Which is best: ceramic or semi-metallic brake lining?
It depends what you mean by the word ?best?. What?s best for one vehicle application may not be the best for a different application. The type of friction material that works best will depend on the type and size of the vehicle, how the vehicle is driven and most importantly, what the consumer expects in terms of brake performance, pedal feel, noise and lining longevity. The short answer, therefore, is that no one friction material is best for all applications and situations. Someone who drives a big Chevy Suburban and tows a boat or horse trailer on the weekends is a different kind of brake customer than someone than someone who commutes back and forth to work on the open highway in a Kia Rio. Likewise, the performance-oriented customer who wants brakes that can stop his BMW on a dime is a different kind of brake customer than the Buick driver who doesn?t want to hear any squeals when she applies the brakes. According to JD Powers survey, the most important things that brake customers
