I put, IIRC, Raybestos quietstop ceramic pads on the front of the XJ with new rotors [I know they are ceramic]. I have been most impressed with them at about 5-6K since install. They are stone quiet, not a peep, squeak or rattle. Very minimal dust too, someone said they will cause excessive rotor wear, too which I say, OK, I'll replace the rotors when they wear out. To me, there is nothing worse that ill working, squeaking, noisy brakes. These work great, best I have found in years. Up till now I always paid out the nose for factory shoes and pads on all my vehicles. These are as good or better. Oh, yeah, of course, I got them from Rockauto. -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 " I was different before people dared to be different" -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> > A: UP is United Parts (it's just a supplier line code. Receipts in stores > also show the code in a different place) TS = True Stop (Chinese made often) > and NBB is a new one (made all over the world and cheaper line) SS = Safety > Stop. (not stainless steel. Middle of the road yet decent), AE = Application > Engineered (great top of the line for American vehicles, but their pads tend > to squeak a lot on foreign made cars) CMX = Ceramix. Fully ceramic brakes > unless the part number ends with an M (metallic) There are other influences, > line A (asbestos free from the factory), X (not sure, but ceramic related) > NAPA has recently partnered with Altrom for foreign car stuff (Beck > Arnley and NAPA gasket by ROL are being replaced. Felpro is our gasket > series now with some crossovers till old stock is gone) > > > RAY=raybestos. > > I think I have the NAPA part numbers wrong, the leading letters > are on > the website but are not used in the store, so the part is either > (for > example) 6401106 or just 401106 (Jim, do you know NAPAs > numbering > scheme?) > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get a preview of Live Earth, the hottest event this summer - only on MSN > http://liveearth.msn.com?source=msntaglineliveearthhm > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list