Has anyone purchased the TRD brake pads?

[b34ny]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

Until the first 20 sets are sold, I think. PM @CounterSpace Garage for it

CSG Mike you seem to know your stuff. Do you have any advice on brake pads for Daily Driving, 8-10 Auto-X a year and 2-4 track days a year without swapping pads?

The Winmax W3 looks like it might be the right application, any other brands that you'd recommend looking into?

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by b34ny

CSG Mike you seem to know your stuff. Do you have any advice on brake pads for Daily Driving, 8-10 Auto-X a year and 2-4 track days a year without swapping pads?

The Winmax W3 looks like it might be the right application, any other brands that you'd recommend looking into?

You want to prep for the harshest condition you expose the car to. What kind of driving experience do you have? That'll dictate how much pad you need.

I stay on race compounds year round. Properly bedded, you'll get no noise, but plenty of brake dust. The pad I run is roughly equal to a W7.

[Dezoris]

Brakes are a massive variable based on the driver and conditions. Mike has never steered me wrong. Absolutely one of the only vendors on this site I can say that about.
No one else on here with more experience aside from maybe Jeff at Essex.

[fledonfoot]

I will just mention that the TRD pads have a lower MSRP than the OE pads through a Toyota dealership. My parts catalog also tells me to tell people NO track use, light autocrossing only.