ron350 Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Hello GM fans. It is time to replace the rear brake pads on my 1996 Regal. The rear pads have always made a growling noise especially when backing up. Some where I heard that GM changed the pads to cure this problem. Does any one know if GM changed the rear pads to fix the problem are do I need to go after market? I have run a “search” on a couple of GM forums and no one seams to agree who has the best pads for our cars. Never knew there were that many Brake brands out there. One other thing is there a difference between metallic pads and carbon metallic pads? Thanks Ron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Well you could go with the standard organic pads, which are a good balance of stopping power, low dust, and little noise. Ceramic pads have a tremendous life span, are practically dust-free, and make no noise whatsoever. The only trade-off is that due to their "hockey-puck" construction, they don't stop the car very well. Semi-Metallics and Carbon Metallics, on the other hand stop the car on a dime, but are very noisy, dusty, and they wear out fairly quickly. Take your pick, but if you want to play it safe, go with the Raybestos PG Plus pad. EBC Greenstuff pads are an excellent Carbon Metallic pad, but they aren't offered for the rear of the 94-96 W's. Personally, I'm going with Performance Friction pads front and rear next time I change the pads on my Regal... Another thing, the only change that occured was the design of the rear calipers and rotors. The change started with the 94 model year for the Regal, Cutlass, and Grand Prix. Luminas had the older style rear brakes in 94, got drums in 95, and finally had the new style discs available in 96... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93CutlassSupreme Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Ceramics tear the hell out of rotors. Semi-metallics and Ceramics don't stop worth shit, and squeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitzel Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 My Raybestos QS Ceramics on my fronts haven't given me an ounce of trouble, and no difference between them and the non-ceramic pads I was previously using. It was down to -15C here last night and the brakes didn't feel any worse than they did in the summertime. I think the rears come out to being about $50 at http://www.rockauto.com + shipping/tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl3196 Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 My ceramix pads from napa work great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93CutlassSupreme Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 i'll rephrase my statement Bosch Ceramics tear the hell out of rotors and don't stop worth shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Personally, I'm going with Performance Friction pads front and rear next time I change the pads on my Regal... . You are SO going to regret choosing those in about 5000-8000 miles. Take it from someone who's put them on 2 w-bodies. I'd say the PG + Raybestos, or the Prostop ceramics at pepboys. I have the PS ceramic at all 4 on my car and they're doing great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutlassdude96 Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 I just got the PFCs put on the front along with new rotors back in October and also bought the same pads last year for the front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 The PF's glaze over and just plain blow after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 They overheat, glaze everything, tear the living hell out of rotors front and rear. It's the sole reason I did my sister's whole car over within about 6000 miles. Rotors were a disgrace, and her brakes just sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Personally, I'm going with Performance Friction pads front and rear next time I change the pads on my Regal... You are SO going to regret choosing those in about 5000-8000 miles. Take it from someone who's put them on 2 w-bodies. Thanks for the warning! I've already tried the Raybestos Quietstop pads, and wasn't too impressed with their stopping power. Maybe I'll go with EBC Greenstuffs on the front and PG Plus on the back seeing as EBC doesn't make Carbon Metallics for the rear. I put the EBC's on the wife's car about 10k miles ago and other then them producing a ton of brake dust, they've been problem free... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron350 Posted December 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Thanks for the help, you all a stand up bunch of guys. It looks like ACDelco is now selling Durastop Ceramic? http://www.acdelco.com/html/catalog/index.htm Things were simpler when I bought Delco pads for my 72 LeMans. They were gray riveted asbestos pads with no metal in them, cough, cough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go4DaMo Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Anybody have a picture of how these pads clip in? My buddy ripped em off before I ever saw them and now I'm trying to install new pads blind on his 1996 Grand Prix SE. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertISaar Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 it's pretty simple IIRC... there's a little "spring" that slips in the caliper brackets, then you slide the pads into those. i don't think you can actually put them together wrong and have it bolt together. http://i.imgur.com/8qCKf.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go4DaMo Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairdo12 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Anybody have a picture of how these pads clip in? My buddy ripped em off before I ever saw them and now I'm trying to install new pads blind on his 1996 Grand Prix SE. :/ Little late... however you should have just taken the rear wheel off my old lumina to see. Remember that car has 94+ brakes. Should be the same as the 96 regal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go4DaMo Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 true that. That diagram was a little easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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