I guess it depends on what ebc pads you're running. The yellow stuff pads work amazing but create a ton of dust but don't last very long. I ran ebc yellow pads on my old truck then tried hawk and personally found the ebc to perform much better...they do wear super quick though

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I have the EBC greens front and rear, didnt turn the rotors as the wear was great, got 70k miles out of my stock front pads and 80k miles out of my stock rear pads, about to turn 90k miles and fronts look to be 80-85% and rear are 95+ still. Stopping was greatly improved, noticed it most when towing heavy (12k+), unloaded they stop a good bit quicker but nothing to write home about. I would buy them again over the stockers.

 

Improved stopping, especially when towing, is what I'm looking for.
The truck definitely takes more pedal pressure to stop than I'm used to.

 

Hawk makes some great pads, but their LTS squeal like pigs after a while. Performance is great, dust is acceptable, noise makes me think about changing every time I drive.

I still have them, for what it’s worth.

 

Hawk pads are the king of brake dust. They work well though.

 

has anyone used wagner thermo quiets on their trucks? i had them on my F150 and they worked great.

 

I like porterfield brakes myself
https://www.porterfield-brakes.com/

I don't have them on my Ram yet but had them on my Range Rover prior to my Ram. My experience with low dust pads is that you give up some stopping power and they typically fade faster. Porterfields dust was very low and stopping power was excellent.

 

I had a set of Porterfield R4-S on my old VW, I really liked them. They were low noise, low dust, and they had good bite.
Granted it's an apples to oranges comparison, but enough of an good experience that I'm willing to try them on my truck when the time comes.

 

My thought exactly.....it is apple and oranges. I had such a great experience I am willing to give them a try. Just havent needed to change my brakes yet.

 

I have run both hawk and EBC (yellow) on my 2011. Both were better than OEM, Hawk was the best hands down. AS stated above though, lots of dust and some occasional squeal. When its time my 2016 will get Hawk pads, I can deal with the dust and minimal noise for the greatly improved braking.

 

Only experience is with stock vs ebc green stuff. I thought with 37s it was a huge improvement.

 

thanks for all the responses guys, looks like they both get a thumbs up so now it's time to decide. not sure which way I'll go but appears either will be an improvement over stock.

 

I ran EBC yellows on my 15 Ram and they DESTROYED the rotors in no time and had horrendous dust. I can't even remember how fast it was, I want to say we put them on with 5k miles and at 15k I had to put new front rotors on the truck. I'd never run them again on anything other than a track car. I think I replaced them with Hawk HPS pads.

 

I recently installed EBC GreenStuff pads on my 2015. 6000's on rear, 7000's on front. I replaced the OEM pads because they were squealing (47k miles on them). I tried the Hawk SD pads and they made it a little easier to stop (less pedal pressure required) but they also squealed. So I am now trying the GreenStuff pads. The stopping power, at least when empty, feels like double the OEM pads. That may be the top coating they put on for bedding. We will see how they are after they are fully bedded. EBC says 200 miles of urban driving then some hard 60mph-20mph stops to complete the bedding process. No squealing so far. If they do, I will replace the rotors.

 

I'm currently running Hawks on my truck, no dust, no squeal, great stopping and so far i really like them. The no dust portion could be explained by my having a dually, with the rims being a different shape/design and being placed further away from the rotors, that could explain the lack of visible dust. No dust on the interior of the rim as well


Here are the exact pads i'm currently running

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002WMV43Q/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002WMV3ZA/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Look into the Power Stop solution. I'm running their pads and rotors on all four corners of my 1500 and I'm impressed with their performance. They make front only pads for our HDs.

 

I researched quite a bit and found the ebc stuff didn't get great reviews. I ended up getting the wagner severe duty because I tow quite a bit. I havent put them on yet do to ac issues. Going to try tomorrow.

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Did you put the Wagners on yet? Any reviews?

 

I ran EBC Greens on an older truck and they left a crap load of dust. Staying away from EBC when I change out mine soon.

 

I have Hawk Red pads ('94 Ford spindles and brakes) on my 2nd gen, I like them, quiet, and last a long time.. I have about 50,000 miles on them, I use the engine brake a lot, but they're like new still.

Don't bother turning the rotors, new ones can be had so cheap it's not worth it, at least for 2nd gens and the Ford ones I'm running