# brake pad question

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [July 16, 2011, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-question/259442 "2011-07-16T09:43:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-question/259442/20 "2011-07-20T22:00:40Z")

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> [@Amherst Police - Sick a duck.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-police-sick-a-duck/44029/76):
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> Anyone got a recommendation for a brake pad that is resistant to fade, stops really well, but doesn’t chew up rotors? Dust isn’t really that huge of a concern.
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> I overheated my brakes a few times having fun in harriman state park/bear mountain last weekend, and the brake fade was getting really bad.
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> Rotors are a bitch to do on this car (rotor over hub/captive rotors), pads take no time at all.
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> I know next time it needs rotors I’m getting the rotor over hub conversion for it with oversized rotors, but I’d like a bump in braking performance without that amount of work.

Performance Friction Z-Rated. I’ve heard a lot of good things about them and I’m putting them on my M3 tomorrow for a street pad.

Just remember that the more resistant a pad is to fade, the higher temperature they require for proper use, for the most part.

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