Just curious to see what most people use, ceramic or semi-metallic.

 

Wagner Thermoquiet semi-metallic pads whenever I replace a set on any of our vehicles. Graveyard-quiet, much less dust than the factory pads, and very inexpensive....

 

Auto Zones Dura Last Ceramics....Almost zero brake dust!

 

I replaced the front and rear OEM brake pads with Akebono premium euro ceramic pads at ~22K miles and liked them since day one. I now have 72K miles on my car's original OEM rotors and 50K on these brake pads. They have been amazing so far!

Akebono's sales pitch has been right on.

• Virtually eliminating brake dust
• Improved pad wear performance over conventional disc pads
• Reduced rotor wear by as much as 80 percent
• Ultra-quiet, positive, smooth braking performance
• High resistance to fade with fast recovery
• More consistent pedal feel
• Rotor-friendly pad formulations
• Enhanced durability and life

 

From all of the reviews of the Akebono, I just recently purchased them from RockAuto AKEBONO Part # ACT805 ProACT Ultra Premium Ceramic Pad FRONT - ProACT Ultra Premium Ceramic Pad. They were about $55 plus I bought some slotted and drilled rotors. Hopefully I will get them put on shortly. I was told that the stock rotors are pretty soft and they typically need of replacement, so I bought some, hopefully which will give some nice power to braking with this heavy car.