Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street.
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Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street.
Haven't seen a poll on this in a while and I am getting ready to change fluid and pads. I know there are some strong opinions out there. I will be tracking the car on occasion but will probably get some hawks or willwoods for that. Any input is great, thanks guys..
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Re: Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street. (VT)
Love the GM Delco pads, especially the lack of brake dust on the wheels. Also, I put Raybestos rotors on each corner at $22/ea.
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Re: Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street. (Steve02C5)
I went to auto zone and picked up a set of Morse ceramics (front only for now). No need to spend lots of money.
Burning Brakes
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Re: Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street. (VT)
Performance Friction Carbon Metallics here... great stopping power for the street, but eat rotors and the dust eats the clear-coat on my wheels!
Cheers,
Ian.
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Burning Brakes
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Re: Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street. (VT)
I have the Raybestos Quiet Stop Ceramic pads and LOVE them. They have a great feel at the pedel and nearly no dust. Who could ask for more?
Dan
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Re: Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street. (VT)
Porterfield R4S pads have done great on every car I've used them on. The S variant is their street/hipo version, works great cold and I haven't found the point at which they heat-fade yet. Very easy on the rotors, least dust of any I've ever used.
http://www.porterfield-brakes.com/
That said, Raybestos QS (ceramic) pads on the '02 Silverado are doing very well also in terms of dust and stopping ability. Very quiet, and even towing the 3300 lb Z28 they never faded.
http://www.porterfield-brakes.com/
That said, Raybestos QS (ceramic) pads on the '02 Silverado are doing very well also in terms of dust and stopping ability. Very quiet, and even towing the 3300 lb Z28 they never faded.
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Re: Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street. (VT)
I am very satisfied with my Hawk HPS+ for they work well and I get very little dust to boot... :thumbs:
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Re: Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street. (VT)
I've had my HAWK HPS pads on along with EradiSpeed slotted/drilled rotors for over 2 years now. They perform much better than OEM. I may be one of the lucky ones but mine don't mae any noise and almost no dust.
And they are silkie smooth and very powerful with a nice progressive feel. I also have Goodridge SS lines and ATE SuperBlue DOT 4 racing fluid.
Tom
And they are silkie smooth and very powerful with a nice progressive feel. I also have Goodridge SS lines and ATE SuperBlue DOT 4 racing fluid.
Tom
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Re: Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street. (VT)
A friend gave me the Hawk HPS pads. I really like them.
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Re: Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street. (VT)
I guess it is not hard to believe that the TAMPAX MAXI PADS choice in the poll actually has 7 votes.. :rolleyes:
VR
PS. Just wait until Tampax starts sponsoring racing events... (one guy to another) "How did you get tickets to the tampon 200?? (other guys reply) I had to pull some strings... :jester
VR
PS. Just wait until Tampax starts sponsoring racing events... (one guy to another) "How did you get tickets to the tampon 200?? (other guys reply) I had to pull some strings... :jester
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Re: Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street. (VT)
I'm running the PFC Z-rated pads. They stop fine on the street for me, and great with some heat in them. I've also run the PFC stock replacement pads, but went to the more aggressive pad for my autocross use.
Both pads are available at Autozone with lifetime warrenty, so when these wear out, just swap 'em! Hard to beat that for the street! :steering:
HTH, and have a good one,
Mike
Both pads are available at Autozone with lifetime warrenty, so when these wear out, just swap 'em! Hard to beat that for the street! :steering:
HTH, and have a good one,
Mike
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Re: Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street. (VT)
I've got the Wilwood Ceramic Pads and extremely happy with them.
Very little dusting, no noise, and great stopping power.
Very little dusting, no noise, and great stopping power.
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Re: Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street. (VT)
A few more votes and you will be putting Maxipads on your car. Just make sure you use the ones with wings so you get more surface area (and absorbancy)
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Re: Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street. (vetterdstr)
I guess it is not hard to believe that the TAMPAX MAXI PADS choice in the poll actually has 7 votes.. :rolleyes:
VR
PS. Just wait until Tampax starts sponsoring racing events... (one guy to another) "How did you get tickets to the tampon 200?? (other guys reply) I had to pull some strings... :jester
VR
PS. Just wait until Tampax starts sponsoring racing events... (one guy to another) "How did you get tickets to the tampon 200?? (other guys reply) I had to pull some strings... :jester
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Re: Pads?? Which do you recommend for the Street. (1g1yy)
raybestos QS pads check out http://www.rockauto.com for some good prices :seeya