brake pads and rotors
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brake pads and rotors
I am due for all four rotors and pads to be replaced on a 2012 N/A XF. Would you guys recommend OEM pads and rotors or after market. if after market which ones. i dont want to lose the brake power or feel it has rn.
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There's around a million (very slight exaggeration) threads and posts on this forum about pads and rotors for the XF, search and ye shall find!
But in summary, OEM are expensive, both the pads and rotors wear very fast because they are soft, it's this softness that gives them good initial bite and feel, and the OEM pads are incredibly dusty. After market are much cheaper, and if you go for ceramic pads they are almost dust-free, at the expense of some loss of initial bite and feel.
The best pads I have ever had on my XFs are Power Stop Evolution ceramics, pretty sure they still come in the right sizes for your 5.0 NA.
But in summary, OEM are expensive, both the pads and rotors wear very fast because they are soft, it's this softness that gives them good initial bite and feel, and the OEM pads are incredibly dusty. After market are much cheaper, and if you go for ceramic pads they are almost dust-free, at the expense of some loss of initial bite and feel.
The best pads I have ever had on my XFs are Power Stop Evolution ceramics, pretty sure they still come in the right sizes for your 5.0 NA.