Pad review /// TOW & HAUL
PowerStop Z36 Truck & Tow
Purpose-built for loaded trucks and SUVs: extra heat margin without semi-metallic noise.
Spec sheet
Character ratings
The verdict
Best for: Trucks and SUVs that tow, haul or carry the whole family uphill.
The trade-off: Not a performance pad — it's a heavy-duty street pad.
Reading the numbers
Standout traits: quietness (8/10), low dust (8/10), pad life (8/10), rotor friendliness (8/10).
No outright weak axis for its intended duty.
Ratings are brakepadfinder.com's editorial synthesis of manufacturer specs and long-term community consensus. Character guidance, not lab data.
Six pads to compare this with
Two share its carbon-fiber ceramic compound, two are other tow & haul pads and two come from the rest of the library. Inside each group the pad whose heat ceiling sits closest to this one's 500°C comes first.
Is this your pad?
Confirm exact fitment for your year, model and trim in the manufacturer's catalog — then bed them in properly.
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