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Old 05-06-2020, 08:38 PM   #4
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1. imho yes, they are likely very different in terms of how they grip the rotors vs. the old pads and may cause a bit of funnyness depending on which pads you replace.
2. Measure the disc thickness, if it is above the minimum it won't be a problem to keep the old rotors, the minimum thickness is in the owners manual. No reason to change rotor 'style' if you decide to get new ones.

When I put them in I performed ~6 hard braking maneuvers from ~60 mph down to 20-30 in quick succession to get everything nice and hot, do not engage ABS, then cruise for 10-15 minutes without stopping if possible to allow them to cool and not create any uneven transfer layers.

My DS2500 are not very noisy, a light squeal at low speeds, zero effort on my part to rebed or keep them quiet. They are overkill for street but are perfectly fine imho, I wouldn't take them to the track, they're not track pads.
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