Best Brake Pads

[Matthewstorm]

Has anyone changed out their OEM brake pads for a performance brand, and if so, what brand did you go with? Thanks!

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[Norm Peterson]

No such thing as 'best' here. Best for expected usage is really the best you can hope for.

At minimum you need to describe your car's usage (street-only? drag racing or autocross? road course track time? spirited drives through the mountains?). Would noise or dust or aggressive rates of rotor wear be deal-breakers? What about price?

I happen to like the lower levels of Carbotech and G-loc, for reasons involving 'bite', temperature resistance (some track time here), and gentleness on the rotors. Downsides are dust, some noise, and probably for many people price.

I was less happy with Hawk (HPS doesn't have enough 'bite' to suit me personally - really not any better than stock, and HP+ was causing severe rotor wear.

You see, even within the same brand there are choices to be made.


Norm

 

[Ewheels]

You said "performance" so I assume you mean track pads...

Not in any particular order:
1. G-Loc
2. Carbotech
3. Ferodo
4. Pagid
5. Raybestos
6. Hawk (DCT line only. HP+ is not a track pad)

Check out KNSbrakes.com as they have all the top brands

 

[Matthewstorm]

Thanks!

 

[Norm Peterson]

I happen to like the lower levels of Carbotech and G-loc, for reasons involving 'bite', temperature resistance (some track time here), and gentleness on the rotors. Downsides are dust, some noise, and probably for many people price.

Just to be clear, I was referring to Carbotech XP-series and G-Loc R-series for track use.

For cars that don't see track time, CT in 1521/Bobcat and G-Loc in GS-1 are my go-to pads.


Norm

 

[Bluemustang]

I'm using the Raybestos street performance pads, along with their slotted rotors. It has a high initial bite and a temperature threshold of 1200 deg F (equivalent to GLOC R8). While it's not a full track pad, it could be used and would be great for autocross and street. They do not make any noise unlike GLOC pads. I'd put them over the GS-1 (GLOC's street pad) and I'd say they're at least as much bite as the R8. You do not want to use track pads like GLOC/Carbotech unless you want to sound like a school bus on the street.

 

[Smokedawg]

I have a 2019 GT with PP1 with 26k miles on it, how long should the brakes last? I do highway and city driving .....no track. Thank you

 

[Ewheels]

I have a 2019 GT with PP1 with 26k miles on it, how long should the brakes last? I do highway and city driving .....no track. Thank you

There are too many variable to give you a concrete answer. Just wait for them to start squeaking and then you'll know to replace them

 

[kz]

Has anyone changed out their OEM brake pads for a performance brand, and if so, what brand did you go with? Thanks!

OEM. For 99.9% of people here they're perfectly fine unless someone need to upgrade to upgrade. Also, they will last you a long time (one that came on your brand new car) - no need to worry about it for few years. Any difference vs OEM is absolutely not worth the price.

 

[Andrew@Lethal]

Has anyone changed out their OEM brake pads for a performance brand, and if so, what brand did you go with? Thanks!

I'm a fan of the Hawk pads, we sell a lot of them and people love them.

 

[wingnutt]

How about 99% street use but want less dust...

...is there such a thing?

 

[Ewheels]

How about 99% street use but want less dust...

...is there such a thing?

99% street use with a 350R??? That hurts my soul; get that thing on a track, my man!

I don't know much about non-track products but I hear people like Powerstop pads for street use.

 

[K4fxd]

but I hear people like Powerstop pads for street use.

They don't dust.

 

[wingnutt]

99% street use with a 350R??? That hurts my soul; get that thing on a track, my man!

I don't know much about non-track products but I hear people like Powerstop pads for street use.

lol, maybe one day...but in the meantime, she gets a workout up and down the I-5, I think I just clicked over 13,000 miles since November

 

[Ewheels]

lol, maybe one day...but in the meantime, she gets a workout up and down the I-5, I think I just clicked over 13,000 miles since November

Dang! She definitely gets to stretch her legs

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