Originally Posted By: The Critic
Originally Posted By: BrewCityR
Originally Posted By: Char Baby
I have a buddy that swears by RAYBESTOS "Professional Grade Ceramic" for his Honda's. Good bite and long(er) wear.
I too have had good success with RAYBESTOS but, I used the RAYBESTOS "Service Grade Ceramic" on my Nissan's. Also good bite and long wear.
Good info, thank you! Plan to try a set of Raybestos Service Grade Ceramics for my wife's CX-9.
Raybestos Service Grade pads are pretty much the equivalent of the $14.99 valucraft pads with a fancy label. I would be wary of using those on anything other than for a used car that is headed to the bargain lot.
If you buy Raybestos pads, you want to use their Element3 pads. We installed about 20 sets of them on various cars and they stopped well, but more than 1/2 of them got noisy within a few thousand miles. Since then, we have pretty much stuck with OE or Centric 105 if we are really in a pinch.
Thanks for the input, I was also drawn to the raybestos EHT pads for their GG rating & low cost but read some bad reviews about excessive dusting & brake noise.
Are the Centric pads made in USA? What about Stoptechs? Would like to avoid China pads if possible.