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Originally Posted by ChesapeakeX5
I put the CC's on my 4.4 along with Centric rotors and would not do it again. Was very happy with the rotors, but disappointed with the pads. Only slightly less dust than factory pads which was a disappointment.
Less fade than OE which was nice but not worth the cost, especially since they didn't cut down on the dust. Could not get them to stop making noise when I was backing up....odd. I've done 20+ brake jobs in 35 years and this was the first that I couldn't solve a noise problem which I attribute to the pads. They were quiet in forward.
I've used posi quiets on other trucks and was happy with those for stopping and low dust and they'd be my next pad on the X.
My 2 cents
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I actually found the Akebono Euro pads would squeak in reverse.
The Cool Carbon pads dusted less then the A'bonos but had better feel and actually needed slightly LESS pedal pressure when really pushed and heated up (never used a street compound pad that needed less pedal pressure when driven hard). No pads I've ever tracked (VIPER and ZR1 included) have been as linear as the Cool Carbons, 1 to 1 in regard to pedal pressure vs brake force (a must for efficent modulation), if ABS engages at 15lbs of pedal pressure, then 5lbs is 1/3 brake force, 10lbs is 2/3 brake force, never driven a pad as linear in response both hot and cold.
Also like that they're designed/tested/produce in Germany and ALL their effort is exclusivly directed toward BMW/Porsche/StopTech, they don't try to be a "if it uses brake pads, we make them for your application" producer. Not sure if their E53 application is similar to their E46 pads, if it is, they will contact the entire friction surface of the rotor. Pads that leave a 1/16" to 1/8" ring of unswept area of the rotor at the inner and outer edges of the friction surface are poorly designed in my book!
Ordered 4 of these to install with the pads.