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Originally Posted by 5mall5nail5
Bad news gents - have PowerStop Z23 on my car - squeak for me is super minor, but what's not quite so minor is the fact that the balance/weights/whatever on the pad fractured off rubbing the wheel. Fortunately it didn't cause any damage to the caliper or wheel, but I had to go get a floor jack and tools to pull the wheel to remove the weight thing that had fallen between the caliper and rotor. I then realized that the inside pad had the same thing but on the opposite (trailing) side.
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Emailed PowerStop with a general "wtf?" - no damage to the wheel or caliper, and no stones or sticks stuck in the wheel. I think the things broke off due to brittle metal (you can see the porous break) and very cold temps combined with vibration. |
Get Akebonos I just swapped them yesterday and the quality is night and day. Never will I cheap out on pads again. The squeaking and horrible QC was unbearable. My shims weren't in place, fitment was crap, and the only thing that worked was the metal retainer clip lmao.