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When I bought the Commander it had squeaky brakes, so the next day the car lot where I bought it had their shop put Ceramic pads on, complimentary. Squeaking cures, but I'm having some issues:
Less than desirable stopping. I'm assuming it's the type of pad. I use ceramic pads on my racecar and from my experience, they need to warm up to work properly. Unless i do some hot laps around the neighborhood in the Jeep, I don't know how they'll heat up with normal city driving. Typical highway driving the pads will be cold.
Less than 5K since the pads installed, no squeaking but now the front rotors are warped and grooved. My theory is, ceramic pads resist heat and wear more, so the rotors suffered instead.
I need to fix this this weekend. Is there a happy medium, pads that don't squeak but perform safely? Better rotors?
Less than desirable stopping. I'm assuming it's the type of pad. I use ceramic pads on my racecar and from my experience, they need to warm up to work properly. Unless i do some hot laps around the neighborhood in the Jeep, I don't know how they'll heat up with normal city driving. Typical highway driving the pads will be cold.
Less than 5K since the pads installed, no squeaking but now the front rotors are warped and grooved. My theory is, ceramic pads resist heat and wear more, so the rotors suffered instead.
I need to fix this this weekend. Is there a happy medium, pads that don't squeak but perform safely? Better rotors?
