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There is no threshold for what constitutes low dust. Any manufacturer can slap on a low dust marketing statement to their brake pad advertising. It's very subjective. I was just

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Old 09-06-2016, 10:31 AM   #1 (permalink)
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There is no threshold for what constitutes low dust. Any manufacturer can slap on a low dust marketing statement to their brake pad advertising. It's very subjective.

I was just saying that the OEM pads are the only ones that don't turn my wheels brown after 2-3 weeks of daily driving.
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There is no threshold for what constitutes low dust. Any manufacturer can slap on a low dust marketing statement to their brake pad advertising. It's very subjective.

I was just saying that the OEM pads are the only ones that don't turn my wheels brown after 2-3 weeks of daily driving.
I agree it's subjective that's why I'm gathering first hand experiences to make my decision. I've since updated post #1 after further reading which demonstrated the Endless SSM & SSY are little to no dust.
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