Agreed, Believe it or not I've had a nice experience on auto zone pads. Their duralast gold is made here in the states (not Chinese junk) they seem to handle heat okay and don't glaze over. that and AZ has a teriffic Lifetime warranty, wear them out and new ones are free.
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