My 2020 needed front pads at 24k, rear at 32k. I installed Powerstop kits instead of oem.
Vehicle:
Mazda
Mileage: 24000 km
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Firstly, thank god you’re getting rid of the stock Falkens, because they’re garbage. But as far as the brakes, it’s common. Mazda OE brakes are notoriously short lived. If you don’t want to be right back in the same boat in another 20,000 miles, put on a set of PowerStops or R1 Concepts and you’ll not have to worry about it again for a long time.
Pros: long lasting
Cons: short lived
Vehicle:
Mazda 6
Mileage: 20000 km
I got their slotted rotors and red stuff pads. Installed them myself but had a strange kind of raspy grinding sound when braking. Figured it was just them breaking in. After a few days of this I decided to take the wheels back off and take a look. Turns out I had installed all 4 caliper clips backwards. Switching them around fixed the issue. Braking was pretty aggressive for the first week or two then smoothed out which they mention on the product page. Now it's quiet and smooth although more aggressive bite in then the oem pads, especially when cold.
Pros: quiet, smooth braking
Cons: grinding sound initially
OK, just giving an update. I am really enjoying these breaks. I think they are a lot better than my first assumption of 30%. I was just in a quick stop situation and they are very good
Pros: very good, lot better
I run non-oem pads on my t6 but that’s because I like more initial bite when I step on the brakes. I use Hawk street performance pads. They definitely make more dust and sometimes more noise than OE pads.
Pros: strong initial bite
Cons: more dust, more noise
For generic JDM/American cars, we install Power stop. Parts House has good wholesale pricing on them, and 0 comebacks.
Pros: good pricing, 0 comebacks
The most budget+quality friendly package we offer is Akebono Brake Pads and Brembo Brake Disc.
Pros: budget friendly
I always had good results with textar and Zimmerman.
Pros: good results
I had to replace my Bolt's pads because of using the friction brakes so little due to one-pedal driving, they rusted out. It's actually important to make a point of using your friction brakes every now and then.
Cons: pads rusted out
Vehicle:
Chevrolet Bolt
I have a 2019 XC40 and kept having brake issues - they ended up replacing the pads and rotors… at less than 15k miles. I continue to have issues (now it’s nothing serious, just a very loud obnoxious squeal)
Cons: loud obnoxious squeal
Vehicle:
Volvo
Mileage: 24140 km
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