Yeah, I guess "If you want it done right, do it yourself"
Still, I'm surprised that there is only dust on the front rims (I realize that the front do most of the braking, but there is none on the back rims).
Yeah, I guess "If you want it done right, do it yourself" Still, I'm surprised that there is only dust on the front rims (I realize that the front do most of the braking, but there is none on the back rims).
Also, they may have used a different compound on the front than the rear. The factory pads on my '06 did the same thing. The rears never got dirty. I put ceramics on the front, no more dusty wheels.
…took the TJ in to get the oil changed (too much trouble to dispose of the old oil, and I'm lazy),
mentioned the excessive brake dust and when I picked up the Jeep,
they replaced (for free) the front pads with ceramic
Also, lots of dust from pads do not immediately mean that they used cheap pads. I had an AMG platform built car that had tons of dust from the OEM pads. I ended up changing them because the rims were a 15 spoke and impossible to clean. The rears never showed any dust other than some that migrated down the side of the car to the rear. That's how bad the front OEM AMG pads were. Check out the front rims on any MB car in your travels.
Also, lots of dust from pads do not immediately mean that they used cheap pads. I had an AMG platform built car that had tons of dust from the OEM pads. I ended up changing them because the rims were a 15 spoke and impossible to clean. The rears never showed any dust other than some that migrated down the side of the car to the rear. That's how bad the front OEM AMG pads were. Check out the front rims on any MB car in your travels.
Lots of dust doesn't mean low quality pad, in fact I'd argue the exact opposite (assuming we are equating quality to stopping power). Some of the highest quality pads you'll find produce tons of brake dust. Black Magic pads for example produce lots of dust but are considered the best pads you can get for a TJ.
Lots of dust doesn't mean low quality pad, in fact I'd argue the exact opposite (assuming we are equating quality to stopping power). Some of the highest quality pads you'll find produce tons of brake dust. Black Magic pads for example produce lots of dust but are considered the best pads you can get for a TJ.
Generally speaking and in my personal opinion plus experience, the more brake dust there is, the better braking the pads are. Long-lasting hard brake pads produce little dust but they produce an equally low amount of braking performance.
After 100 highway miles, my front alum rims were completely covered with red brake dust.
I noticed better braking with the ceramic pads installed yesterday, so in my case, more dust did not equal better braking.
new jeep 550 miles. dust on front and back on left side right side is fine. Any thoughts. The brakes seem a touch softer than the one I test drove. Any reason why one side would show something and not the both front or both back
Could just be dealer applied tire dressing overspray onto the wheels on the left side is holding the brake dust. They like to apply this stuff on new delivery vehicles.
Went from OEM pads to ceramic on the Wrangler, they have good bite.
As many have said, brake dust does not mean they're bad, just how they were made to operate. My BMW E90 M3 could tear your face off coming to a stop with OEM BMW pads but they are notoriously dusty AF. Didn't like cleaning the wheels so switched.
Couldn't care less about brake dust on my wrangler, but the particular pads I have are much better than OEM -- I can lock up the tires which is as good as they need to be. OEM wouldn't lock up the oversized tires, but I also got the rotors resurfaced at the same time... so who knows if it was one or the other.
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