what brakes pads does everyone use?

crazycarnut · 03-12-2004

what brake pads does everyone use? i am looking for a nice pad but trying to stay away from the cheap ones.

Adam94GT · 03-12-2004

Performance Friction Carbon Metallics.

Awesome performance! Be carefu if you use full service car washes, your brakes will be almost worthless for the first 1 or 2 short stops.

Tominator · 03-12-2004

Cheap does not equal cheap in performance.

I usually buy a carbon/metallic from Autozone for my cars with factory brakes.

Mana4Real · 03-12-2004

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Originally posted by Adam94GT
Performance Friction Carbon Metallics.

Awesome performance! Be carefu if you use full service car washes, your brakes will be almost worthless for the first 1 or 2 short stops.

Totally agree... That's exactly what I was gonna say but you beat me to it.

Have you guys heard anything about "Hawk" brake pads? I had some people asking about em the other other day, I'm curious.

crazycarnut · 03-12-2004

no ive not heard a thing about em YET. MM&FF said EBC brakes were good.

forditude · 03-13-2004

There's 2 types of Performance Friction carbon metallic pads: Street, and Z-Rated. Depending on your driving habits, you may be better off with the street version, because the Z-Rateds are useless until you get some heat into them.

Saleen Owner · 03-13-2004

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Originally posted by Tominator
Cheap does not equal cheap in performance.

I usually buy a carbon/metallic from Autozone for my cars with factory brakes.

Use them on everything I own. No need for racecar brake pads on a street car, even if you think you have a racecar, use street pads on the street.

79 cobra · 03-13-2004

I use Raybestos , blue box semi-metallic .
They got a lifetime warranty .

crazycarnut · 03-14-2004

right now i just put on bendix brakes. work pretty well i might add. but i think i am going to dry a few other pretty soon.

Tolpster43 · 03-24-2004

i use hawk hps, pretty good too.

wilit · 03-24-2004

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Originally posted by Mana4Real
Have you guys heard anything about "Hawk" brake pads? I had some people asking about em the other other day, I'm curious.

I used to have Hawk HPS pads on my Auto-x Neon. Great pads, little to no fade. Worked well at low and high temps. My only complaint was the ammount of brake dust generated, but otherwise great pads. The other pads I highly recommend are EBC green pads.