Rear Pads?
 

I have EBC Red Stuff all around now, but is time for Rear Pads.
EBC stopped making rears pads now and so did Grand Sport Ceramic Pad. It is becoming very difficult getting pads for this car. Tire Rack is selling ProACT Ceramic Pads and Posi Quiet Ceramic Pads any idea how they are?
Thanks in advance for any input!

most ceramic pads perform the same.

good initial bite and less dust than a "racing" pad.
I'm betting you couldnt tell between the two pads you're wanting....

Ive been installing Autozone's Duralast Cmax Gold pads on my friends TL's and RL's.
they cant tell a difference.

I installed the duralast cmax gold pad on my '12 Kia sportage and its a fantastic pad!! minimal to no dust and it stops the car in emergency situations.

I bet you could put OEM pads on the rear and not tell a difference. There's a reason they last 2x as long as the fronts.

stoptech could be another choice

+1 for Justin's post. I agree wholeheartedly.

Honestly, like the crab-man said, most ceramics perform the same. I have the Akebono's on my car all around and they are pretty good, what you'd expect from a ceramic pad.

I don't know why I tend to chew threw front pads very fast. My old 1G RL used to cycle thru a set of fronts every 25K miles, and this RL looks no different... Not to jack the thread, but just side note...

It's because of the brake balance setup. All cars are set up from the factory biased toward the front. Not only is there more static weight in the front, weight also transfers forward under deceleration. If they didn't set it up that way, the rears would lock up all the time and the car would just fishtail.

I was comparing it to my Camry, where even the Brembo pads last in the neighborhood of 50k miles :)

Not all cars are set up that way! Fiance's 08 Accord would go through rear pads every 17K miles like clockwork. There was a TSB on it because eventually the rear piston would start seizing and apply uneven pressure. :whyme:

That's not by design though. That's a potentially very dangerous issue. The physics behind stable braking states that you must keep the center of mass behind the primary braking mechanism. The fronts are supposed to do 60% of the work or more. My truck has discs in the front and drums in the rear. I would venture to say 75% of my braking is done by the discs.

^^^DEFINITELY agree with you there...the car didn't brake confidently, luckily wife didn't drive like I do. Supposedly they used the braking bias from another Honda platform for the early year 8th gens.

Right. So unless they're broken...

Looks like I have some calipers to check on... Weird, they had smooth motion when I changed the pads, and the fluid's been changed regularly.... Or I have to keep my driving style in check :haha:

I can't help you on this one, I sold my RL at 166K miles still with the original rear pads.