Crester

I wanted to provide some feed back on brake parts because when I was looking to purchase recently I didn't see any reviews. I recently replaced my front brake pads and rotors. I ended up trying ATE front brake pads. http://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Inf...04&SVSVSI=4745

I didn't specifically choose ATE brake pads. The vendor just supplied Porsche pads or "OEM equivalents". OEM equivalent would just be whatever alternative brand they had at the time and when I was purchasing that happened to be ATE. The cost much less than the Porsche branded pads. In daily driving... both relaxed and spirited... the ATE pads seem to be good enough. The only thing I noticed is that they seem to lack some initial bite feeling in comparison to the Porsche branded pads. Once they are engaged they stop fine enough but that initial bite seems to be less. To be honest I miss that bite when driving hard but otherwise these pads are good enough especially considering the huge costs difference.

For my front rotors I got Brembo cross drilled rotors. http://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Inf...NT&SVSVSI=4745
These are absolutely beautiful. Not only are they coated but they painted the hubs and the edges of the rotors in pearl grey. It really helps with the appearance factor. Function wise I have no complaints currently.

I haven't put my front brakes to the test on the track yet. But for spirited drives on the street they feel fine... lack of initial bite aside.

I changed my rear brakes a couple months earlier and used Textar pads. I compared these pads to my Porsche pads and they had the exact same number markings on them. The only difference was that the Porsche pads had Porsche marked on them. So going forward I'm going to save myself some money and buy Textar pads.

Hope this helps others as when I was looking for comments on these brands I couldn't find any write-ups.

Quadcammer

are the holes cast or drilled after the fact.

3Series

Why do the ATE pads have the "Mickey Mouse" ears while the Textar, Stop Tech and some others do not?

The Porsche pads have the Mickey Mouse ears. I think they are counter weights.

FWIW, PFC 08 pads also don't have the "ears".

Bruce In Philly

I believe those weights are anti-squeal technologies. Back when I did my brakes, the Textar picture on the Pelican site did not have them so I didn't buy them, then later the pic did (would have). I have no problem buying non-Porsche labeled, OEM pads if, at least, they look the exact same.

For my wife's Lexus, I purchased ceramic, Autozone pads instead of the metalic ones and I am way happier with these than the originals. I have two Porsche friends that moved to carbon pads on the 911s and they too are happy. Track rats have all kinds of hard-core requirements, but for street driving, I would not sweat this too much. IMHO

Peace
Bruce in Philly

gassian

also looking for some feedback on the Raybestos ST43 with GiroDisc.
Trying to get hold off Clark at Apex to put my order in