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Had to put new pads and rotors on my Suburban. First I tried to find some after market performance rotors for it - but none were available. The shop I deal with knows that I don't like to cheap out on parts, so we decided to go to the GM dealer and got OEM rotors and pads.
The brakes were terrible. The pads were noisy, dusty, and gave a terrible feel. Spoke to the shop owner. He suggested Ceramic "Quiet Stop" pads from Raybestos. Expensive, ($180.00 Cdn) for a set, but he'd had good experience. He put them on yesterday - charged me for parts only - and they are great. Very quiet, nice pedal feel and guaranteed dust free! Yee Haw!
-------------------- Hawkeye: SSOA F98-C98
1998 SS - Black All Options - Mods Whisper Lid, K & N, Lou's Short Stick, Shift Light, Skip Shift, SLP Y, Borla, 4:10's, BMR STB, SLP SFCs, Granatelli MAF, Hypertech III, 160 Stat, Mallory Billet Pedals, Metco Aluminum LCAs,Fast Toys Ram Air Mod, Spohn Panhard Bar, BMR Torque Arm, free EGR mod,power antenna, BMR LCA brackets, Gentex Temp/Compass Auto Dim Mirror, AllMaxx Strobe and Wig Wag, BAER Eradispeed rotors,PPC Headers with Random Technology Hi Flow Cats, BMR Drive shaft Loop,FAST 78MM Throttle Body, FAST 78MM Composite Intake, Mobil 1 & lots of Zaino.
Wife & Best Friend Mary - copilot. Posts: 5558 | From: Windsor, Ontario. Canada | Registered: Feb 2000
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quote:Originally posted by 2002Z4CSS: Now does that mean you are going to take the Burban on an autocross event?
why not He's already nearly ran us F-bodies over on Skyline...in the 'burban with a full passenger and gear load
Posts: 694 | From: Newport, RI (Middletown Technically) | Registered: Feb 2000
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Will need to keep that in mind if I ever keep a daily driver long enough to need brakes Posts: 4222 | From: Winnipeg MB CA | Registered: Feb 2000
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Actually I keep telling Mary to try her hand at Milan. A few mods and some tuning and I should be in the 15's!
Yes - I did the Skyline run and was able to keep up with some of the older F bodies!
-------------------- Hawkeye: SSOA F98-C98
1998 SS - Black All Options - Mods Whisper Lid, K & N, Lou's Short Stick, Shift Light, Skip Shift, SLP Y, Borla, 4:10's, BMR STB, SLP SFCs, Granatelli MAF, Hypertech III, 160 Stat, Mallory Billet Pedals, Metco Aluminum LCAs,Fast Toys Ram Air Mod, Spohn Panhard Bar, BMR Torque Arm, free EGR mod,power antenna, BMR LCA brackets, Gentex Temp/Compass Auto Dim Mirror, AllMaxx Strobe and Wig Wag, BAER Eradispeed rotors,PPC Headers with Random Technology Hi Flow Cats, BMR Drive shaft Loop,FAST 78MM Throttle Body, FAST 78MM Composite Intake, Mobil 1 & lots of Zaino.
Wife & Best Friend Mary - copilot. Posts: 5558 | From: Windsor, Ontario. Canada | Registered: Feb 2000
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I've had similar experiences with stock pads & rotors. The OEM pads seem to be relatively soft and wear quickly (lots of dust) while the rotors warp. A friend of mine had a Yukon with similar problems. A mechanic suggested that he replace the pads with Raybestos brand units. He did so, and the wear was reduced (less dust) with no more rotor warping. My rotors on my Jeep GC warped within the first year. I replaced the pads with the Raybestos units two years ago, and I've had no brake problems since then, and the wheels stay cleaner too.
Posts: 2359 | From: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | Registered: Jul 2001
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The ceramic pads are awesome. I love mine. They will be the replacement pads for all of our cars when they need new brakes.
-------------------- Mark H.
Whoever said you couldn't run away from your problems obviously wasn't driving an SS. Posts: 942 | From: Santa Barbara and Ventura, CA | Registered: Feb 2000
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Will need to keep that in mind if I ever keep a daily driver long enough to need brakes ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
