Brake Pads for an SUV?

So I'm browsing RockAuto for new brakes for the Durango. Anyone have suggestion on what material I should get? I usually go with cheap brake pads, but their prices are so cheap, I'm looking at Ceramic. I've never bought Ceramic before, so are they the right ones to go for?

I've been using hawk LT pads on the 4runner. About 2x the cost of oem type replacement pads, but to me, seem to have a much better feel.

After a couple of failed attempts at using aftermarket pads (not necessarily cheap ones either) on my DDs, including ceramic pads on a Murano, I have gone back to using OEM pads and have been much happier. YMMV.

I would not recommend EBC Greenstuff pads in any heavier vehicle after our experience with them in our Odyssey. 25k later, and they were completely shot (and cracked). This is a vehicle that doesn't carry heavy loads, tow, etc.

They do make an SUV application that we have in the rear of the Odyssey, I'll have to check and see if those are holding up any better than the Greenstuff pads.

Go to Autozone, get the best pad they have for your SUV. I run them on the E150, the Roadmaster, and the Liberty. Even with a lot of towing they hold up very well and have good feel. Fade hasn't been a problem either.

I'll let you know after I put on the Hawk LTS pads I ordered for the Avalanche, along with the slotted/drilled rotors. Those rotors were cheaper then even the best deal I could get from anywhere.

the Cherokee XJ-R runs autozone duralast gold, and aside from a little sticky caliper and back to back to back autox runs smoking them up they work and feel pretty good.

Carbotech pads are good, I have had a couple sets of the least aggressive ones and was happy with them. I don't care for greenstuff pads, they worked fine on my dads subaru but didn't last long at all, and I also put a set on a b13 sentra and one of the pads hung up in the caliper and ground all the pad material off, and then the backing plate fell out on the road someplace. I have heard good things about akebono ceramic pads too from people who have put a lot of miles on them.

i used Akebono Euros on the Range Rover to good effect. Loved the fact that the wheels didn't get black anymore. And they worked good towing the travel trailer, too.

On my Bronco I was running Hawks and very happy with them.

Monroe makes a good quality pad for a decent price.

Chris_V wrote: i used Akebono Euros on the Range Rover to good effect. Loved the fact that the wheels didn't get black anymore. And they worked good towing the travel trailer, too.

I will second this. I put them on my wife's R350 and have been very happy.

I hear the Wagner Severe Duty pads work very well. Some people even use them for Lemons duty.

I use Advance Wearever Silvers (Or Golds if i'm feeling rich that day) on the Cherokee. No complaints.

I had NAPA pads on my Liberty. Much better thanOEM.

Swank Force One wrote: I use Advance Wearever Silvers (Or Golds if i'm feeling rich that day) on the Cherokee. No complaints.

Junkiest pads I have EVER put on ANYTHING.

Ranger50 wrote:

Swank Force One wrote: I use Advance Wearever Silvers (Or Golds if i'm feeling rich that day) on the Cherokee. No complaints.

Junkiest pads I have EVER put on ANYTHING.

Similar to what iceracer posted above you, i removed factory pads that weren't quite to the wear indicator, and installed these.

I was rewarded with better braking. What that says? I dunno. But they're certainly good enough for my uses at least. (Which is... driving maybe 60-70 miles a week with a 45mph speed limit maximum.)

LTS on the truck. GREAT pad, although the dust is a bit excessive. The brake feel is really good though and even after 30k miles, they're still 2/3 left on the pads and the rotors are showing no sign of wear.

I HAD the Golds on my Dakota...worst pedal feel to try and a "slide" to a stop then what was ever on there previously. I finally got fed up with them and put on the cheapest CarQuest pads and stopped way better then the Golds ever thought of stopping. Go figure.

Ranger50 wrote:

Swank Force One wrote: I use Advance Wearever Silvers (Or Golds if i'm feeling rich that day) on the Cherokee. No complaints.

Junkiest pads I have EVER put on ANYTHING.

+1

Only thing I like about the Advance Wearever Silvers is that they are cheap. Most people who come to me looking for an inexpensive brake job get those because they just don’t care.

The guy at O'Reilly's talked me into a set of Wagner Thermo Quiet brake pads for my 4-Runner. I've been pretty happy with them. Not dusty or noisy and don't cost too much. Braking is pretty good too.

PseudoSport wrote: Only thing I like about the Advance Wearever Silvers is that they are cheap. Most people who come to me looking for an inexpensive brake job get those because they just don’t care.

Actually around here, they buy the silvers to warranty for the next 7 yrs for the same $20 they spent initially, even though it clearly states the first set is warrantiable for "lifetime" and the next set is 90 days.... And they never buy a set of crappy rotors either.

I went ahead and bought just rears for the moment, the next paycheck I'm going to get fronts.

I got Wagner SevereDuty pads and two new rotors. With the GRM discount it came out to a little over $100.

For a street only car, I use Centric. Had very good luck with all their brake parts.

fast_eddie_72 wrote: For a street only car, I use Centric. Had very good luck with all their brake parts.

We run Centric rotors and calipers on the Lemons Civic with Porterfield pads. Their stuff holds up surprisingly well for the price. CMP is hell on brakes and we get 2 events out of them.