Last week my car started squealing.... I know my pads are low but was wondering if anyone has any input on the ceramic pads for our cars from Brake Check??

They quoted me around $130 per axle, which I am willing to pay as long as the pads last. The ceramic pads they say are the good ones, not the cheap ones.

I drive my car often so I need to get it done as soon as possible before there is some real damage.

Thanks.

 

You could just get the Hawk HPS from Racing Beat. $61 for the front, and $60 for the rear. I have them installed on mine, and my old ones would 'squeal' now they don't make any noise. I put them on myself. There's a DIY on here, so I mean, you could save some cash...

-Cody

 

here it is
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=68073.html

 

the hawks are the shizzle, I have those now with the racingbrake.com rotors and I love them, just got them bedded yesterday and now my car stops crazy quick, but it's cool because the initial bite doesn throw you through the window I'd be weary of brake check/just brakes etc. touching my car, but that's just me.

 

I'm fixing to do mine, but too bad I already have a set of spare pads. (oem) That sounds like a great deal. I'll keep this in mind for my self!
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Olga_Sugar_candy

 

Wow. The manager over at brake check on lamar right there at 35/38th 1/2 street actually talked rotaries with me. He used to own a 95' RX-7 blah blah blah. Anyway, he gained my trust enough for me to let him service my 8. He said that only a few ceramic pads suck which means have a high amount of organic material instead of mostly ceramic. So anyway, I will let you know how they are. I am getting all 4 done picking it up in a couple hours.

I would have waited and done the rotor and all that but the stock stopping power of the 8 was good enough while the original pads were in good shape. I am just hoping that these pads wont give off as much break dust as the OEM pads. My shiny black rims turn grey in a couple days after a wash on those OEM.

 

ceramic pad are the new technology, they stop better, and less dust, I use hawk ceramic pad.
here is the link:http://www.hawkperformance.com/parts...d+Parts+%3E%3E

 

Yeah, so I had to buy new rotors too. They couldn't resurface the OEM ones without going below spec. So I bought a pair of brembo front rotors... /shrug


I guess I shouldnt have taken care of the squeal faster than within a week.

 

I changed my brakes last Friday with some NOPI GranSport Pads Mazda Carbon Ceramic Material. I am loving them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!