Different Brands Of Brake Pads Enhance Your Selection Criteria

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There are many different brands of brake pads on the market today. A complete listing of aftermarket brands would be extremely long, so we will look at a cross section of what is available in the aftermarket. Some of these are the OEM suppliers, but if that is what you prefer, that is what you should look for, but with all these choices, you should be able to find a quality product that fits your budget.

AC/Delco is probably the best known name for anyone that owns a GM vehicle. If you walk into a GM dealer and purchase brakes, there is a good chance that is what you will get. They have expanded their line to include the Durastop (economy) and Advantage lines. The Advantage line uses their Brake Effectiveness Evaluation Procedure (BEEP) testing. Since there are no federal performance standards covering replacement brakes, they came up with their own.

Akebono brand is the OEM line for many of the better known car manufacturers. General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler, Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi Motors, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru and Isuzu all use Akebono products on certain models. They developed ...
... something they call noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) technology to meet the needs of OEMs.

Bendix has been in the brake business since 1924. They manufactured their 200-millionth automotive brake shoe in 1967, so they have been doing this for quite some time. Bendix is constantly working on new brake pad composition to reduce noise and dust and makes a pad for virtually every vehicle on or off the road today.

Hawk pads are designed for the motoring enthusiast that is looking for a performance pad. Designed to reduce brake fade and resist overheating, these pads are worth the extra money if Monroe, in business since 1916, introduced their Premium Pads in 2005. These pads come complete, with all the extras you need to perform a complete brake job, pads, shims, clips and lube. Today they offer all types of pad composition.

Organic Pads; these are the basic, inexpensive pads that replaced the old asbestos pads. When it became illegal to use asbestos, the manufacturers started using organic materials, such as rubber, glass, Kevlar and anything else that can stop a vehicle. High temperature resins bind all the materials together. They are environmentally friendly and do not squeal or chatter because they are soft. They do, however, create a lot of dust and do not last many miles. These are recommended for a vehicle that does mostly local driving.