You need your brakes to stay in top working order at all times in order to ensure your safety on the road. One of the most important and most often overlooked steps to preventative maintenance for your brakes is the condition of your Dodge Caravan brake pads. Brake pads are found in pairs flanking your brake rotors.

They consist of a thick lining that is similar in consistency to sandpaper, mounted on to a metal backing plate using either glue or rivets. When you step on your brake pedal, your Caravan brake pads clamp down on your rotors and produce friction, which stops the rotation of the rotors and brings your vehicle to a safe and controlled stop.

Problems occur with your brakes when your Dodge Caravan brake pads become worn down to a certain point. Once the lining of your brake pads drops to less than a quarter of an inch, your brakes will begin to emit a high-pitched squealing or squeaking noise that will usually sound while you drive, and stop when you hit the brake pedal. Many drivers choose to ignore this sound, since it does not affect the performance of your brakes. After a while, though, your Caravan brake pads will continue to wear down and fall below an eighth of an inch thick, at which point your brakes will make a loud, metallic grating noise that means your rotors are grinding against the metal backing plate of the pads. At this point your braking ability will be affected, and you will have to change your rotors as well as your Dodge Caravan brake pads. If your brakes are squeaking or squealing, don’t wait until they start grinding to replace your Caravan brake pads.We make it easy with our great low prices and fast, reliable shipping on all brake pads.