# Brake pad / rotor selection help **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [August 5, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-rotor-selection-help/259788 "2011-08-05T05:50:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-rotor-selection-help/259788/1 "2011-08-05T05:50:01Z")
Trace’s moms pile of fucking garbage Chevy eats a set of rotors every 2 years. Truck isn’t driven every day but at least once a week. Occasionally tows a camper that has elec brakes. Last time i put factory GM garbage on it, and same thing. Needs fronts again. This thing will literally chatter your fucking teeth out when you hit the pedal. What do you guys run on your Silverado 1500s? Are these crap OEM rotors / pads as good as it gets? ---
**Author:** ![duuka](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duuka/32/6433_2.png) [@duuka](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duuka)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-rotor-selection-help/259788/2 "2011-08-05T06:17:08Z")
on a few of the 1500’s we lifted we used a set of either powerslot or ebc rotors and hawk pads, had no complaints. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-rotor-selection-help/259788/3 "2011-08-05T06:30:27Z")
any preference either way? i only want to do this one more time. ---
**Author:** ![duuka](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duuka/32/6433_2.png) [@duuka](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duuka)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-rotor-selection-help/259788/4 "2011-08-05T06:42:10Z")
not really, they both seem to wear the same. ---
**Author:** ![Phate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Phate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Phate)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-rotor-selection-help/259788/5 "2011-08-05T06:47:57Z")
Not totally sure on the brand, but whatever brand of full ceramics advance sells (basically their expensive ones) are what we run on our tahoe. So far no problems at all, and we use it to tow a 24 foot sea ray with surge brakes. ---
**Author:** ![crAppAchic0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/crappachic0/32/6306_2.png) [@crAppAchic0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crAppAchic0)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-rotor-selection-help/259788/6 "2011-08-05T07:26:08Z")
Just out of curiosity, how many miles are on the truck? Enough to possibly have the rear end seals leaking yet? Just wondering how the brakes in the rear are working… usually if you’re cooking fronts faster than expected, check out the rears and make sure that it isn’t because your fronts are the only ones working… if the rear seals are trickling out oil to the hubs, those brakes are probably cooked/hardened/useless. You may have already checked for this, just a suggestion… ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-rotor-selection-help/259788/7 "2011-08-05T07:44:23Z")
Buy some Autozone silver rotors/pads :rofl ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-rotor-selection-help/259788/8 "2011-08-05T07:52:50Z")
> [@Rear end for my LT1](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rear-end-for-my-lt1/44096/39): > > Just out of curiosity, how many miles are on the truck? Enough to possibly have the rear end seals leaking yet? Just wondering how the brakes in the rear are working… usually if you’re cooking fronts faster than expected, check out the rears and make sure that it isn’t because your fronts are the only ones working… if the rear seals are trickling out oil to the hubs, those brakes are probably cooked/hardened/useless. > > You may have already checked for this, just a suggestion… I did the rears when the fronts were done last time. Theres 100k on it, and its a GM so its way past its life expectancy, let alone the point when it start leaking from everywhere. :rofl :rofl :rofl ---
**Author:** ![JVG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jvg/32/6348_2.png) [@JVG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JVG)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-rotor-selection-help/259788/9 "2011-08-05T12:08:50Z")
I have napa heavy duty ones in the front seem to hold up well I was going through standard shit every year to year and half. The HD rotors were much more beefier and hawk truck pads ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-rotor-selection-help/259788/10 "2011-08-05T12:24:16Z")
Which HAWK pads? LTS I assume? ---
**Author:** ![underboosted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/underboosted/32/6424_2.png) [@underboosted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/underboosted)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-rotor-selection-help/259788/11 "2011-08-05T18:32:19Z")
All this Chevy talk when there’s a Ford in your driveway that kills calipers like nobodys buisness :lol ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-rotor-selection-help/259788/12 "2011-08-05T18:45:22Z")
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl I just lol’d. Eats calipers but the pads and rotors are mint!!! rofl ---
**Author:** ![underboosted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/underboosted/32/6424_2.png) [@underboosted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/underboosted)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-rotor-selection-help/259788/13 "2011-08-05T18:50:48Z")
:lol