TRD brake pads

[EZBRZY]

Was browsing for new pads, and came across this, unusually cheap for a TRD product... anyone have experience with them? What would they be comparable to?

http://www.ft86speedfactory.com/trd-...l#.V4XHArgrLD4

[renfield90]

Hawk HPS or similar. Probably a good, aggressive street pad, but not cut out for track usage.

You could always email TRD and see if they have a operating heat range for the pad which would tell you a lot, but for a lot of street-only pads most manufacturers do not keep that information handy.

[strat61caster]

From what I've read they are basically sporty street pads. Might hold up ok for an autocross but wouldn't make more than a lap or two at 10/10ths of what a stock 86 is capable of.

I'd assume on par with Stoptech, Project Mu NS400, Winmax W1/2, Carbotech 1521, etc.

Edit from TRD's site link: http://www.trdusa.com/parts-detail.h...categories=all

"For street and autocross use; not intended for open track sessions"

I'd absolutely pick them up for OE replacements for street duty as I think they are actually cheaper than buying OE pads from just about anywhere, but I might be wrong on that though. It might be a mild upgrade that would be pleasing for some owners, I don't have a good frame of reference for that, but I doubt it's worth tossing out the OE pads.

[Panman]

The blue (JDM) TRD Pads are only marginally better than stock I wouldn't even say fast road. I ran them for about 3 weeks before pulling them and putting in a proper performance pad - they've been sitting in my workshop for about 2 years unused.

[EZBRZY]

Thanks for all the info, I'm on hawk hps right now, so maybe i should change it up to something more aggressive for my occasional hpde's

[go_a_way1]

I installed TRD pads on just the front of my buddies car. He seems to love them but they do seem to make a lot of dust (talking about North America TRD red ones)

[Cole]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

From what I've read they are basically sporty street pads. Might hold up ok for an autocross but wouldn't make more than a lap or two at 10/10ths of what a stock 86 is capable of.

I'd assume on par with Stoptech, Project Mu NS400, Winmax W1/2, Carbotech 1521, etc.

Edit from TRD's site link: http://www.trdusa.com/parts-detail.h...categories=all

"For street and autocross use; not intended for open track sessions"

I'd absolutely pick them up for OE replacements for street duty as I think they are actually cheaper than buying OE pads from just about anywhere, but I might be wrong on that though. It might be a mild upgrade that would be pleasing for some owners, I don't have a good frame of reference for that, but I doubt it's worth tossing out the OE pads.

Probably what I'll be replacing my OE ones for when the time comes. Good enough for me, as getting to track days is way too hit or miss with the work schedule I have. Autox will probably be all I'll ever have the time for.