In 2019, Elon Musk made a claim that Tesla Owners will never need to replace their brake pads because most of the stopping is performed using regenerative braking. Most Tesla owners will agree brakes wear rates are lower compared to an internal combustion vehicle, but they also know the brake pads are more likely to […]
Following the release of its new EV Galvanized Brake Pads for the Tesla Model 3, NRS Brakes has grown its NRS-EV line-up to cover vehicles from more than 25 manufacturers and 60 different models including popular hybrids and electrics like Prius, Volt and Leaf. The Toronto-based manufacturer was the first to recognize that EVs and hybrids needed […]
Would you spend $8,000 to $12,000 for an optional brake package on your next vehicle? What if I told you they would never fade, improve gas mileage and maybe need a change every 180,000 miles? Ceramic-composite or carbon-ceramic brake rotors and pads offer these advantages and more. While it may seem like these systems are […]
I came for the brakes pads, but stayed for the accent. This Scottish YouTuber points out a big problem with some cheap brake pad sets, how they fit in the caliper. His solution is to grind the pad to fit the caliper. My solution is to buy better pads. Grinding a brake pad to fit causes […]
I recently witnessed a rookie technician crouch down look through the spokes of an alloy wheel and pronounce the brakes as safe and the pads still had a lot of life left in them. I quickly told him to put the car on a lift and pull a wheel. He said the pads were fine, […]
When the driver is pushing on the brake pedal on a Prius, it might not be producing hydraulic braking force. The system is measuring the stroke and pressure generated at the brake pedal and translating that into braking force created by a generator. It is not uncommon to find a Prius with 70,000- or 100,000-miles […]
I constantly hear there is nothing new with the common everyday brake job. To some it has become a commodity that is a “loss leader” at most shops where the profit are maximized be finding the cheapest brake pads possible. It has also become a commodity on YouTube with more than two million videos uploaded. […]
Jason Fenske nails it in this video why you shouldn’t buy the cheap brake pads by testing five sets including NRS Galvanized Brake pads and OE brake pads. He answers the questions: What are the best brake pads? Are expensive brake pads better than cheaper brake pads? Are cheap brake pads dangerous? In this video, […]
Safe Brake is a repository of brakes pads, calipers and rotors gone bad. Here are the top 10 most tortured brakes from the site and the stories behind them. Cheap Pads=Cheap Results This picture came from Reddit’s Just Rolled Into The Shop subreddit and was posted by user SwitchedSmoke2. This issue with the brake pads […]