upgrading pads..advice please

[ft86me]

Hey everyone, so I've done many many mods to the car and it's time for some brake to be upgraded. As of right now for the braking system, i have steel lines and rbf600 which made a big difference so far. What pads do you guys recommend for street use? looking for something with lower dust and is quiet. i'm not down with squeaky squeaky all day haha. I have a set of winmax w4s that I used at the track and goddamn those are noisy on the street.

overall, what pads are recommended that are good for spirited canyon driving and everyday daily use with low noise and low dust and easy on my rotors? any input would be appreciated. thanks!

[bkblitzed]

ive used stop techs on my old STi and they were great for dd/autox use, cheap too.

[executivekoala]

I have project mu ns400's and I like them, not very aggressive but still better than stock and low dust, pretty cheap too

[Asphalt~86]

Kotex

[wparsons]

Since you already have track pads, I've heard good things about the stop tech as street pads.

[ft86me]

Originally Posted by wparsons

Since you already have track pads, I've heard good things about the stop tech as street pads.

i was actually thinking about those too. do you know which ones I should get for fronts and rears?

Originally Posted by bkblitzed

ive used stop techs on my old STi and they were great for dd/autox use, cheap too.

thanks for adding to the voite for stoptechs. would you recommend a certain one they make or is it just one set they have ?

Originally Posted by executivekoala

I have project mu ns400's and I like them, not very aggressive but still better than stock and low dust, pretty cheap too

i've never heard of those before. better than stock? huge difference or not that big?

Originally Posted by Asphalt~86

Kotex

never heard of them. have you had experience with them?

[bkblitzed]

Idk if stop tech has any other pads, but they only have 1 street pad. I could be wrong though.

[wheelhaus]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Ferodo DS2500 pads. great friction levels, almost perfectly linear from cold to hot. They're perfectly streetable but plenty durable enough for track use. Granted, they're not quite a race pad, but that isn't your goal.

[ft86me]

Originally Posted by wheelhaus

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Ferodo DS2500 pads. great friction levels, almost perfectly linear from cold to hot. They're perfectly streetable but plenty durable enough for track use. Granted, they're not quite a race pad, but that isn't your goal.

exactly, i have a set of w4 winmax pads that are AMAZING for track but way too noisy for street. sounds like my indicator is hitting 24 7 haha but damn do they help you stop haha. these seema little aggressive for every day.

[JRitt]

Out of the brands we sell, Ferodo DS2500 and CL Brakes RC5+ would be your two best bets. That said, you will have more noise and dust than stock pads. However, you will also have a higher coefficient of friction/bite, far higher max operating temperature, more feel, more confidence, etc. It's all tradeoffs. There is no 'magic bullet' pad that can do everything for everybody.

You may enjoy this article I wrote on how to choose brake pads. It addresses these issues in depth. :happy0180:

[GTM_Challenge]

We sell a lot of Project Mu NS400 pads for street and autox use. I wouldn't recommend them for anything on track but parade laps.

[Black Tire]

Originally Posted by ft86me

Hey everyone, so I've done many many mods to the car and it's time for some brake to be upgraded. As of right now for the braking system, i have steel lines and rbf600 which made a big difference so far. What pads do you guys recommend for street use? looking for something with lower dust and is quiet. i'm not down with squeaky squeaky all day haha. I have a set of winmax w4s that I used at the track and goddamn those are noisy on the street.

overall, what pads are recommended that are good for spirited canyon driving and everyday daily use with low noise and low dust and easy on my rotors? any input would be appreciated. thanks!

I did stainless steel lines and brake fluid swap first as well. Do yourself a big favor and add a master cylinder brace from Grimmspeed (this is the one I have) or Perrin. I couldn't believe the difference this made in brake feel, even after a change to stainless steel lines and a full fluid bleed.

After using the CL RC6 for a couple of months now, I think you should try the CL RC5+ for your street use requirements. The RC5+ should be lower noise than my RC6 pads. I don't think you are going to find a silent pad to meet your requirements. Here is my review (mostly track) of the CL RC6 pads:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=105

[ft86me]

all great pieces of advice. so difficult to find just a high performance quiet low dust set of pads. fmllllll.

[GTM_Challenge]

Originally Posted by ft86me

all great pieces of advice. so difficult to find just a high performance quiet low dust set of pads. fmllllll.

Pads, just like tires, are a compromise. You need to pick out what is most important to you. There is not a set of pads out there I would recommend for track use that have low dust, are perfectly streetable, and wear like iron.

If you are looking for something that doesn't dust a lot, the NS400 has been great for us and for customer for street and autox use. It's like a blend of Hawk HPS and HP+ pads. HPS dust levels, HP+ stopping power on the street and autox, but a lower heat tolerance than HP+.

If you are ok with dust that's easy to clean off and non-corrosive that you can use on the track, look into Carbotechs. They have my favorite dust, though some people do not like the lack of initial bite on the track (for XP8 and XP10).