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Old 01 Aug 2005, 11:45 am
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Has anyone had experience with Morse ceramic brake pads? It's time to install new front pads and I'm tired of brake dust. Our local AutoZone has Morse ceramic pads for $45 and this seems very reasonable if they do a good job.

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Old 02 Aug 2005, 11:43 am
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I'll be changing pads this weekend and will let you know how they are doing.
What type/size driver do I need to remove the calipers? My old Avenger needed a TORX driver to remove the calipers and since I only have one vehicle, I don't want to take the wheels off just to find out I have to make a run to the parts store for the correct socket.

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Old 03 Aug 2005, 07:52 pm
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I installed a set of AutoZone's 'Morse Ceramic' pad sets in my '05 Escape . . . couldn't tolerate Ford's extreme-dusting pads any longer. Now 11,000 miles later, still very happy with 'em, and virtually no brake dust. [^] Well worth it.
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I am using Raybestos (Pep Boys) ceramics on front (pure) and backs (Blend) and they work great and I never had cleaner looking wheels. They stay clean from wash to wash about a week for me. And with my SS lines and new slotted and drilled rotors I have never stoped better.
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On my PT, I am also using the Raybestos F and blended R, work great. But I do have the Morse fronts on my wife's expedition. They stop better than stock and dust is no longer a problem. Same kind of thing as the Escape, but worse since the EXPD is way heavier
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I put them on my wife's Neon, that work great. I am monitoring the new rotors for wear...I heard that the ceramics are hard on rotors...but so far no dust!!...We are giving the car to our daughter for scholl and just bought my wife a midnight blue GT convertible today. Man is it alot of fun to drive!
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2004 hemi,

I heard the same thing, that the rotors would go bad, Let us know
because my wife's pontiac, has the duston her wheels really bad..
I was thinking of switching both cars to ceramic pads...
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The install went without a hitch and other than a lug wrench you only need a 12mm to complete the job. I painted my calipers red while I was at it.
NO MORE DUST and the rotors look like they've been polished. I can tell a big improvement in stopping power too. Apparently DC installs the cheapest of everything to get them off the lot. It's up to us to make them all they can be!
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