Ceramic Brake Pads
Discussion
Hoping to get some info as I'm finding it impossible to get an answer locally (doesn't help that I live in "the most isolated capital city in the world"...
I have a new LWB Transit in my TTPM fleet. I had it detailed recently and the detailer commented about the brake dust - if I clean the front wheels one day they're black again within days.
He uses "ceramic pads" on his (much smaller) van and doesn't suffer with brake dust so I thought I'd get some for the Transit.
Of course nothing so "exotic" is available here so I went into a local parts store to enquire, and ordered a set of Bendix pads. When they arrived they look like normal pads, and the box says they have a "ceramic layer to assist adhesion and prevent heat transfer". So not ceramic pads then.
Next stop is a call to my old reliable supplier for race pads. Very helpful so I ordered a set of dba pads. Similar story, they look like normal pads, the box says "Ceramic* formulation", the * fine print states "check box label for applicability"... box label says "semi metallic formulation" so again I assume not ceramic?
Long story short: am I wrong thinking the pad material will actually be ceramic? If I'm correct, what brand/series should I be looking for?
I have a new LWB Transit in my TTPM fleet. I had it detailed recently and the detailer commented about the brake dust - if I clean the front wheels one day they're black again within days.
He uses "ceramic pads" on his (much smaller) van and doesn't suffer with brake dust so I thought I'd get some for the Transit.
Of course nothing so "exotic" is available here so I went into a local parts store to enquire, and ordered a set of Bendix pads. When they arrived they look like normal pads, and the box says they have a "ceramic layer to assist adhesion and prevent heat transfer". So not ceramic pads then.
Next stop is a call to my old reliable supplier for race pads. Very helpful so I ordered a set of dba pads. Similar story, they look like normal pads, the box says "Ceramic* formulation", the * fine print states "check box label for applicability"... box label says "semi metallic formulation" so again I assume not ceramic?
Long story short: am I wrong thinking the pad material will actually be ceramic? If I'm correct, what brand/series should I be looking for?
tapkaJohnD said:
TTPM? Testing, Training and Performance Monitoring?
And, you had a Transit detailed? Why for goodness sake?
But if you want low dust pads, then I suggest Mintex.
John
My user name is a hint And, you had a Transit detailed? Why for goodness sake?
But if you want low dust pads, then I suggest Mintex.
John
It's a brand new, $70,000 mobile billboard for my business. I had it ceramic coated to make keeping it clean less onerous
Chris32345 said:
If you was UK based I was about to ask holla your boy for the pool work? ????
Ha! I follow him on Insta, I bet he has to travel further between jobs than I do... in the early days I was going to do targeted mail drops for advertising so I used google maps to see the houses with pools... soon realised that almost every house here has a pool so just did blanket mail drop. The days of me doing any advertising are long gone, barely have time to answer the phone any more!Gassing Station | Suspension, Brakes & Tyres | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff