Brake Pads.. Ceramic verus Semi-metallic

MrWizard wrote:
getting ready to do the front brakes on my 1997 F53 Bounder

I'm thinking ceramic is better for heat dissipation on a heavy MH
right or wrong ? pros/cons ?

Everything is a trade off. If your pads last longer but your rotors wear out sooner, what's the best answer for you?

If the pads wear faster, the brakes work better but wear out sooner and the wheels load up with dust, what's more important to you?

If every time you touch the brakes it sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard, but the brakes/wheels stay cleaner, for longer, and last forever, what's better for you?

I could go on forever, but . . . . . .

The OEM's (vehicle manufacturers) usually select materials that generate the least phone calls (read service complaints) for them. Their experience (which came from building/servicing millions of vehicles like yours) helps them decide what comes with your vehicle when it is delivered new. How you decide to change it (if at all) is up to you.

Chum lee

No one has mentioned it so far, but if you are having trouble with your brakes overheating, you could also consider using cross drilled and and/or slotted rotors (or both) with various pad combinations. Before you throw parts at the issue, if you have one, finding out WHY you have a brake overheating issue is advised. After all, you are already driving a heavy duty truck chassis with very large brakes.