What are some good companies to buy brakes from for a decent

 

I put Duralast rotors (couldn't afford motorcraft) and Duralast gold ceramic pads on mine. It's been about 5 months with no issues.

 

Oh a the ceramic pads come with a lifetime guarantee. As long as you don't bring it down to metal on metal, you can bring them back to AZ for a new set for no charge. Lifetime pads sold me.

 

I don't know about the ceramic brake parts. But I know the former owner of my truck put Duralast brake pads on the truck and the amount of front rotor brake dust is horrible!

I am going to be putting factory pads on when I do change them.

 

Factory pads are just as bad for brake dust...go with Ceramic pads for little to no dust...Hawk makes some great pads.

 

Ceramics are nice in that they produce less dust but they tend to chew thru rotors faster. I have had good luck with the Wagner thermoquiets(semi-metallic). I think they have a rebate right now on them.

Kev

 

Best bet is to determine what type of braking you require. Those that tow should use a metallic brake, as these produce the best stopping distance. They produce large amounts of brake dust though. Semi-metallic produce less brake dust, but provide less braking (stopping distance) than full metallic. Ceramic are great for street type driving and no towing/light towing requirements, and produce the least amount of brake dust, but are not as good "stopping distance wise" as the metallic and semi-metallic.

You should make your decision on this.

 

Iv seen less dust than the El cheapos that were on there when I got it. But that doesn't fairly compare to something better

 

What about rotors, is it worth it to put on slotted rotors or just stock?

 

I use Hawk LTS pads front and rear and recommend them to anyone who wants better braking performance over the stock pads.

as for rotors I would recommend staying with a solid OEM replacement rotor, you will not get enough "performance" from a crossed drilled and/or slotted brake rotor to make the higher price worth it, well unless your doing a LOT of heavy towing or racing your truck.

If you are interested in any of the brake pads or rotors send me a pm with your zip code for a price quote.