Duralast Gold pads are great all around, correct. They are also substantially cheaper than the rest of the high end competition. They are about $50-60 for a set of front pads.

As for the Brembo drilled rotors, take my advice and don't waste your money. Spend it on something useful like a K&N cold air intake because the difference between a set of Brembo flat rotors and drilled rotors, is about $300, not to mention I have yet to see a set of Brembo drilled rotors for the Durango.

I had a friend I worked with that got an older Charger that the brakes were shot and he got drilled/slotted rotors off Summit Racing and he was very happy with them, for hundreds cheaper than a Brembo setup.

 

http://www.brakeworld.com/ProductList.aspx?catid=1
They have brembo listed first for $280. IDK really, I have seen people run brembo's and were happy then again I have seen people run stoptec and were happy. But with my luck I know you get what you pay for...

 

I was thinking about these rotors and they are substantially cheaper than brembo. Just a thought for ya.......

 

Well unless you are going to be doing drag racing with that thing, you're not going to need what you pay for, LOL! Granted, they dissipate heat more than a flat rotor, it is simply overkill installing that on your Durango, trust me.

When I had my Durango, it had over 680 ft-lb of torque, ran the 1/4 mile in just under 12 seconds, and I towed 10,000# of cargo behind it on a regular basis, and I had regular flat rotors and didn't have a problem in the world.

If you're going for looks mostly like you state, get a set of the Summit Racing rotors like I said earlier and save a couple hundred bucks. If not you're simply wasting your money...

 

WW is entirely correct. To me it is a simple waste of money with very low, if any performance difference. It's not like your tryin to slow down from 250 mph in a 1/8 mile or anything. Think about it?

And yea I was stupid last night, thanks for not taking too much advantage on me. Yes I meant Duralast Gold Series pads.

 

It's okay we love ya as much as one man can love another WITHOUT it getting all mojo and stuff...lmfao

 

Dude, did you just say the "gay" word in an automotive forum????


One word!

BANNED!

 

I know this thread is a few months old, but I'm jumping in here anyway.

I've had duralast gold pads on the front of my Durango for a few months now and I have to say these things make a bunch of dust. I'm not heavy on the brakes or anything, but I have to wash my wheels almost once a week. I forget if my rotors are from napa or advance.

Am I the only one?

 

nope, any semi-metallic pads do this, its caused by having small brake system on such a large vehicle

 

I know that they're going to make some dust, but everyone else says that the duralast golds don't make as much as other pads, but if anything mine make more dust.