Aronis

Hello,

All you DIY's. I was looking at the price of brake pads for my car. Suncoast (easy to look up stuff and likely same price a most Porsche Dealers) shows the "Porsche brand" front brake pads for $182 (sale) vs RockAuto showing various brands ranging from $29 to $111 (track type). So what say thee???

Who makes "Porsche Brand" brake pads?? I have read "Textar" and "Pagid" made by TMD. Pagid for rears listed on RockAuto for $47. Suncoast has rear set for $119. No comparison for the Fronts as RockAuto does not list those.

I'll likely go with Rockauto.


Mike

Z06jerry

I believe its Brembo for the "S" which are also avail from RA. My buddy who tracks his Cayman S regularly likes the PowerStop Carbon Ceramics from RA. FWIW, If you have torque vectoring and are fast on track the rears wear out much sooner than the fronts by at least 2 to 1. He also got a new set of e-coated rotors from RA too. Quality looked fine and cost is a fraction of the Dealer. He just changed everything yesterday.

Jet Jockey

Not if you take off all the nannies they don't! You'll go through at least through two sets of fronts pads for one rear... About to change my first set of front Girodisc rotors and the rears still have a lot of life left in them, barely looks used up.

BTW, I use PFC compound 08 on the track and don't bother to switch them out to a regular compound so I leave them in for road use.

Aronis

excellent.....

Mike

nineball

the textar are the same things as the "porsche brand", just no name. i've had both in my hands at the same time, used both on the street and the track. same thing. currently have a set on right now as i still can't get any pads from girodisc.

torque vectoring can't be turned off. it is always on and it will cause rears to wear out faster than fronts. it's been happening for the past 4 years. if you have tv and you are really using 2 to 1 front to rear pads you must be standing on the pedal a lot