For any vehicle owner, keeping your brakes in good shape is perhaps the most important task to ensure driving safety. Unfortunately, many drivers choose to ignore their brakes when they start to squeak or squeal, and hope that the sound will go away. If you hear this sound while you are driving, it is coming from your Chevy Tahoe brake pads.

Brake pads are friction-inducing components located in pairs along with the brake rotors (brake discs) at each of your wheels. Your Tahoe brake pads consist of a thick lining mounted on to a metal backing plate.

The lining, which can be either metallic or non-metallic material, resembles sandpaper in texture, and is designed to gradually wear away as you use your brakes. Each time you step on your brake pedal, your brake pads clamp down on the rapidly spinning metal disc of your brake rotors and generate friction, which is used to bring your vehicle to a stop. When your Chevy Tahoe brake pads are worn to around half an inch thick, your brakes will begin to emit that high-pitched squeaking sound. The noise does not affect the way your brakes work, but it is trying to tell you that you are going to need new Tahoe brake pads soon. If you don’t change your brake pads, the squealing sound will become a loud, metallic grating noise that means your brake pad lining is worn completely away, and you are now damaging your rotors. Don’t wait until your rotors are damaged to change your Chevy Tahoe brake pads.We make it easy with deep discount prices and fast, reliable shipping when you order from our extensive online catalogue.