LANDROVER DEFENDER 90 PERFORMACE CERAMIC REAR BRAKE PAD SET OF 4. FOR ALL DEFENDER 90 MODELS FROM 1992-2016. The comparative new kid on the block is the ceramic brake pad. Terrafirma Premium ceramic brake pads are composed of a dense ceramic material (like pottery fired in a kiln) with embedded copper fibres. In use since the 1980s, ceramic pads were developed as an alternative replacement for organic and semi-metallic brake pads because at the time these types produced too much noise and dust. Ceramic pads are also generally easier on rotors than semi-metallic pads.
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