Ceramic or Titanium Brakes?

[qxeplt]

Okay, I need the low down on whether to go with Napa ceramic pads or titanium pads. My main purpose of changing mine out is to reduce the amount of brake dust. I've heard ceramics are nice for not much dust but I hear they are hard on rotors. I haven't heard much about the titanium pads. All input is welcome.

Thanks...

[qwik99gt]

Here's the lowdown:

Ceramic pads are made to be low dusting, long lasting, and minimal rotor wear. They also dissipate heat (to prevent warping) quite well. The pads General Motors puts on all their cars from the factory are ceramics.

Titanium pads are designed for Severe duty applications (towing, performance driving, and fleet service). They stop faster than "normal" pads, but at the cost of rotor wear. They dust quite a bit more, but dissipate heat even better than ceramics, thus reducing brake fade. One major plus of these pads is that they are so darn hard they need less frequent replacement.

My $.02: Ceramics are more suited to everyday drivers. Titaniums are better for panic-stopping 16-year olds, Autocrossers, and people who talk on cell phones while driving and thus need that 2ft. shorter stopping distance.:thumbs:

[qwik99gt]

Almost forgot: I've heard the lowest dusting pads out there are EBC Greenstuff Pads. They cost a pretty penny, though.

[qxeplt]

Thanks quik99gt

That helps alot...

I might try the green pads...

[dac6705]

Well, here's my 2 cents. I had the infamous rotor warpage problem earlier this year so bad, that my car would jerk and pull when I hit the brakes IMMENSELY. So in May, I dropped the cash and got new rotors and ceramic pads made by raybestos. While the problem is now fixed, I have noticed about 2x more brake dust than my old pads. I guess raybestos ceramic pads cant stand up to delco/gm pads?

I dunno. All I know is that the new pads suck for giving off brake dust. My rims are dirty in approx 20 miles :(