What brakes do you guys use?

D1dad said:
I was all in on ebc but after a few fitment issues and the non stop dusting, regardless of what line used, I’m done with them. The stopping powers is second to none, but the center slots on every pad used fills up with their break in coating and needs chiseled out. Kind of defeats the purpose of the slot. One car still has oem, only 17k on it. Another has thermo quiets, which are fine but the rears came with 30% less material. For most cars that’s not an issue, but it is for sure on Nissans under sized pads. My 3rd car has advics and although I lost a tad bit of stopping power, they’re fantastic. No dust and plenty of bite with a little more pedal. The adbics on are on my 18 rogue which is famous for pad knock and the advics are spot on in fitment.
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I’ve had luck with ThermoQuiet on a Subaru but they wear quick. Same deal with a Ford. The OE suppliers do a much better job with pad fit - Akebono, Advics and Bosch usually installs wirh little drama but the OEM dealer pad will have nicer finish and attention to detail. I’d have to modify aftermarket pads to fit. Aftermarket pads will use in-house made backing plates or they’ll buy them from a third party(NRS).

I’m not convinced with EBC for daily drivers, they made their name for racing.
 
Today installed Bosch Quietcast pads and rotors combo on a 2009 Toyota Camry. I am not impressed by the brake modulation. It feels almost like installing Akebonos. I mean - can't complain for under $280 for a complete kit. They are most definitely quiet and that's undeniable. Not to long ago I installed Duralast Elite pads with Gold rotors and man those were great but for almost double the cost. They were installed on a different 2009 Toyota Camry.
 
Textar, ATE or OEM. I've had poor experiences with Bosch brake pads, Wipers amongst other things recently, and now avoid their products.
 
I just replaced brakes on 2 vehicles for squealing.

1. 2019 4Runner that sounded like a school bus. Raybestos Element3 pads came off. It’s been squealing since I installed them a year ago, but only recently got really bad. This was the last of the more recent element3 pads with my name on them rolling around. Older element3 was my goto for both stopping power and pedal feel. Newer ones have been garbage.

2. 2015 Camry. Had repeatable brake squeak when starting from a stop, and first mile cold weather squeal. Off came akebono pads with maybe 10k on them. Found the issue upon removal, one of the pads had material that was beyond the rotor, causing it to wrap around the edge of the rotor. No bueno. I’d gone back to akebono after element3 were causing so much trouble. I’ve not cared for ake’s pedal feel, ever, but they have always been quality products for my use.

In both cases, Autozone gold pads went on, and frankly, I’m impressed. They had better pedal feel than the akebono, and the stopping power and modulation was excellent. I didn’t look at the Camry, but the pads for the 4R were GG rated. Both vehicles were quite pleasant and usable for road driving. Break-in was simple and easy. I guess I found my new goto.
 
Just started using bosch quiet cast.
2 cars so far happy
Was using power stop
 
Been using a lot of the Textar ePads lately. So far so good, no noise concerns and the bite is better than Akebono.
 
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