EBC Brakes

[mikethejackal]

hey there, i was wondering if any of you guys have had any experience with ebc brake pads and/or rotors. my car is in need of replacements & i don't want to go the stock replacement route.

[marauder410]

is ebc the company that makes the red stuff pads if so thats what im currently running and there awesome no problems at all not even a squek

[mikethejackal]

yes, thats them. i was considering using the green stuff pads and the slotted & dimpled rotors. i've seen a lot of members comment about the r1 pads & rotors, and they are quite a bit cheaper, but i don't like cross drilled rotors at all.

[ctrlraven]

I've had the green stuff pads and their slotted/dimpled rotors. The rotors warped within 7-8k miles of daily driving, their green stuff pads which are for street cars were actually too hard and chewing up the rotors. Contacted EBC and they said tough luck!

I replaced all with Motorcraft stuff. Next time I change stuff I am going with Stoptech rotors and Hawk pads.

[marauder410]

ive had the red stuff brake pads on for a long time id say bout 8k and still are perfect not a squeak outta them and rotors and pads are finee

but hey i doubt the man is lying every1 has good and bad experiences with stuff but the pads work for me

[burt ragio]

After my oem pads were done I tried Hawk HPS pads wasn't that crazy about them. Last week I installed new front Command Cryo rotors & Wagner Thermo Queit pads. I have used them before and they are tried & true. I was going to try Bendix pads CT3s but my reply inquire email was a day late. Maybe next round.

[mikethejackal]

i've got a set of ebc rotors on my truck with oem ford pads, but i've only got 20 or so miles on it. i've been considering the same for the mm.

[mikethejackal]

I've had the green stuff pads and their slotted/dimpled rotors. The rotors warped within 7-8k miles of daily driving, their green stuff pads which are for street cars were actually too hard and chewing up the rotors. Contacted EBC and they said tough luck!

I replaced all with Motorcraft stuff. Next time I change stuff I am going with Stoptech rotors and Hawk pads.

wow, thats the reason why i was thinking about going with other pads.

[ctrlraven]

wow, thats the reason why i was thinking about going with other pads.
Yeah, they have green, red and yellow pads, each is different. Napa Ceramix pads are also popular to use for our car.

[Mercguy04]

yes, thats them. i was considering using the green stuff pads and the slotted & dimpled rotors. i've seen a lot of members comment about the r1 pads & rotors, and they are quite a bit cheaper, but i don't like cross drilled rotors at all.

I used the same rotors on my Cadillac STS V with breaded lines
Very nice choice. I also don't care for cross drilled rotors.
Under extreme heat they seem to have hear line cracks. doesn't matter if
the holes are camfered or not. JMHO.
Russell

[ctrlraven]

I used the same rotors on my Cadillac STS V with breaded lines
Very nice choice. I also don't care for cross drilled rotors.
Under extreme heat they seem to have hear line cracks. doesn't matter if
the holes are camfered or not. JMHO.
Russell
Cheap china made stuff will crack more often than none. Look at a lot of high end vehicles like Mercedes Benz, most of their cars come stock with cross-drilled rotors. Very rarely will you see a car with an upgraded brake or even a stock brake system that has slotted/dimpled setup.

[Mercguy04]

The slotted and dimpled were EBC's Not problems with these.
The Crossed drilled and slotted were Baer brakes. The were on my 96 Impala SS, had to have them custom made and pushed them hard on road courses like Watkins Glen, Lime Rock Park, and Pocono Raceway.
I like road racing better than drag racing. More track time.
Car was running a SC 383 LT4, Viper T56, with 4:56 posi. Strange axles.
These Baer's had hair line cracks after about 8K miles of hard breaking, Roters got red
hot, Had Hawk pads on them. They looked great on the car. But under pressure they
started to devolep hair line crack. No China junk on any of my cars. I like American
made products on my American made cars. I currently have four American made
cars. I don't shop in Walmark for auto parts.
Please excuse me if I seem a little forward on this issue. I buy American.

[2004_p71]

I have been considering ebc in the past but with all the mixed reviews abouth it make me want to stick with oem rotors but I will up grade the pads to hawks and stainless steel braided lines.
after all I have always been running oem pads and rotors on my car and they never let me down

[03mmmonroe]

hey there, i was wondering if any of you guys have had any experience with ebc brake pads and/or rotors. my car is in need of replacements & i don't want to go the stock replacement route.

I have the EBS red stuff Pads front and rear great peddle feel and good stopping when cold and great stopping when hot. When you install new rotors you should match them to the hub/axle to keep from having pulsation concern. You need to find a shop that has an on car brake lathe. I would recommend checking your ford dealer/ new firestone car care center all should have one. I would ask to see if they have a model 9.2 Pro-Cut on car brake lathe. If you find a shop with this unit the cost should be any were from $66 to $130 dollars to have the rotors turned on the car should take them about 1 hour or less. What this will do is resurface the rotor and take in account the run out in the wheel hubs and other stake up and then when you brake it will be smooth. When I did my slotted rotors we took off 3 thousands off both side and a total of 6 thousands. On a normal rotor they take off up to 6 thousands per side or a total of 12 thousands. This is what I have been teaching my ford dealers with the help of my PRO CUT Rep.

Napa has a new Brake pad line the Adaptive one brake pads and rotor line Reactive one Rotor I have not tried them but from working with the NAPA Regional Rep for the Brake Divisions looks like a great product.

[N40GL]

EBC brake pads are GREAT!! On my bicycle!

(It has Hope disc brakes.)

[rossv1]

I had the ebc slotted and dimpled rotors with hawk hps brake pads. They were good for all of 5-6k miles before i started getting that dreaded sand paper noise every time i hit the brakes. Went back to centric style rotors and am more pleased with these then the abc rotors...

[Hemi Hunter]

I just bought EBC red pads and dimpled/ slotted rotors. They have only been on a couple weeks but so far they work very good, no problems or strange noises

[mikethejackal]

thanks for all the info guys! just swapped the brakes out with hawk pads, and i gotta say:they're pretty damn good! haven't done any high speed tests yet, but regular driving, seat of the pants, they stop really well. also, when i checked my factory brakes, i had thought that they were worse then they turned out to be. i got 107,000 miles out of the stock pads & rotors. driving in dfw rush hour traffic for 7 years. the brakes coulda lasted another 50k just looking at them. anyone else get that type of mileage on their brakes? (and yes i do horse beat her a bit now & then!)