Which brake pads?
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Racer
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From: Eden, UT
Which brake pads?
Which pads would you use? I'm putting on Sportbrakes drilled and sloted rotors . My vette is a daily driver (sunny days only) and i do not race. I live at the top of a steep canyon so I have about 5 miles of steep and winding road which i drive agressively. I'm considering Hawk HPS, Ceramic pads and stock pads. Any input would be greatly appreciated. TIA
Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
When I install the drilled and slotted rotors I'am going with ceramics to cut down on brake dust! 
Some claim that ceramic pads don't stop as well. I can't see the difference. 
Safety Car
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Originally Posted by Kokopelli
Which pads would you use? I'm putting on Sportbrakes drilled and sloted rotors . My vette is a daily driver (sunny days only) and i do not race. I live at the top of a steep canyon so I have about 5 miles of steep and winding road which i drive agressively. I'm considering Hawk HPS, Ceramic pads and stock pads. Any input would be greatly appreciated. TIA
Stock work quite well.
I'm not a big fan of Hawk Hps as, for me, they aren't very rotor friendly.
Another pad you might want to consider is the EBC Green pad. Great initial bite and an extended temperature range. Some people even use them for moderate track days. You can read about them at: www.tirerack.com
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Racer
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From: Eden, UT
Thanks for the responses. I'm also a bit leery of the Ceramic pads due to the brake fade I've heard about - might not work too well on long winding downhills. I hadn't heard about the EBC Green pads but they sound like an interesting option - anyone else have experience with them?
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Originally Posted by Kokopelli
I'm considering Hawk HPS, Ceramic pads and stock pads. Any input would be greatly appreciated. TIA
HPS
not unless you want to wash brake dust off your car after every day you drive it. I used HPS pads one weekend at a DE school and after the second day, my the sides of my yellow car looked like 
Ceramics are good but not for agressive stopping power. Ceramic pads take a bit longer to stop your car but donw dust.
Stock Z06 pads, or PFC-Z pads from autozone.
Cruising
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hi Kokopelli
I recently upgraded my vettes brakes.
Im running the Power Slot Slotted roters and the Hawk HPS
brake pads. Im pretty satisified with my application and
i got it in three days after i ordered them from www.ultrarev.com, oh and did i mention that this price is the chepest i found on the net
I recently upgraded my vettes brakes.
Im running the Power Slot Slotted roters and the Hawk HPS
brake pads. Im pretty satisified with my application and
i got it in three days after i ordered them from www.ultrarev.com, oh and did i mention that this price is the chepest i found on the net
Last edited by yober1; Sep 20, 2004 at 07:50 PM.
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I had the ceramics. My experience with them was less dust, but increased pedal effort to stop. I was not happy with them. I now have the z04 pads and enjoy them much better even though my wheels are dirtier.
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Racer
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Originally Posted by Jeff Jeff
I had the ceramics. My experience with them was less dust, but increased pedal effort to stop. I was not happy with them. I now have the z04 pads and enjoy them much better even though my wheels are dirtier.
Jeff -What are z04 pads?