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Interesting - so , organic pads = asbestos ? 
Looking for longer lasting brakes (budget upgrade options?)
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Not for a long time now, no idea what they use nowadays.Interesting - so , organic pads = asbestos ?
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Except there is a 100% chance you can buy brake pads that stop as good as OE and a multitude of other options to suit your vehicle and driving style.I wish you could still buy the OE stuff for replacements.
Auto parts from the 70s aren’t magical. Replaced a lot of them. Just like now. Except “most” components on newer vehicles last longer than they did 50 years ago.
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Look up "Non-asbestos organic" for brake material type.Interesting - so , organic pads = asbestos ?
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Maybe just a fluke of this site, but I *think* this is where I went last time to get 'organic' pads.
They came in marked as semi metallic - I just ran 'em.
A seperate site shows the BP52S as semi metallic.
https://www.partsgeek.com/pyrycz3-c...2MfzT_50oIWqygIgVqoQotxDn7nYIKuwJDvSsrmEDTEOd
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OMG !! - now why didn't my 3/4 ton come with factory flame throwers ? Looks like your avatar truck right there too ( one careful previous owner.. ! )
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In the U.S.A. it was Mexican brown. lol
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