Duralast Brake pads

[iiiiiiijklmm]

Anyone use the Duralast Brake pads?????? if so, how are they???

 

[sal jc]

Garbage, stay away.. I put them in my wife's PT Cruiser last summer cause the auto parts store around the block was out of Bendix Pads
and they squealed like a stuck pig for months.

 

[iiiiiiijklmm]

i mean the only thing that i hear good about them is the warrenty... you ever use them in a stang? getting new rotors too... was also just thinking about the duralast.. any thoughts on those as well?

 

[matt07gt]

Eh, they are not the best quality. What about hawks?

 

[iiiiiiijklmm]

i saw them on AM... i would be paying $130 for front brakes and rotors... but on AM, the brakes were 90, and the rotors were like $250.

i know you get what you pay for, but i'm not looking to spend that much lol

 

[sal jc]

Just don't get any rotors that are made in China, they warp if you look at them funny.
Buy OEM. or Raybestos make really good after mkt rotors.

 

[iiiiiiijklmm]

im not having any luck finding the OEM rotors... i have the website... would you have a link for me?

 

[Baz]

I have the Hawks from AM.com, I really like them, stopping power is great for the street, but noticing a squeaking from them, gonna have my friend's dad look it over since he helped put them in and said to skip the grease. Also on AM under brake kits, you can get front rotor upgrades for the V6 which is basically OEM GT rotors for 129.99 the pair. Only thing though is you need 17+ size wheels os you have proper clearance.

 

[iiiiiiijklmm]

I have the Hawks from AM.com, I really like them, stopping power is great for the street, but noticing a squeaking from them, gonna have my friend's dad look it over since he helped put them in and said to skip the grease. Also on AM under brake kits, you can get front rotor upgrades for the V6 which is basically OEM GT rotors for 129.99 the pair. Only thing though is you need 17+ size wheels os you have proper clearance.

lol that's why i wanna change mine... squeaking is driving me crazy... and like i said, i would be paying 130 for the rotors and the pads... instead of 130 for just the rotors... i don't want to spend more than i have to... i want decent brakes, i don't slam on them all the time lol i just wanna stop

 

[Baz]

I hear ya, I put 26k on my original brakes before the dealer shop was yelling at me to get new pads. they quoted me like 214 an axle I was nevermind, got the Hawks and had my friends dad put them in. If you don't have alot of miles on your pads you might just need the ant-squeak grease. I only get it on mine when I got light on the brakes once press little harder it goes away so grease should fix that. If your just driven around here and there those brakes are fine, but yea watch out for rotors, if anything most times they just sand the ones you have.

 

[Hayden@Stage3]

i'd probably do something like this over OEM.

Mustang performance brakes.

 

[iiiiiiijklmm]

I hear ya, I put 26k on my original brakes before the dealer shop was yelling at me to get new pads. they quoted me like 214 an axle I was nevermind, got the Hawks and had my friends dad put them in. If you don't have alot of miles on your pads you might just need the ant-squeak grease. I only get it on mine when I got light on the brakes once press little harder it goes away so grease should fix that. If your just driven around here and there those brakes are fine, but yea watch out for rotors, if anything most times they just sand the ones you have.

lol yea i might have put 40-90k on mine... i have had the car since 08, and have since put 40k on it... and idk about the original owner... (very doubtful he did anything) but either way i will look into the grease... it was right before winter that they started... during winter they were fine, and now again... they are squeaking... why can't things just last forever???

 

[Baz]

why can't things just last forever???

I say the same thing everyday I look in the mirror

 

[iiiiiiijklmm]

i'd probably do something like this over OEM.

Mustang performance brakes.

thanks for the info... those are pretty expensive though... lol (i'm poor)

i saw just the rotors were 140

 

[bkpony]

i mean the only thing that i hear good about them is the warrenty... you ever use them in a stang? getting new rotors too... was also just thinking about the duralast.. any thoughts on those as well?

I have the duralast gold front and back. Never gave me any problems. The warranty is lifetime . I brought them at autozone. When my pads are running low I get them replace at no charge. Been using them for 3 yrs.

 

[edricjames]

i have noticed from experience that the Duralast pads eat rotors like crazy. You may have long pad life but expect on machining or replacing rotors more often with the use of these pads.

 

[2007VistaBlueGT]

You can get OEM parts at Rockauto.com. You can also spend a couple bucks and get Centric brand brakes 105 series pads. Brakes and tires are two place where you NEVER want to "save" money!!