I'd like to install new pads on my 1982 TA. The car has 75 thousand miles, and I'm not sure when the the brakes were last tampered with. I was wondering what type of pads I should use. The car is daily driven, in Wisconsins winter and summer.

 

Semi-metallic, life-time warranty ones.

 

i'm using raybestos brute stops and i like them. Any premium name brand pad will do ok

 

I found these at Summit. Weird how these will fit a 75 Grand Am.

Qualitee pads

 

those are the pads i had dumped for the raybestos, nice kit crap pads!!!! Do not get these!! they suck cold and they suck hot. They went away on me suddenly twice. The second time could have been a disaster! Once again do not buy these!!

 

What do you use now?

 

i second the raybestos brute stops. i have them on my car now for 8 months and not 1 squeel under any braking conditions. they also have a good response.

 

i got the brutestops on my car for the past yr (dont drive the car much) and they stop great, i need to put new pads on soon and i got the Hawks HPS pads from jegs for 37.99 and they look good cant wait to get them on the car.

 

i'm running brute stops. I like them. i'm not saying there the best but for a street car you cant go wrong.

 

I would go with the Raybestus semi-met. I work at pepboys and my boss said that the brute-stops tear up rotors real quick. I dunno if its true but its wut i heard

 

I use Bendix semi-met's, part # MKD-154.

While you're doing the brakes, re-pack the wheel bearings too. I repack mine at every pad change.