What Brake Pads?

[Goosey23]

Hey Guys,

What pads are you guys running on your performance pack mustangs? Car saw 3 auto crosses this year and a track day.

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[Goosey23]

anyone?

 

[Labradog]

Are you having problems with the stock pads? I just finished an upgrade to the PP Brembo's with Z26 pads and will reserve final judgement for a few months, but I may end up swapping in the stock PP pads for more bite.

 

[BmacIL]

For that duty, stock pads (Ferodo Ds2500). They're very hard to beat unless you're doing more track work, and need a higher temp pad.

 

[SVO MkII]

For that duty, stock pads (Ferodo Ds2500). They're very hard to beat unless you're doing more track work, and need a higher temp pad.

Is it safe to assume that the GT PP brakes come with a different compound pad than the base GT brakes?

 

[BmacIL]

Is it safe to assume that the GT PP brakes come with a different compound pad than the base GT brakes?

Oh yes very much so. I don't know what the base ones are, but they're a fairly low operating temp, low dust, low noise pad with OK friction coefficient. The DS2500 is one of the best dual use (street & mild track) pads you can buy.

 

[SVO MkII]

Oh yes very much so. I don't know what the base ones are, but they're a fairly low operating temp, low dust, low noise pad with OK friction coefficient. The DS2500 is one of the best dual use (street & mild track) pads you can buy.

Excellent. The base GT pads only lasted about 5 laps at Road America. I was hoping the GT PP pads were better. Probably heading to Autobahn on 9/17, was hoping to just run these pads with some Motul 660.

 

[BmacIL]

Excellent. The base GT pads only lasted about 5 laps at Road America. I was hoping the GT PP pads were better. Probably heading to Autobahn on 9/17, was hoping to just run these pads with some Motul 660.

You should be fine. Autobahn isn't particularly difficult on brakes and you won't be hauling down as much mass, nor at as high of a speed as a GT PP. Even at Road America they'll be fine on street tires, especially so with some brake cooling.

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