John..

Any recommendation on the best brake pads for the early S brakes?

While these were a huge step over my 1981 brakes, they still feel down on stopping power. The rotors are fairly healthy, so I thought a pad upgrade might help a bit.

Right now it has Padid or some other factory pad. I have Mintex on the back...I had them up front on the older 81 brakes before upgrading the fronts.

I know, I should get Big Reds or S4 brakes...but I already dropped too much money into this pit over the summer.

John Veninger

Try Hawk HPS Plus. They produce dust, but do a nice job on the street.

Troy Barnes

I just changed the pads in the front a month back because they were making so much noise. I replaced them with 'Wagner ThermoQuiet'.

lovely brake pads ~ no noise no dust.

Old & New

John,

Why not go back to the Mintex pads? I have always used their silver pads. They are a nice low-dust low-fade pad.