Brake Pads? Any recomendations?
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Brake Pads? Any recomendations?
I've seen quite a few people say that Performance Friction are a good pad.
Z-Rated® Performance Pad
Carbon Metallic® Street Pad
Which is best for street use?
Z-Rated® Performance Pad
Carbon Metallic® Street Pad
Which is best for street use?
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Re: Brake Pads? Any recomendations? (oldace84)
I use the NAPA Ceramix (I think thats what they are called) and they work great.. very little dust.. and stop me well..
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Re: Brake Pads? Any recomendations? (Blue 92)
I've seen quite a few people say that Performance Friction are a good pad.
Z-Rated® Performance Pad
Carbon Metallic® Street Pad
Which is best for street use?
Z-Rated® Performance Pad
Carbon Metallic® Street Pad
Which is best for street use?
On the Vette i run EBC Greenstuff...more than pleased! :yesnod:
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Re: Brake Pads? Any recomendations? (Hardcorvette)
I had an '89 camaro with a front 12" (1.1" thick rotor) 1LE setup and rear bear (same as the stock disc just an actual 12" rotor) with PFC Z rated pads all the way around. The brakes bit so well, if you did not have the seat belt on you would eject out of your seat a few inches.
The brake set up on my camaro with PFC Z pads felt much better than the J55 brakes on my vette now, despite being practically the same setup (except for the front 13" rotor on the vette; The larger brake booster and tricked out suspension on the camaro I'm sure had everything to do with the overall better feel).
The brake set up on my camaro with PFC Z pads felt much better than the J55 brakes on my vette now, despite being practically the same setup (except for the front 13" rotor on the vette; The larger brake booster and tricked out suspension on the camaro I'm sure had everything to do with the overall better feel).
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Re: Brake Pads? Any recomendations? (MyFatNutz)
How were the PF-Z rated pads as far as dusting goes?
I have carbon metallics and they spew black dust like a ****, mainly on the fronts. Looking to switch to a decent street use pad that has low dusting yet doesn't mind occasional spirited driving.
I have carbon metallics and they spew black dust like a ****, mainly on the fronts. Looking to switch to a decent street use pad that has low dusting yet doesn't mind occasional spirited driving.
I had an '89 camaro with a front 12" (1.1" thick rotor) 1LE setup and rear bear (same as the stock disc just an actual 12" rotor) with PFC Z rated pads all the way around. The brakes bit so well, if you did not have the seat belt on you would eject out of your seat a few inches.
The brake set up on my camaro with PFC Z pads felt much better than the J55 brakes on my vette now, despite being practically the same setup (except for the front 13" rotor on the vette; The larger brake booster and tricked out suspension on the camaro I'm sure had everything to do with the overall better feel).
The brake set up on my camaro with PFC Z pads felt much better than the J55 brakes on my vette now, despite being practically the same setup (except for the front 13" rotor on the vette; The larger brake booster and tricked out suspension on the camaro I'm sure had everything to do with the overall better feel).
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Re: Brake Pads? Any recomendations? (Lone Ranger)
I just put PowerStop drilled rotors in front and rear on my car and reserached the topic a little.............bottom line to me from reading all the posts: Go to a Ford dealer and buy the front pads for the 94 to 02 Cobra. They aer identical in everything, including material and they are $45 a set. Everything else won't be worth the price and won't give you better braking performance.
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Re: Brake Pads? Any recomendations? (Alex D)
I just put PowerStop drilled rotors in front and rear on my car and reserached the topic a little.............bottom line to me from reading all the posts: Go to a Ford dealer and buy the front pads for the 94 to 02 Cobra. They aer identical in everything, including material and they are $45 a set. Everything else won't be worth the price and won't give you better braking performance.
Dusting is a direct trade off for stopping power. You might get less dust, but the brake effort is increased.