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Shouldn't take any special tools, just the regular metrics. Get a caliper compressor (like 5 bucks), but I use a regular c clamp to compress the caliper back in. Have some wire handy to hold the caliper up to the spring. Some people have issues, excessive squeaking, rotor warping, short pad life, when mixing aftermarket pads with stock rotors.

 

I just changed all my brakes with all aftermarket, non oem - no problems thus far, and it cost me under 100$ to do the front pads and rotors and rear pads.

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For off brand brake parts I prefer Bendix from Advance Auto. With that said I won't put anything but OEM on our outback. The OEM brake pads come with the shims, guides, and lubricant that are necessary to do a proper job.

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