Originally Posted By: SilverFusion2010
Originally Posted By: edyvw
Originally Posted By: bbhero
I just had Duralast Gold brake rotors and the Duralast GT brake pads put on the front of my Altima 3.5. It is obviously extremely early to say one way or another how truly good these products are. The initial performance has been very good so far. I did the initial bed in process. The GT pads are rated FF which surprised me a bit because these are the performance pads. Nothing at all wrong with FF rated brake pads. The last ones were the Akebono Performance street pads GG rated. I am very pleased thus far with these brake pads. Good initial bite and they certainly have very good slow/stopping power from 75 mph plus. It is still extremely early for a comprehensive review. But, I have to say that I am very pleased to this point. I hope these perform as well as the Akebono Performance street pads I had on there before. I couldn't buy them again because AAP stopped carrying them.
The reason why Akebono are GG is the fact they are Ceramic compound.
I personally hate them as compare to organic pads (mostly rated FF) there is no initial bite whatsoever, at least compare to manufacturers like ATE, Textar or Pagid.
I'm running akebono street performance and they have good cold bite which increases to excellent as they warm up. GG is the highest friction rating a pad can have.
Organic pads are junk, dust like crazy and wear fast. Drum brake liners are usually organic material.
Have you even driven a set of akebono brakes?
You need to do some more reading
Yep, I did use Akebono, on VW CC. However, unlike Ford, VW comes with actual brakes, and Akebono (Euro version) is pure POS compare to OEM VW brakes, not to mention compare to BMW brakes.
I took them off after 2000 miles. Pure POS, that I do not allow on other cars in my garage not to mention on my car.
As for dust, who gives a [censored] about dust? I bought cars because they meet my needs and drive good, not to impress neighbors how my wheels look like.