[Z06] No dust brake pads
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No dust brake pads
I need some no dust brake pads. I'm sick of having black front rims from brake dust. 
It feels like I wash the car one day and the very next day my front rims are dirty again. What are some good brake pads that won't dust as much but will stop decent.
It feels like I wash the car one day and the very next day my front rims are dirty again. What are some good brake pads that won't dust as much but will stop decent.
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You say you're looking for "off-road X pipes" which implies you wanna track the car. If so, the current OEM pads on your car are probably your best choice. Pads that create little or "no" dust do not perform as well as the stock pads.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1629388
You say you're looking for "off-road X pipes" which implies you wanna track the car. If so, the current OEM pads on your car are probably your best choice. Pads that create little or "no" dust do not perform as well as the stock pads.
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From: Murphy TX
I use Raybestos QS. They are really good for getting me to stop and create virtually no dust... I did notice a little less bite at the beginning but that also might have been because I replaces the rotors at the same time with nickle coated Baer Eradispeed rotors...
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Hi ls1mtz -
I put autozone ceramics on our 99 coupe.
After they broke in, they have been very good - feel is excellent and dust is almost non-existant.
We do not track the car, so we only have street experience, but we have had some panic stop situations (white tailed deer country) and they perform admirably in that situation.
They were ~$80 for all four.
best regards -
mqqn
I put autozone ceramics on our 99 coupe.
After they broke in, they have been very good - feel is excellent and dust is almost non-existant.
We do not track the car, so we only have street experience, but we have had some panic stop situations (white tailed deer country) and they perform admirably in that situation.
They were ~$80 for all four.
best regards -
mqqn
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'11
Hi ls1mtz -
I put autozone ceramics on our 99 coupe.
After they broke in, they have been very good - feel is excellent and dust is almost non-existant.
We do not track the car, so we only have street experience, but we have had some panic stop situations (white tailed deer country
) and they perform admirably in that situation.
They were ~$80 for all four wheels.
best regards -
mqqn
I put autozone ceramics on our 99 coupe.
After they broke in, they have been very good - feel is excellent and dust is almost non-existant.
We do not track the car, so we only have street experience, but we have had some panic stop situations (white tailed deer country
) and they perform admirably in that situation. They were ~$80 for all four wheels.
best regards -
mqqn
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From: Ventura County CA
Did this close to a couple years back also. Hard pressed to notice any street difference. "thanks Gene!!!"
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1629388
You say you're looking for "off-road X pipes" which implies you wanna track the car. If so, the current OEM pads on your car are probably your best choice. Pads that create little or "no" dust do not perform as well as the stock pads.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1629388
You say you're looking for "off-road X pipes" which implies you wanna track the car. If so, the current OEM pads on your car are probably your best choice. Pads that create little or "no" dust do not perform as well as the stock pads.
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
I went with the GM ceramic brake pads. I love them. I did not notice any brake feel difference, but I don't race my car.... so what do I know... 
Almost no brake dust at all !
Toque
Almost no brake dust at all !
Toque
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St. Jude Donor '07
I tried the ceramics and didn't like them. They don't have the same "bite" that the stock Z06 pads have. There were a couple of times when I'd have to hit the brakes pretty hard and I wondered if they'd actually stop in time. The pads were the AC Delco ceramics... I'm back on stock Z06 pads now becuase of the improved stopping power and I track the car now.
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IMHO, those that have stopping issues with the ceramics on the street must be driving way to hard. I have experienced brake fade with the ceramics, but that was during an experiment on the track and I would not come close to driving my car that hard on the street.
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FWIW I run autozone ceramics on the street and Wilwood H pads for the track.
Stock Z06 pads feel great, but they're messy on the street and they're not enough for the kind of track use I put the car through.
Stock Z06 pads feel great, but they're messy on the street and they're not enough for the kind of track use I put the car through.
