brake decisions

[Lilspleen]

so im gonna order some pads and rotors and i dont know which to go with the baer slotted and drilled rotors with their pads, brembo slotted rotors with hawks ceramic pads or powerslot rotors with hawks ceramic pads they are all the same price or close enough so thats not a worry

[Bird_Of_Prey]

Re: brake decisions

I'd spend some money on good blanks. Slotted rotors just chew pads up on a street driven car. Pads are a personal preference. I prefer Delco. I've had Hawk's, and they dust like crazy. Wilwoods dusted and squeeled until they were up to temp. Cheapo Autozone pads die in a couple months. If you really want enhanced braking performance, upgrade to C5 brakes and braided steel lines or CTS-V Brembos.

[rdoms6]

Re: brake decisions

depends on what your using them for. Blanks are lame looking. i have Summitracing drilled and slotted and they work great. Never had any problems with them and i autocross on r-compounds all summer. i use Satisfied ceramic pads. They are great on the street but at large tracks on hot days they start to show there weaknesses with the r-comps on the car. Don't get caught up in the big name brands.

[ssms5411]

Re: brake decisions

I have had R1 concepts for so long I have to give them a great on performance , there D/S zinc coated. For pads I would go with Hawks or Satisfied ceramic has always worked well.

[kristen]

Re: brake decisions

I have had R1 concepts for so long I have to give them a great on performance

me too.


i use the cheapest pads i can find at advanced auto ( like 15 bucks) lol she stops on a dime...and i never had a problem going down the 1/4 mile either.

[EarlR]

Re: brake decisions

I will never run drilled rotors on a car again. Slotted maybe, but not drilled. This and this are what happens when you push cheapie drilled rotors too hard (those were the Summit d/s rotors - actually made by R1 Concepts for Summit). That happened at a track day at Summit Point BTW. YMMV. FWIW, drilled/slotted rotors will make no stopping difference in daily driving conditions, pads are what make the difference there.

To that end, I haven't found a set of pads I'm in love with yet; I have a set of Hawk HP+ (front, I have HPS on the rear) I use for autocross & track days, but they dust & squeal way too much for d/d use. I have a set of Peppy Boys ceramic "premium" pads on the front of the car for d/d use now, they are ok but nowhere near the stopping power of the Hawks. I'm thinking of trying a set of HPS pads on the front next, but just haven't gotten around to it yet. Don't let anyone tell you that the cheap Advance/Autozone/Pep Boys pads work just as well as the good ones - they may be fine for 99% of the driving you'll ever do, but if you ever intend to push the car's limits you'll want a better pad. Hawk and Carbotech are two of the most common pads used in amateur road racing; they both make street performance pads (although they are both on the high end of the price range). I've also heard good things about Axxis Ultimates (maybe closer to HP+ w/r/t noise and dusting), Satisfied Grand Sports ($45 on closeout from Tirerack), and Stop Tech street performance pads ($59 from Rock Auto).

[Slowside]

Re: brake decisions

I have HPS and I love them. No squeal, not too much dust, and they work better when they are heated up. Normally when I had a full car, my lt1 brakes would have to work too hard, with these ls1 brakes and hps its night and day difference, I never stress the brakes out during daily driving. I will be buying them again