Brake pads: What are you sporting? (recommend me something)

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So my car is uninsured and just sitting in the garage and I have a pair of
Z32 calipers waiting to go on. I figure now is a good time to replace all
my brake pads (front Z32, rear stock).

So recommend me something.

Basically I want my brake setup to be pretty well balanced. Not too
aggressive, not too weak. Daily driven car, tracked on occasion.

I do drive fast and I brake hard as well (even on the street) so
preferablly something that will at least last one season.

I don’t know much about brake material or wear rate or any of that sort.
So some information on where I can read up on this would be cool as well.

But in the meantime, post what you have in terms of brake pads and why
you chose it and how much it cost you.

Rotors wise, I’ll probablly get cross drilled or slotted. Depends on my
budget and recommendation.

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Use slotted or cross drilled rotors, and i use Monroe brake pads. Work really good and have a 60,000km warranty on them. So if you drive hard on them and they are worn out by 20,000kms just bring them back for new ones.

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ill be using axxis pads front and back

z32 front calipers
stock rears
stainless lines

ford fluid

havent decided on rotors yet and as well ill be installing a blade brake bias controler to battle z32 v stock ratio

GT

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where can you get Axxis pads in Toronto?

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KVR or Hawk HP+

dont get something too pusy otherwise it will overheat leave deposits on your rotors and make them feel warped

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I would also recommend Hawk HP+. They squeak when braking though until they heat up. Dunno if that would annoy you or not.

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PM Andy (iQuaBob).

No noise annoys me, unless it’s a noise of a malfunctioning device.

So we got two votes for Hawk HP+ and one Axxis.

I figure my budget is like $50-$75cad for two pads.

Mileage wise, I will put on about 450km/week on a daily driven basis :ugh:

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What about Williams pads from WTZ? Tons of solo 1 and 2 guys use them. Check out solo2ontario.com and look for username wpfri. Haven’t used them myself but have heard only good things about them.

I have pads from PDM and am not happy with them.

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Don’t get cross-drilled rotors. Some good vented rotors are fine, or slotted if you want to go all out. Cross-drilled is worthless crap.

As for pads, imho nothing beats Hawk. Get Hawk HP or HP+ for a good streetable application.

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I got KVR cross drilled rotors and KVR farbon fiber metallic brake pads all the way around, Im very happy with the performance considering Im using stock calipers. I totally recomend KVR I was impressed by the difference. :thumright:

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the hawks pads sound so sweet, they chirp everytine you brake, im using raybestes not sure the type but there performance pads, no brake dust, much better feel, and im going on my second season with them and still running without hint of that dirty squeak you get from cheap, or old pads

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Axxis = PBR = Metal Master is what i am hearing

i get them for like $55 or something.

Honestly G, pads are not going to be a big issue for you.

for guys that track their cars all the time i would recommend something hard core.

myself, i had KVR carbon kevlar pads on cross-drilled rotors that i installed last december.

after 6-8 months i found one of the pads on each caliper (cant remember if it was inside or outside) was dragging and wearing down prematurely.

i replaced only the worn down pads with the OE ones that i got with the loaded calipers because i didnt feel like spending more $$$.

i drive my car harder on the street that anyone ever should, going 150kph down to 50kph on occassion just for fun. 100% seriously.

my rotors are not warped and my pads are still okay. used DOT3 when i installed them, rebled when pads changed.

i stop as well today as i did 14 months ago when i put the rotors on. except i dont have ABS anymore.

all Z32 front rotors should be vented. in which case blanks would do fine.

Z32 calipers will give you nice long pad life on an S13 anyways, properly installed that is.

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its the inside ones bing, I had the same issue with the KVR 'carbon kevlar with my Z32 ish

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You don’t want something too hardcore for street, because it takes quite
a bit of hard braking to warm them up.

Axxis is cheap, and good.

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Use slotted or cross drilled rotors, and i use Monroe brake pads. Work really good and have a 60,000km warranty on them. So if you drive hard on them and they are worn out by 20,000kms just bring them back for new ones.

Actually the warranty does not cover “normal” wear and tear. If the pad brakes or cracks then your warranty applies with your receipt.

Unless of course your crack them yourself once you take them out.

BTW, I work at Canadian tire in Ottawa. Cost of Monroe pads to store = $28, Cost to head office =$12.

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i use Carbotech Panther+…its an autox based street pad and pretty good for road use…kinda pricey though. Last a while (on first set) and they havent killed the rotors on my car or my buddy’s tracked sti. 10k miles so far.