braks pads question
Brake pads question
its time for to get new braks pads for the front what are good pads to get that have good performance and they wont hurt the rotors and less noise and dust
thanks for the help
thanks for the help
Last edited by EVORAY88; Jul 12, 2007 at 11:41 AM.
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The criteria you have is ideal, but not realistic. If you want more performance, noise, dust and added wear come as part of the package. Unless you go to a full "track" pad, rotor wear won't be much of an issue. As for noise and dust, again, it's a trade off. I personally love the Ferodo DS2500 for daily use. It stops on a dime, is very low noise (assuming proper bedding) BUT has HUGE amounts of red/brownish dust. On the other hand, the Hawk HPS is cheaper, doesn't stop quite as well (still better than OEM) but squeals like and banshee. Like I’ve said several times, ALL pad/rotor combos are a trade off/compromise of some kind. Just be thankful you’re not running a true track pad, where pad and rotor wear increase by 200% compared with any “street” or “street/track” combo pad.
The criteria you have is ideal, but not realistic. If you want more performance, noise, dust and added wear come as part of the package. Unless you go to a full "track" pad, rotor wear won't be much of an issue. As for noise and dust, again, it's a trade off. I personally love the Ferodo DS2500 for daily use. It stops on a dime, is very low noise (assuming proper bedding) BUT has HUGE amounts of red/brownish dust. On the other hand, the Hawk HPS is cheaper, doesn't stop quite as well (still better than OEM) but squeals like and banshee. Like I’ve said several times, ALL pad/rotor combos are a trade off/compromise of some kind. Just be thankful you’re not running a true track pad, where pad and rotor wear increase by 200% compared with any “street” or “street/track” combo pad.
They do stop better than the OEM Brembo pads and do emit less brake dust. It's all a trade off though as he mentioned and it's all a matter of what you're willing to give up in order to gain.
Last edited by t51splbb; Jul 12, 2007 at 05:16 PM.
+1 on that. I have the Hawk HPS pads on my car. I agree with his assesment with the exception of the brake noise which I do not get with mine.
They do stop better than the OEM Brembo pads and do emit less brake dust. It's all a trade off though as he mentioned and it's all a matter of what you're willing to give up to gain in order to gain.
They do stop better than the OEM Brembo pads and do emit less brake dust. It's all a trade off though as he mentioned and it's all a matter of what you're willing to give up to gain in order to gain.