Brake Pads: OEM, Premium or Ultra-Premium?

[fportmen45]

Yes! It is per axle. I mistook "1 set of 4 pads" to mean 1 set out of 4 wheels. Either way, 2x or 3x the price for premium or ultra premium is a big difference. What IS the difference?

If it's worth it to get the Ultra Premiums, I'll get them. If ultra premiums last 3x longer, than fine (I doubt this). If they just give you better "quick stop" performance, than it's not worth it for me. I don't give a crap about brake dust or noise - vehicles up here have the "Gilpin Crud" all year so you'd never notice the dust anyway.

I posted this here after Googling around for about half an hour and getting nowhere. And yeah, rotors need to be turned at least. Plenty of meat on them and barely scored - just noticed the grind this afternoon.

And man, no hard feelings.

Right on.

I'd just rock the cheap ones for your needs. The expensive ones will wear our your rotors before the pads are done. NAPA used to have a lifetime warranty on pads - I don't know now.

EDIT: Just be sure they come with shims, else they'll squeal like pigs (that smurf jizz doesn't work). If the leading edges aren't angled, take a grinder to 'em, else they still squeal like pigs. Also, clean up and (brake) grease your sliders & pins. Give yourself extra time to stop until the pads are broken in.

Sorry for all the edits.