Your Cadillac CTS brake pads are crucial to your driving safety. It goes without saying that your brakes are perhaps the most important system on your car, and if your CTS brake pads are worn or damaged, your brakes are not going to work right. One of the most important and most neglected steps of brake care concerns changing your Cadillac CTS brake pads when necessary.

How do you know when it is time to change your CTS brake pads? For one thing, you may have been hearing a squeaking or squealing sound lately from your brakes. This sound is usually a warning from your Cadillac CTS brake pads that the lining depth is approaching a critical juncture.

Your CTS brake pads should retain at least a quarter-inch thickness to the frictional lining that is mounted on the metal backing plate. When there is less than a quarter inch left on your brake pads, you are going to need to change them soon. If the lining thickness of your CTS brake pads drops to below an eighth of an inch, you are undoubtedly going to damage your brake rotors. Depending on the type of lining your brake pads use, a set of CTS brake pads may last for various lengths of time. If you have "soft" brake pads with a lining made of high-temperature resins and organic fillers, they are going to wear down faster so that they do not damage your rotors. Metallic CTS brake pads made with powdered copper or bronze last longer than the soft variety, but tend to cause excessive rotor wear. In any case, be sure to pay attention to the condition of your brake pads and change them when necessary with high-quality CTS brake pads from our extensive online catalogue.