OEM VS AFTERMARKET BRAKE PADS: WHAT’S THE RIGHT CHOICE?
It's inevitable that you’ll need to replace the brake pads on your vehicle. Whether you drive a sports car, a pickup truck, or any other type of personal or commercial vehicle, the brake pads will wear out with use. It’s a byproduct of their intended purpose, which is to decelerate your vehicle using friction against the brake rotor. Pressing the brake pedal squeezes two pads on opposing sides of a brake rotor against its surfaces, pulling your vehicle to a stop and wearing a tiny layer of brake material away on every application. Different grades of brake pads are available from varying suppliers, and the comparison is often OEM vs aftermarket brake pads. For the parts alone, you can expect to pay between $50 and $150 for a set of OEM brake pads per axle while aftermarket brake pads start at around $20 and go up. Which is the right choice for your vehicle, though, and what are the tradeoffs between the different types of brake pads? Brake Pad WHAT ARE OEM BRAKE PADS? The acr