Brake pad recommendations
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Brake pad recommendations
Afternoon chaps,
My pads are coming due, and I'm wondering if there may be a better option than stock for my 99% street driving. I don't mind a bit of squeal on occasion (but prefer it be quiet) and I'd like a little more bite.
I've run hawk HPS+ on other cars and liked them, but they are not well liked here it seems.
What do you guys think?
thanks all
My pads are coming due, and I'm wondering if there may be a better option than stock for my 99% street driving. I don't mind a bit of squeal on occasion (but prefer it be quiet) and I'd like a little more bite.
I've run hawk HPS+ on other cars and liked them, but they are not well liked here it seems.
What do you guys think?
thanks all
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I don't know much about brake pads, but weren't our cars the fastest stopping cars in the World back in '96 & '97? Plus, a non stock pad would; be more noisey, beat up our rotors, and need to have some heat worked into them to reach optimum braking power (and that's not gunna happen as a daily driver).
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you only need to replace pads as they wear out - there is no rule stating that you need to do both front and rear at the same time.
With a floor jack changing 4 pads is about a 25min job (of you have an impact wrench for the wheels).
I use an endurance compound on the fronts in my car, Pagid Yellows, and put Pagid Blacks in the rear, which have a bit more bite. The Yellows up front invariably wear out first regardless - usually at the rate of 2 sets of front for every set of rears. The higher friction pads in the rear serve to add a touch of rear brake bias. I have been running that setup for years and it works great.