drivers who do not want dust. However, it affects performance greatly. I always stay amazed that Akebono is supplier of Mercedes F1 team, but when it comes to Euro pads they are at the bottom when it comes to performance.