what about manufacturing process, materials used, and long term reliability...

that comes at a price...

i know initial bite on those pads on a panic situation WILL be noticed...

they just won't perform as good, i think...

 

on the ebc? or the 20 cheapos?

 

the cheapos...

i wonder how reliable $20 pads can be...

 

for everyday driving they are extremely reliable. they would probably fade rather fast during a hpde but that is not what they are made for. They are made for daily normal driving. I am not saying the cheapos are as good as the expensive ones. I am saying there is nothing wrong with putting them on a daily driven car where you would not ever see the benefit of the expensive pads. Believe it or not some people do not drive their vette or other cars hard at all. They have no need to spend more money on better pads. The cheap ones will work the same for them and their application. The cheapo pads will also most likely outlast the expensive pads while not chewing up the rotors at the same time.

 

I have Green Stuff's on my C5 for everyday work, and use the Hawk HP+'s for track duty. Here in MI the GS's squeal a little in colder weather (50 and below), but otherwise a great pad. I've used them for auto-X a few times too!

 

The 19.95/set semi-metallics are from China. They use lead for the metallic portion.
Ed

 

Sounds like some cheap junk to me. They're probably barely adequate for your Ford Focus, but they certainly don't belong on any Corvette.

 

I was joking.
Ed

 

Is that the ZO6 pads??

 

And if NOT, how much are the Z06 pads?

 

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