Have you taken a look at your Chevy pickup brake pads lately? You can view your brake pads without removing your wheels, by looking through the front of the wheel openings. However, you may not know what you are looking for. Your pickup brake pads consist of a thick frictional lining that is mounted on a metal backing plate.

You will find a pair of them at each of your wheels, flanking a one-piece metal disc known as a brake rotor. When you step on your brake pedal, these Chevy pickup brake pads clamp down on the spinning brake rotors, stopping the rotation of your wheels through friction.

Do your brake pads have a gold color to the lining? If that is the case, you have metallic pickup brake pads installed, and you will need to keep an eye on your rotors. Metallic brake pads last longer than soft pads and provide better braking power, but they will wear down your rotors faster.

Most vehicles have soft Chevy pickup brake pads installed, which are less expensive than the metallic variety and designed to wear down faster than your rotors. Whether you have metallic or soft pickup brake pads installed, you will be looking at the thickness of your lining. If it is less than a quarter of an inch thick, you will need new brake pads very soon. If the lining is less than an eighth of an inch thick, you must replace your brake pads right away, because your rotors are in danger of grinding against the metal backing plate of the pads.You will find a full line of metallic and soft pickup brake pads right here in our extensive online catalogue.