Hey guys, I am looking to replace my brake pads (asap) and want to see what everyone is running and what they think of them...
1) What pads are you currently running?
2) What do you think of them?
3) What kind of driving do you do?
4) How are they when they are cold?
5) How do they compare to the stockers?

Thanks for the info guys!

 

Brembo or Akebono Street/ Euro or PBR AXXIS Metal Masters. Street. Very Good Stopping power. Least amount of dust. Great Longevity.

 

Those are all great choices. I am going to be going with some PBR ceramics when I go with some Girodisc rotors. I run Centrics right now and they do ok.

 

RacingBRake ET-500 and ET-800. Love them both, for dd and autox use. Not overly agressive for street use, good cold bite, easy dust.

 

Im currently on Project Mu b-force pads and i love them, not to loud and ok dust. next is hawk HPS for street use and Mu 777's if i end up at the track that much next year

 

Hawk HPS dust, squeel, and have WORSE performance that oem. Would not even consider those. Most share that same sentiment after running them.

I run PF Z-rated on the street. Higher MOT than stock and about the same cold bite. Similar compound to Ferodo's but smaller price tag. They require a touch more pedal pressure than stock to modulate but once up to temperature they are far more manageable compared to OEM brembo's. The dust is about the same maybe a touch less. They are quiet 95% of the time, again about the same as my OEM were. They are loud though once you really get them hot which is a characteristic of any clubsport/aggressive street pad. Driving wise they are pleasant as 90% of their use is for highway and DD usage. They have seen the track though and did fine and hauled the car down from triple digit sprints on a weekly basis. Wouldn't use them for road course much as you can get them too fade if you push hard (threshold is FAR higher than OEM though)

Others worth looking at are the RB ET series pads, Ferodo DS2500, Project Mu, or Girodisc magic pads if you want more cost effective OEM replacements. You can get more aggressive sintered CL pads as well for decent street use but they are more $$ and that doesn't sound like what you want.

 

hmm good to know, ill stay away from them then

 

This is completely untrue...your opinion though...Yes they do have dust and they squeel when HOT, but they perform WAY better than the OEM pad.

 

I have HP+ on my RR, and I hate 'em. Loud, and they don't seem to grab too well until hot, and then they're even louder and still don't have very good initial bite.

 

I had the Girodisc magic pads, and didn't like them as an aggressive street pad. They dust less, squeal less, but also bite less than OEM.

I'm currently on Racing Brake ET-700, nice aggressive street pad, not a lot of dust, but does squeal at times. I've taken them to one track day, held well, and kept them on.

I'm planning on getting RB ET-900 as a dedicated track pad next season.

 

Maybe a strong statement but I have seen the aftermath of these pads after driving hard as have others. I have never seen a pad leave more deposits or disintegrate as much as these...not even the OEM's. Trust me it's not just my opinion look throughout evom...not many people who have positive experience. So they don't perform "way" better than OEM, marginal at best . They are cheap for a reason. Girodisk magic's seem to be a better alternative for a low priced OEM replacement.

HP+ fade fairly easy and are extremely noisy and leave a ton of pad deposits on rotors as well. Hawk just don't seem to work that well on Evo's until you get up into their more dedicated DTC track pads. But at the end of the day yes it's just my opinion so take it with a grain of salt

ET-500 or Ferodo DS-2500 would probably be the best bet. Better than OEM, similar initial bite, higher MOT, less dust, and just as quiet.

 

You made a direct comparison with OEM and the Hawks, that is what I was talking about. Having personally actually going to them from stock, I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that they were indeed better performing than stock. Maybe I had better luck than most, but no complaints here...

 

what about for daily driving use? im trying to find something similar to stock that has minimum squeel, maintainable brake dust and fair to great longevity? what do you guys recommend? I need a direct oem replacement soon. thanks in advance.

 

on a side note = im very happy with girodisc customer service too. i would buy from them again.

 

Porterfield R4-S with dba 4000 slotted f+r is a good choice for dd and I've seen them last over 30,000 miles with agressive weekend driving. They don't squeel too much unless they get really hot and the dust is manageable if you clean the wheels every two weeks. If you're willing to spend a grand on replacing rotors and pads you can't go wrong with those.