# brake pad question

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-question/259442
**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: ![Phate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Phate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Phate)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-question/259442/21 "2011-07-21T06:31:02Z")

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> [@Amherst Police - Sick a duck.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amherst-police-sick-a-duck/44029/77):
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> 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.
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> Just remember that the more resistant a pad is to fade, the higher temperature they require for proper use, for the most part.

Excellent, I’ll see if the make those for my car. I want to be able to have fun on mountain roads and eventually autox the car without totally trashing the brakes every time. A track day would be really fun, but I want to get better at driving first, and there’s a few more parts I want to get.

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