Perf. Brake pads. what do you use/ which are the best...

[hjr]

Im trying to source out a good set of pads. I thought this poll would be interesting. What is the most used brand? Which type of pad in that brand (EBC green, red, blue, yellow stuff)? Best pad for the dollar?

[GT2NV]

heh i use napa performance ones i got a deal on em cause i work there, they work damn good too

[hearse]

what's the difference between yellow stuff, blue stuff, green stuff...

[JAYMEZ]

Brimbo Breaks

[silverEL]

Originally posted by JAYMEZ_STi
Brimbo Breaks

someone is gifted at spelling
"brembo"

[GTS Jeff]

i think ebc only has red and green....one of them is street and the other race - i dont remember which tho.

for brake pads im looking at either project mu titan kai or endless pads.....but they dont do volkswagen

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by JAYMEZ_STi
Brimbo Breaks

too expensive for most people...

[itsnotaDUB]

Mintex, great pads...

[THREE40SEVEN]

Hawk HP plus...
Good street compound/little or no noise/little brake dust..

[CalgaryB5]

IMO the following pads

Mintex Redbox-No good because not much performance increase than stock stopper
Mintex Bluebox~M1144 compound-Good but the dust
EBC Green Stuff-Good
PBR Metal Master-Good

PBR Ceramic-plan to try
Ferodo DS2500-plan to put in to my 4-pot Wilwood stopper

[T5_X]

I'm using PBR metal master pads. They seem to work well, I mainly got them because of thier reputation, very low amounts of dust and a 40,000 mile warranty. Their good for a daily driver, but for a pure race application I dont know.

[redline]

Hawk and Carbotech are the only pads to have!

[hjr]

Originally posted by GTS Jeff
i think ebc only has red and green....one of them is street and the other race - i dont remember which tho.

for brake pads im looking at either project mu titan kai or endless pads.....but they dont do volkswagen

naw dude, EBC makes 4 compounds. i forgot about PBR.

[buh_buh]

Originally posted by THREE40SEVEN
Hawk HP plus...
Good street compound/little or no noise/little brake dust..

wow really? I'm using the Hawk HP plus too and mine dust like CRAZY.
Like after 1 day of normal driving my wheels are like gunmetal.

[CelicaST-162]

Raybestos=Black wheels

[Dirty_SOHC]

I use PBR for my last 2 sets, decent pads and they hold a fair amount of abuse

[three.eighteen.]

EBC Yellow and Blue are both race pads, blues are supposed to last longer than yellows

[speedracer]

I'd have t say it depend on the application and your preferance.

Anyway here is my opinion:

OEM: I still perfer OEM they were designed with Track use. It's a shame they cost $23X a pair.

PBR Ceramic- Bleh didn't like them at all

EBC - Red - Not for track usage they only last 2 events and then started to peel.
(They now have a warning stating tha it's not for track use )

HP Plus: Dust and squeak like crazy. Great for AutoX and Track (IMO requires some scrubbing after a track day)

Hawk Blue: very scary at the start until after a good run at turn 1. Tons of brake dust. Not Rotor friendly. Not recommended for AutoX... heh for some reason you don't stop and the same can be said for the street.

Crappy Tire Premium: Ok for a few light sprints as a spare.

[hockeybronx]

Hey Jaymez all you had to do was type two words and you spelt zero out of two correctly. It's "Brembo brakes", not "Brimbo Breaks"

You are right however, I've heard Brembo are the best.

[GSR Zero]

I'm running Hawk HPS on my fronts. Haven't had any problems with dust or squeaking, but they do take a bit to warm up.

For my rears, I'm running KVR pads. Not bad, cheap at only $60.00 a pair. Haven't had any problems with dust or squeaking either.