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  • George W.
    Very Frequent User
    • July 31, 1998
    • 322

    Brake dust or ceramic brake roters?

    My new 2013 vette puts out much brake dust on the chrome wheels. Do I need ceramic brake roters to stop the dust? How does one resolve this dust matter?
    Dr. George
  • Edward J.
    Extremely Frequent Poster
    • September 15, 2008
    • 6940

    #2
    Re: Brake dust or ceramic brake roters?

    George, I believe what you want is ceramic disc pads. there are many companys that make low dusting pads. be warned that 60-0 stopping may not be the same. as the GM pads are proven. If you are like me I don't drive crazy and once in a while step on it on a open road.I have a z06 and the factory pads where gone in the first 500 miles because of the black dust.
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    • George W.
      Very Frequent User
      • July 31, 1998
      • 322

      #3
      Re: Brake dust or ceramic brake roters?

      Edward, good info; but I have read on some post in the past that said changing the pads "may" lead to other probles. I am trying to decide if I should change the roters; change all brake components or learn to like brake dust...has any one solved this delima?
      Dr. George

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      • Edward J.
        Extremely Frequent Poster
        • September 15, 2008
        • 6940

        #4
        Re: Brake dust or ceramic brake roters?

        George, them brake rotors will not have anything to do with the dust problem. There are many great disc pads out there that are low dusting. The company Hawk performance disc pads have a few different lines to choose from. A lot of the auto cross guys use there pads.

        Sometimes the new car disc pads also need a few thousand miles to break-in and the dusting seems to slow on the corvettes.
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        • Michael W.
          Expired
          • March 31, 1997
          • 4290

          #5
          Re: Brake dust or ceramic brake roters?

          The average set of ceramic rotors goes for around $16,000 or so. You sure your problem is that big?

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          • Terry M.
            Beyond Control Poster
            • September 30, 1980
            • 15574

            #6
            Re: Brake dust or ceramic brake roters?

            Originally posted by George Williams (30785)
            My new 2013 vette puts out much brake dust on the chrome wheels. Do I need ceramic brake roters to stop the dust? How does one resolve this dust matter?
            George,

            You don't believe what Gary told you on our road trip?

            BTW: I still have the OEM pads on my 2008. The dusting is a lot less now than in the past, but it took 40K miles to get to that point. I realize not everyone will put that many miles on their C6.
            Terry

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            • Thomas H.
              Extremely Frequent Poster
              • August 31, 2005
              • 1053

              #7
              Re: Brake dust or ceramic brake roters?

              George,

              I changed the pads on my C6 Z51 over to the GM ceramic pads. The brake dust was dramatically reduced and I don't notice any braking difference when driving on the street. I did put the OEM pads back in for a HPDE I did last summer as I was told that they would work better under track braking conditions. Didn't have any brake issues all day, but the rims were covered in dust. I put the ceramics back on when I got home. I have not heard of any ill effects they cause to the rotors either.

              Tom

              Oh, with the cross drilled rotors on the Z51's, the OEM pads tend to be noisy. The Ceramics don't squeal at all.
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              • George W.
                Very Frequent User
                • July 31, 1998
                • 322

                #8
                Re: Brake dust or ceramic brake roters?

                Thanks to all for the input; I wlll ride it out for a while and see how it "shakes out".
                George
                Dr. George

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                • Joe L.
                  Beyond Control Poster
                  • January 31, 1988
                  • 43194

                  #9
                  Re: Brake dust or ceramic brake roters?

                  Originally posted by Michael Ward (29001)
                  The average set of ceramic rotors goes for around $16,000 or so. You sure your problem is that big?
                  Mike and George------


                  ...and will have ZERO effect on brake pad dusting.
                  In Appreciation of John Hinckley

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                  • Joe L.
                    Beyond Control Poster
                    • January 31, 1988
                    • 43194

                    #10
                    Re: Brake dust or ceramic brake roters?

                    Originally posted by George Williams (30785)
                    Thanks to all for the input; I wlll ride it out for a while and see how it "shakes out".
                    George

                    George-----


                    I think the OEM pads are ceramic.
                    In Appreciation of John Hinckley

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                    • Timothy B.
                      Extremely Frequent Poster
                      • April 30, 1983
                      • 5177

                      #11
                      Re: Brake dust or ceramic brake roters?

                      I don't know much about new corvette brake pads but what's the coefficient of friction rating on the dusty pads.
                      Last edited by Timothy B.; July 28, 2012, 07:58 AM.

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                      • Don L.
                        Extremely Frequent Poster
                        • August 31, 2005
                        • 1005

                        #12
                        Re: Brake dust or ceramic brake roters?

                        FWIW, I complained to my salesman about excessive brake dust coming from the front of my Grand Sport. After a 600 mile trip, I found dust all the way down the side of my brand new car, leading into the rear quarter air intakes. The dealer found nothing "abnormal." I was told that this problem has been reported and that I should see less dust after the car has a "few thousand miles on it." Of course I was skeptical. Well, now I have approx 3,700 miles on it and I do believe I am seeing less dust. Most of the dust now seems to localized to the wheels themselves.

                        I read this thread with much interest and will continue to watch the thread and will continue to watch my car to determine if I should change pads or not. Thanks for posting this thread.
                        Last edited by Don L.; July 28, 2012, 09:25 AM.
                        Don Lowe
                        NCRS #44382
                        Carolinas Chapter

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                        • Joe L.
                          Beyond Control Poster
                          • January 31, 1988
                          • 43194

                          #13
                          Re: Brake dust or ceramic brake roters?

                          All-----


                          One more thing: the notion that ceramic disc brake pads are "dust-free" or, even, "low dust" is, to say the least, inaccurate. There may be some ceramic pads that are low dust but that's not a general characteristic of ceramic pads.
                          In Appreciation of John Hinckley

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                          • Michael J.
                            Extremely Frequent Poster
                            • January 26, 2009
                            • 7075

                            #14
                            Re: Brake dust or ceramic brake roters?

                            I have zero brake dust on my ZR1 after 5000 miles on the carbon ceramic brakes, never even cleaned the wheels so far. After burnishing, they stop like, almost, on a dime too.
                            Big Tanks In the High Mountains of New Mexico

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                            • Edward J.
                              Extremely Frequent Poster
                              • September 15, 2008
                              • 6940

                              #15
                              Re: Brake dust or ceramic brake roters?

                              Originally posted by Joe Lucia (12484)
                              All-----


                              One more thing: the notion that ceramic disc brake pads are "dust-free" or, even, "low dust" is, to say the least, inaccurate. There may be some ceramic pads that are low dust but that's not a general characteristic of ceramic pads.
                              Joe , I agree with your statement ceramic disc pads,They leave a lighter color dust on the wheels which doesn't show the dust as some of the OE pads.Which may contain carbon or metalic which leave the wheels black.
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