Brake Pads and Fluid For DD/AutoX/Track Days/HPDE

[JGalp]

awesome! yea any feedback would be great !

[smg1138]

Originally Posted by ChrisSC300

I was looking for something similar and went with Winmax W3's. I should be putting them on Monday. Ill check back in and let ya know how they work out after I bed them in. Ill be DD them along with my monthly autocross.

How are those Winmax W3's working out? I'm going to be installing some myself pretty soon. Did you use the stock rotors?

[Surj_brz]

I've had the project Mu's for the last 2 track days and they are done. They were great for he first day with lots and lots of dust.

2nd day became a "save my brakes" session. Am going to try HP+s this time around, along w Stoptech rotors. Already have SS lines all round.

[Marat]

Originally Posted by Surj_brz

I've had the project Mu's for the last 2 track days and they are done. They were great for he first day with lots and lots of dust.

2nd day became a "save my brakes" session. Am going to try HP+s this time around, along w Stoptech rotors. Already have SS lines all round.

I have HP+ on mine and they have a great bite to them. They perform really well on the track. The only drawback is after I heat cycled them at the track they bacme very noisy during normal braking ( on the street), but performance is still good. Since the track day i replaced them with stock pads and will only use HP+ for the track.

[Pat]

HP+ is probably a good entry-level track pad. When you start driving the car at its limit consistently you'll want a much more aggressive and heat-tolerant pad that that.

[solidONE]

HP+ certainly works and can handle heat better than stock pads, but I would not consider them as having "great bite." Unless Hawk changed the formula on the HP+, it's not something I'd use again or recommend to others.

[ChrisSC300]

Originally Posted by smg1138

How are those Winmax W3's working out? I'm going to be installing some myself pretty soon. Did you use the stock rotors?

Haven't had a chance to install them yet. Was going to do it today but realized I wouldn't be able to properly bed them in on a Thursday afternoon, lol.

Im going to put them on tomorrow, Friday, after work and properly bed them in EARLY Saturday morning. I think the streets should be decently cleared at 5am so i bed them in correctly.

I will be using my existing rotors. Should be fine, just have to do a few extra bed in runs to get the old pad material off.

Im also doing my local autocross Sunday so ill check back in after that to let ya know how they did.

[ChrisSC300]

Winmax W3 UPDATE:

First of all I would like to say that installing my break pads was the easiest thing I have ever done to my car. This was my first time touching a set of brakes on any car. Just followed the DIY on this site and it was quick and easy.

Upon bedding in the pads, the improvement in braking feel and response is amazing. On my second or third bedding stop I believe I blurted out a "Holy S***!!". Stopping power is way better than stock. In terms of feel, after only driving around on them for 2 days, one being autoX, I know exactly when ABS is about to kick in and much easier to modulate than the stock pads.

There is an occasional squeak from time to time on the pads. Does not happen all the time and is not obnoxious by any means. Dusting seems to be increased over stock but nothing horrible. My wheels were still looking decent after my autocross today.

Hope this helps, I could not be happier with the purchase.

[smg1138]

Thanks for the update! I'll be installing mine next weekend.

[smg1138]

Originally Posted by ChrisSC300

Winmax W3 UPDATE:

First of all I would like to say that installing my break pads was the easiest thing I have ever done to my car. This was my first time touching a set of brakes on any car. Just followed the DIY on this site and it was quick and easy.

Upon bedding in the pads, the improvement in braking feel and response is amazing. On my second or third bedding stop I believe I blurted out a "Holy S***!!". Stopping power is way better than stock. In terms of feel, after only driving around on them for 2 days, one being autoX, I know exactly when ABS is about to kick in and much easier to modulate than the stock pads.

There is an occasional squeak from time to time on the pads. Does not happen all the time and is not obnoxious by any means. Dusting seems to be increased over stock but nothing horrible. My wheels were still looking decent after my autocross today.

Hope this helps, I could not be happier with the purchase.

I ended up installing my W3's tonight and all I can say is wow! My experience was pretty much the same as yours. The overall install was much easier than I expected. After the first few bedding stops the braking power was incredible. I've also noticed an improvement in brake modulation, but need to test that more. Looking forward to having these at my next AutoX event.

[Mattstermh]

In regards to this thread, I have one question: I bought the car with some aftermarket brakes that make a hard groan when easing off the brakes and coming to a stop. I'm getting them replaced at Toyota with OEM parts to eliminate the noise - but is the noise bad to begin with?

[kch]

Originally Posted by Mattstermh

In regards to this thread, I have one question: I bought the car with some aftermarket brakes that make a hard groan when easing off the brakes and coming to a stop. I'm getting them replaced at Toyota with OEM parts to eliminate the noise - but is the noise bad to begin with?

Hard to say without hearing it. More aggressive brake pads will squeal or make lots of noise during DD, so it's probably fine.

[Mattstermh]

Originally Posted by kch

Hard to say without hearing it. More aggressive brake pads will squeal or make lots of noise during DD, so it's probably fine.

It's not when driving - when I am about to come to a full stop, or when I slowly ease my foot off the brake after stopping. Anyway I'm getting all 4 brakes, rotors, pads and shims replaced with factory parts. What does that normally cost on this car? I'm going straight through the dealership.

[DoomsdayJesus]

Originally Posted by Mattstermh

It's not when driving - when I am about to come to a full stop, or when I slowly ease my foot off the brake after stopping. Anyway I'm getting all 4 brakes, rotors, pads and shims replaced with factory parts. What does that normally cost on this car? I'm going straight through the dealership.

OEM isn't that bad, but you can probably spend less or the same and at least get some better pads. Even if you're not going to be tracking the car you may thank yourself later avoiding an accident with a little more brake bite. Even ceramics can be cheap with more bite and less noise than stock.

The brake parts (rubber guards and shims) aren't expensive at all spare the rotors and pads. I'd be surprised if you actually need to replace the rotors, they just may need to be turned.

How many miles does the car have on it?