Low Dust Brake Pads?

[Rock_Hudstone]

I think I need to swap out my brake pads. They are Bendix semi-met pads less than a year old, quiet and wearing well, but the wheels get dusted up within a week of washing

Any suggestions. preferably not ceramic or super pricey?

 

[stephen9666]

What specific Bendix pad do you have?

 

[tommygunn]

What kind of car do you have?

What's wrong with ceramic pads? They are the ones that are the lowest in dust, so if low dust is that much of a priority, you need ceramic.

I like the Axxis Deluxe and Wagner Thermoquiet. They are very good pads, and they don't usually cost that much. In addition, the Thermoquiets are often on rebate, so watch out for that.

If you're happy with your Bendix pads besides the dust, consider Bendix Global ceramic.

 

[andyd]

Semi metallic pads are cheap and plentiful. They grab OK and they are easy on the rotors. Dirty wheels are the down side. If it bothers you, paint your wheels a color that will hide the dust. Also, there are spray cleaners, that used with water and a brush make clean ups a breeze. Anything else is more expensive. I drive old stuff, so semi- metallic is all I know about. You can buy shields, but they confine the dust on the back side and screw up cooling. Anything that gives low dust will be prone to glazing. and harder on the rotors. The only thing I know about ceramic pads is that they are more expensive.

 

[artificialist]

What kind of car are you driving? Most European cars have rotors that wear so quickly that they will always produce large amounts of dust.

 

[Rock_Hudstone]

Originally Posted By: artificialist
What kind of car are you driving? Most European cars have rotors that wear so quickly that they will always produce large amounts of dust.

The vehicle is a 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan, pads are Bendix Titanium Semi-Metallic.

Funny the mention about euro cars. A customer of ours was installing new pad and rotors on his sons Audi today. At 60k mi and a good 1/4 inch left on the pad the rotors had about a 1/8 inch raised edge from the pad wear.

I've never seen such heavy wear on low mile domestic vehicles.

 

[JamesBond]

I've recommended Wagner Thermoquiet on here many times because of their low dust nature. I've put them on 3 different cars and all 3 have had dramatic reductions in brake dust. (Basically zero)

The rest of the car needs washing long before the wheels do. I've even changed out store brand pads for Thermoquiets after a few thousand miles because I hated the dust. I'm cheap, but it was worth it.

I bought them at AAP with discount codes and a Wagner rebate.

 

[SteveSRT8]

Originally Posted By: JamesBond
I've recommended Wagner Thermoquiet on here many times because of their low dust nature. I've put them on 3 different cars and all 3 have had dramatic reductions in brake dust. (Basically zero)

The rest of the car needs washing long before the wheels do. I've even changed out store brand pads for Thermoquiets after a few thousand miles because I hated the dust. I'm cheap, but it was worth it.

I bought them at AAP with discount codes and a Wagner rebate.



Many already know this, but some brake pad brands are application specific, meaning the pad you used on one car may be a different formula on another vehicle.

It really is difficult to simply make a blanket recommendation...

 

[Tornado Red]

I've been using Akebono ceramic pads for many years, because they do not leave dust on my alloy wheels.

I have read that Akebono now makes three different versions, three different performance levels. Only the mid-grade Euro Ceramic is available for my car.

 

[asiancivicmaniac]

Akebono ProACT gives off a grayish dust so it's not very perceptible. I have them on the front and the front wheels look less dirty than the rears even though the front brakes supply most of the braking power. The rears have Hawk HPS and they are heavy dusters.