brake pads

[BlueMan]

I'm pulling off the frt & rear brake calipers to paint them and thought it might be a good opportunity to change the brake pads to a type with less brake dust output and better perfomance. I have 30K miles on the current pads with about 1/2 the pad material left, the rotors appear clean (no scoring) and I have no pulsing when braking, so they are most likely not warped either, do I need to have the rotors turned or can I pop in the new pads and go ?

Thanks

 

[tlong]

I suggest ceramic brake pads for very little dust and great street performance. Don't turn the rotors, just block sand them to a bright surface. Light straight scratches are what you want.

I also suggest stainless steel braided lines while you are under there. They do help the feel. Then you will be looking good and stopping better too.

 

[Pac-man]

Just throw new pads on. Stock rotors are cheap anyway. I destroy my rotors every 20k anyway. They warp very easily. When I get new rotors I always paint them flat black in the middle and outer edges, where they usually rust, before installing them. Works great.