Another way to check is to have new, exact replacement pads available for comparison. Because brakes are such an important driving safety feature, pad thickness shouldn’t be the only concern.

Your car’s brakes have a tough job, especially the brake pads. If you can’t remember the last time you changed them, chances are, you’re due. But how much cash do you need to set aside for ...

Disc brake pads are to brakes what a camshaft is to an engine. Where a cam is critical for defining an engine's power potential, brake pads are vital for successfully and repeatedly decelerating a ...

Snow and salt are natural enemies of the metals found in your car, truck or crossover. Luckily, brake pads are generally a pretty straightforward swap come time for replacement. Lots of people ...

Or maybe the pads are just wiped out and it’s time for an upgrade. The brake catalogs are full of exotic 15-inch rotors and six-piston calipers that are cool. But those systems are expensive and ...

All street-legal brake pads sold in the U.S. feature DOT-mandated friction codes and other data marked right on the parts. That's important info because the higher a brake pad's coefficient of ...

So without replacing the entire brake at each wheel, the next best thing we can do is improve the wearable materials—namely the pad and the rotor. And if you've read this magazine and are ...

In fact, I’ve gone through no less than six sets of brake pads before I got one — now two — that actually generate enough braking power to haul the big Stromtrooper fast enough that I don ...