A while back I needed new brake pads and went the cheap generic Raybestos route. The squeal at every stop is driving me insane so I am looking for brake pads that make absolutly no noise. My old brake pads (bought the car used, I am not sure if they were OEM) would squeal the first couple of times you used them when the car was cold. I would like to have a brake pad that makes 0 noise at anytime.

What would you reccomend, OEM?? Raybestos Queit Stop??

I already looked here but wanted feedback from members.

http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?MaximaBrakePads

 

Well my OEM brakes are pretty quiet. I think what happeneds is in the winter slat and dirt get on them and they squeak at frist but then rub off later so thats why they don't squeak later on in your drive. I dunno

 

My guess is that it has something to do with the quality of the install also. I've never had any squealing since I bought my car used in '02. I'm guessing the pads on there when I bought it were original. I needed new front pads and got Raybestos Quiet Stop. Got them installed at a friend's shop; no noise. I recently changed to Powerslot rotors, front Hawk HPS pads, and rear Quiet Stop pads. I did the install myself using a lot of disc brake quiet compound between the pads and shims, and a lot of high temp synthetic grease on the caliper pins and where the pads slide in and out. In close to 10K miles, the only noise I have is the hum under heavy braking from the slotted rotors, and I like that sound. Good luck, I've had squealing on previous cars. I know it's not fun.

 

I did the install myself so I know it was fine. I think you misunderstood me, I said I put the generic Raybestos pads on, NOT the quiet stop pads. I can get the OEM pads cheap with JRNISSAN's current special so I think I will do that.

 

I replace mine with those also and got squeal all the time.. Drove me nuts.. I threw them in the garbage and got the factory pads... No more squeal at all now..Sometimes buying the cheap product isn't the best idea..Now you gotta do the job twice.