Red89gt

So far they stop same as stock, no noise and 1/2 the dust. I am very happy with them and under $40 amazon shipped is amazing.

Skwerl

I have used the Wagner ceramic pads for years on my 2002 F150 because of the lack of dust. Back 18-20 years ago brake dust was a huge issue on the new trucks so everybody switched to ceramic pads. I've used them ever since.

Wagner has several styles of pads I'm sure. If you got the semi metallic then I'm sure they will create black dust.

Static2606

And you always know who they are because of their perpetual brake lights and you can never tell when they actually are braking.

Spiky

Eh, nevermind. figured it out.

Hunter308

I'm about sick of the dust situation, so maybe I should have some of the OEx pads. I have no idea. I had NO dust problem (I'm talking about the fronts) until I had the truck (2015 Lariat SuperCrew) in for regular servicing and they said I needed a brake job. I had a fair amount of miles on it at the time, so it seemed like a reasonable thing at a reasonable time. After they put new pads on the front... LORD HOWDY! The brake dust was AWFUL! I even called them to ask if they used the same pads as what came on the truck and the guy said yes. Well, they're WAY past any kind of break-in period, or whatever, and I'm sick and flippin' tired of the gosh-darn BRAKE DUST ALL THE DAMN TIME! Hey, I get it, I understand "some" brake dust... BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS! So are the OEx pads the way to go, or what? I haven't towed anything yet, though the truck is built to do it, but I 'might' tow something, someday... but for the most part, it gets me back and forth to work and does transportation for the occasional road trip.

I'm at wit's end. I don't want to put up with any squeaking. I've been reading the "dust" threads on the forums here for a long time and still can't nail down what pads I should get. The whole situation is a tad frustrating. Everything was fine, with regard to dust, until the brake job.

Red89gt

About a thousand miles on my Oex pads and no noise and minimal dust. Very happy I went with them. I will be putting them on the wife’s MDX soon as welll. My new favorite suv and truck pads. They take an awful beating on the fleet suv’s at the university I work at and they are great right to their end of life.

Spiky

Well, there are generally considered to be 3-4 types of pads, although they are all mixes of various material and can cross over which type they are.

Organic (most dust, wear out faster)
Ceramic (least dust, last longer, more expensive)
Semi-Metallic (medium dust, noisier, wear out rotors faster)

If you are going to try analyzing this a little deeper, there are many sources on the internet that give better explanations than I could. Just search for 'brake pad type'.

I like my OEX so far. I've been fighting occasional noise, but I don't think it's the pads.

yanki01

same boat as you @ 40k. https://www.f150forum.com/f38/brakes...-miles-436546/

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Hunter308

What's your best guess, then?

Static2606

Holy &$#@