VENOM ACR

I have a 2017 GS with 750 miles. The stock pads are a nightmare for brake dust. I am pretty sure I back the car down the driveway and need to clean all 4 wheels.

I had a 2014 Z51 and replaced those with Carbotech 1521's. They felt better than stock and had nice initial bite to them. But I still felt they dusted a lot, not as bad as stock though. Weren't that cheap either. They were very quiet, no noise.

I have been looking at the Powerstops and heard mostly good things, but people have complained about their rotors turning brown. That is something I do not want. Seems like everything else is fine (no noise, very little dust) plus a great price point, and they dust less than 1521's (supposedly). I am just wondering if those who HAVE Powerstops or USED Powerstops would recommend getting them.

I'll keep my stock pads for track days since you cant use either pad for the track.

Thanks!

lennykoll

My Z51 had tons of brake dust and I went to the PowerStops vs. costlier options.... very happy and literally no more dust.... and no rotor discoloration... at least so far.....some will argue that Adam's Carbotech pads are the way to go, but the PSs were more cost effective and they work.... for me...LK

C7Me

Mako72

One of the first thing I did to the car.

Myfourth1

Absolutely....love them.

Joy c7

3000 miles on our powerstops no brown rotors , very happy with them.

iclick

Thumbs up after one year. If rotors have a brown tint I can't see it and performance is equal to Brembo pads on the street with far, far less dust. After a few months I thought I noticed a trace of brown tint to the rotors after reading about it here, which if present wasn't enough to dampen my enthusiasm, but I can't see it at all now.

wrecker3

NO !!!! They will turn your rotors BROWN !!!

phil hunter

I have them on my GS and Hellcat. No brown rotors, but don't track either car unless you count drag racing the Hellcat as tracking. Could not stand the constant dirty wheels caused by the Brembo pads.


Phil

bd377103

Tried them and removed them after 50 miles. I hated the soft pedal feel and they faded quickly even on the street.

Strake

I have the Z26 series. Love them...... NO BROWN ROTORS, next to no dust, no fade on the pedal either.

gve

Here is a dust test comparing the two.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...rake-dust.html

3 Z06ZR1

HAHA powerwash your rotors that IS the fine Powerstop dust that is 20 times better to manage than stock. Cannot imagine any no's votes. Most no's will be political votes. The pads are great!

3 Z06ZR1

BS!
The pedal is the same as stock and they stop every bit as good as stock
They don't fade either you did something wrong!

poulosd

Very little dust and performance is very good for the spirited driving I do... yes I recommend them. Best value for the money.

VENOM ACR

Thanks for the great feedback so far. I just ordered the Z23's since from what I have read, same as Z26 just with a rubber back and no pad material difference. Got all four on Amazon for $98.

I liked the Carbotech 1521's I had on my Z51, but I felt the dust wasn't really that much of an improvement. And at $400, that ain't cheap. I'll keep the stocks around for track days.

Any issues swapping back and forth between pads?

mdolandese

How many miles was this until your rotors turned brown?

23/C8Z

My slotted rotora have the same Browning effect but who cares? they're rotors. And the difference is amazing vs stock pads. The wheels would be destroyed in maybe a 20 mile drive and God forbid to stomped on the brake. I'm sure the carbotechs are better but in this case I see no difference on street in spritied driving with the powetstop pads I installed.

RaceMic

Yes. No Dust. No brown. No change in pedal feel. Highly recommended.

Foosh

True, they're very visible rotors and prefer them to be silver vs. brown.