My front pads are sitting about 30%, time to replace. I know a few have gone to aftermarket (EBC) and have had good results. I've been pretty happy with my stock brake performance...but open to som...
I worked as a mechanic for a large county fleet for the last 20 years, we tried many different pads over the years. We ended up using a pad from NAPA advertised as a heavy duty fleet pad on all our light and medium duty trucks with hydraulic brakes. It gave us good stopping power and fade resistance with long life.