911Hunter

Seems like the Powerstop Z26 is a great choice of brake pads, just there are some comments about brown staining the rotors. I would like to see the proportion between happy VS unhappy customers. Z26 on Stingray owners please share us your experience with them.

mdolandese

Most people are happy with them. I thing there was a poll somewhere between Carbotech and powerstop. Numerous threads about this

devnull

I've used 1521's and Z26's many times on corvettes and Camaros. The Z26 pads are fantastic, never an issue (as are the 1521's).

I like both, but have Z26's on my current car. Hope that helps a little!

3 Z06ZR1

Can I vote twice since I have them on Z06 two drivers. The guys claiming brown rotors must just never wash the brakes. I wash mine and the super fine brown dust washes away.

The alternative stock pads put out 10 times the dust and it even ends up under the doors. Changing the pads reduces the flying dust. Nothing is 100 percent dust less.
The very little brown dust is the power stop pads dust and it washes right off. Plus it stays right there around the rotor and doesn't go all over.
The rotor does not get a permanent brown tint.


We are talking about very little dust compared. IMO!

phil hunter

Replaced my Brembo pads within the first 100 miles of owning my GS. My Challenger Hellcat has exactly the same front brakes, so I knew what to expect from the Brembos. So far very happy with the Z26 pads on both cars. No browning of rotors on either car. Don't track the GS and only drag race the Cat.


Phil

wrecker3

BROWN !!!!

1FUNC5

Obsessed!!

Steve Garrett

Wrecker...your picture is not showing.



I've got the PowerStops-love them. When I wash the car, the rotors get nasty looking. When you hit the brakes, all of that nasty stuff goes away. I'm guessing any browning might do the same.....but, I could be wrong.

wrecker3

If POWER STOP PADS DAMAGED your rotors you would feel the same way !!!!!!

raylo

I can't really select either poll option since I am mostly neutral. The Z26s stop great and make very little dust, but they brown my rotors and after a couple months after installation and bedding they started squealing on the initial cold stop, quiet after that. I have driven them like that for a year and a half and today took the fronts off to find one pad had a small chunk broken out. Never tracked the car, don't really rag on it too much. I dressed the rotors again with my sander and reinstalled and the squeal is gone... for now... so I confirmed it was the fronts. Powerstop is advertising a "new foundation" (I am thinking they mean new formulation) so maybe the latest versions are better. I put Powerstop pads and rotors on my Toyota Tacoma and they have been perfect, quiet, no browning, low dust.

1FUNC5

Actually I installed powerstops on my car last week and love em. Recommended to a friend and he installed on his z06.
Steven

runner61627

Have had the Z26s on my 2015 z51 for two years. Drastic reduction in brake dust, no squealing, no brown rotors and same stopping power as originals. Happy with the purchase!

LT1 Z51

My answer is for Z23 pads on my Focus ST (Same Pad Compound).

LT1 Z51

I think you just got a bad batch. Other than you and Jerry U no one else has had this significant browning.

Adam@Amp'dAutosport.com

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LT1 Z51

Never let anyone say that you weren't trying to push product you sell at the expense of product you don't sell.

Adam's posts are purely business decision driven, its sad really.

raylo

Well, Adam is correct that many of us have the browning, not just the 2 members mentioned. But it doesn't bother me enough to spend $4x for brake pads. Maybe 2x. Carbotech and Adam are you listening?? And there are plenty of other choices out there like Hawk, EBC, Wagner... etc. Or maybe I'll try another set of Powerstop's latest formula.

Chazzmania

I'll be installed Power Stop pads this weekend, I'll report back with my findings. The Brake dust on the factory pads is unreal.

raylo

Indeed, the OEM brake dust is like nothing I have ever seen. The Powerstop Z26 browning (bronzing, really) takes a good while but hopefully they have that solved.

gve

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