ceramic brake pads for 2005 Corolla

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rraabe - 29 May 2009 02:50 GMT

It only takes a few hard stops in a row and I can smell quite an odor
from the barely adequate factory brakes on this car. I'd like to
replace the rotors with slotted and the pads with ceramic pads, anyone
know a good place to go for parts?

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Scott in Florida - 29 May 2009 04:27 GMT

>It only takes a few hard stops in a row and I can smell quite an odor
>from the barely adequate factory brakes on this car. I'd like to
>replace the rotors with slotted and the pads with ceramic pads, anyone
>know a good place to go for parts?

Why don't you learn to drive properly?

I replace the pads on my '92 Corolla Wagon every 120,000 miles and
they still have wear left.

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Ray O - 29 May 2009 06:21 GMT

> It only takes a few hard stops in a row and I can smell quite an odor
> from the barely adequate factory brakes on this car. I'd like to
> replace the rotors with slotted and the pads with ceramic pads, anyone
> know a good place to go for parts?

Besides being more expensive, performance brake parts tend to have a shorter
service life than OEM brake parts, so if you often make several hard stops
in a row, count on frequent replacement. Ceramic pads often provide less
stopping when cold, and they can shorten rotor life.

TRD sells performance front brake pads for your car, but no alternative
rotors. Try your local auto parts store for parts.

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John B. Smith - 29 May 2009 14:32 GMT

>> It only takes a few hard stops in a row and I can smell quite an odor
>> from the barely adequate factory brakes on this car. I'd like to
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>TRD sells performance front brake pads for your car, but no alternative
>rotors. Try your local auto parts store for parts.

I had rotors and pads done on my 2000 Corolla at about 30,000 miles
because, I believe, someone used an air wrench incorrectly and warped
the rotor. When I specified I wanted NO damn squeaking out of the new
ones they put in ceramic pads. They had a little less stopping power
but I got used to them. I wasn't aware that they wore the rotors down
faster. Traded the car at about 43,000.

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Ray O - 29 May 2009 18:29 GMT

>>> It only takes a few hard stops in a row and I can smell quite an odor
>>> from the barely adequate factory brakes on this car. I'd like to
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> but I got used to them. I wasn't aware that they wore the rotors down
> faster. Traded the car at about 43,000.

The OEM brake pads shouldn't squeak when they are installed correctly,
although aftermarket pads sometimes make noise. Ceramic is harder than the
metal used in brake rotors so the ceramic pads do not wear as quickly, but
it does tend to wear the rotors instead of the rotors wearing the pad.

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