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I just installed new ceramic pads & drilled & slotted rotors on my 2017 RAM 1500. My shopping had me comparing different brands etc hoping to find some that were US made. One of the complaints I found was that people were leery of the Chinese pads & rotors, even POWERSTOP are Chinese. I opted for a four wheel set from DETROIT AXLE, made in China. It's a shame, but the DETROIT AXLE set was half the price of POWERSTOP and some others. They're all Chinese from what I found, EBC was the only brand I didn't check.NRA LIFE MEMBERUNITWELD 175 AMP 3 IN1 DCMIDSTATES 300 AMP AC MACHINELET'S GO BRANDON!"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Reply:I always get the cheapest soft pads I can get my hands on.  My thinking is.......easier/cheaper to replace pads, than a rotor that gets worn out by the hard pads.  Dunno if it's the best way of thinking, but I've always done it that way.Try to find anything that's not made in China!Except for Chinese food

Honest to God..............  We have a Chinese restaurant in town that's run by an Asian American family, but ALL of the guys in the kitchen are Hispanic

  I mean from the cook, down to the dishwasher.  But, if you sit back and think about it........a recipe is a recipe, doesn't matter who's holding the spatula


Reply:I was actually going to suggest looking at EBC before I read that last bit of your post.
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Originally Posted by farmersammm

I always get the cheapest soft pads I can get my hands on.  My thinking is.......easier/cheaper to replace pads, than a rotor that gets worn out by the hard pads.  Dunno if it's the best way of thinking, but I've always done it that way.Try to find anything that's not made in China!Except for Chinese food

Honest to God..............  We have a Chinese restaurant in town that's run by an Asian American family, but ALL of the guys in the kitchen are Hispanic

  I mean from the cook, down to the dishwasher.  But, if you sit back and think about it........a recipe is a recipe, doesn't matter who's holding the spatula


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Originally Posted by 52 Ford

I was actually going to suggest looking at EBC before I read that last bit of your post.
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Originally Posted by CAVEMANN

The other thing about pads & rotors these days, if replacing with stock rotors it's often just as cost effective to replace them than to turn them & you don't have to be concerned about them being too thin.
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Originally Posted by John T

Thats IF you can find them.   A while back the guy at NAPA said... you got the last set of front rotors for Ford Explorer....  I can't get any more at this point. supply chain BS ... yada yada...pads, napa has 3 grades  I usually go with the middle of the road set.
Reply:I guess, to be accurate...............by cheap, I mean the organic pads.