Ceramic Brakes

[Rene Michaels]

I totally get it. It makes sense to "upgrade" when doing your first brake job. But in order to truly "upgrade" over most modern factory systems, you're generally going to have to spend some coin.

The set linked to I have no personal experience with, never even heard of them. That makes me go hhmmmm.

They aren't "Made in America," they are "Machined in Amerca." Their deceptive marketing practices got you once already, on your first point. I'm fairly certain there are no domestic manufacturers of rotors left, even your factory Motocrafts are made overseas.

Lifetime warranty?



Pages and pages of reviews can be bought for probably $20. I've never known one person to be running these brakes. If you've had good experience with them, cool, I'll take that into future consideration.

Put whatever you you want on your truck. For your needs, if it were my truck I'd go with these pads...

https://www.stage3motorsports.com/2019-2021-ford-ranger-performance-brake-pads.html

On factory rotors. There's really no factory replacement rotors available that look to be better than stock.

Thanks for your opinions.

I did my due diligence, made a decision to buy, and will have them professionally installed. I'll report back here about my experience with them after some use.

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[wanted33]

I changed to track pads on my GM plastic car, and used the Power Stop ceramic pads. I've been quite pleased with their preformance. I've used the ceramic pads from AutoZone on an '06 Mustang, and a '92 Toyoya pick up witout any problems. The brake dust is minimal which I also like. Check Rock Auto for prices before you buy IMHO. Sometimes they are cheaper.

BTW, You do need to 'bed" the ceramic brakes, which is easy. Just follow the instructions.

 

[Joyride]

I have tried upgraded pads before with various cars and motorcycles. Usually found they squealed and made more noise if wet. Or they grabbed so hard that driving was “different” and abrupt. Performance was better but not worth the trade off. People would not buy new cars if the brakes squealed. OEM or non high performance pads are pretty much what I stick with now.

Now if there is a product that many others try and have faith in I might consider. But my days of being the guinea pig on more expensive parts and then let down by an upgrade are past.

Believe it depends on the application. I run HAWK ceramic pads on my Solstice and with all the performance mods I wouldn’t have it any other way. They do produce a little noise now and then but the stopping power is very good and confidence boosting. On the Ranger I can totally understand where you’re coming from. 99% of us aren’t racing around requiring more bite to our truck brakes. So the noise and dust isn’t worth the trade-off. Despite the somewhat mushy feel of the Ranger brakes, I’ve gotten used to them and will most likely stick to OE style pads as well. Especially to avoid the dust! My Charger had 6-piston Brembos that produced A LOT of dust but the bite and stopping power was crazy.

 

[DT444T]

It's on the internet, therefore it must be true.

uh, Bonjoir?

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