Needing to do brake pads on my truck, but the nearest toyota dealer is very far away. The local auto parts store wants to sell me $100 ceramic pads, Canadian tire wants to sell me $50 semi-metallic. Is there a big difference between the two?

 

O.E. is organic, the creamics are made for newer vehicles with softer metal in the brake rotors. Get the semi-matalics, it's as close to O.E as you will ever get. The ceramics might make a lot of noise.

 

I always just buy Yota OEM parts. Never had any issues with them. Plus they are cheaper than that.

 

those prices are pretty high. Semi-metallic will make less noise, but wear out faster. Ceramic will make more noise, but last longer. Either way thats pretty expensive for a pair of pads...

 

Hree you go: http://www.trail-gear.com/brake.html

 

im talking canadian prices, sorry