When I had my ST, I did EBC Redstuff pads, and Geomet coated rotors. Low dust, great stopping power, but the pads are a little pricy. I recently moved on to a Golf R, and I wanted to try the Z23 Power Stop pads off Rockauto. I can say they’re pretty much indistinguishable from the Redstuff pads. They have a bed in procedure that you have to go do, otherwise they will feel meh. After bedding them in, they feel amazing!

Pros: low dust, great stopping power

Cons: pricey pads, bed-in procedure needed

POWER STOP › Brake pads

Strykenine 16 Sep 2024, 04:31

Rating 4.0

Braking:

I put powerstop pads and rotors on my truck about 100k miles ago. Still have those rotors, but have replaced the pads. They lasted as long as I would have expected.

Pros: long lasting rotors

Mileage: 100000 km

POWER STOP › Brake discs

MathematicianNo861 16 Sep 2024, 03:46

Rating 4.5

Braking:

I've used the power stop and semi-coat rotors for many years on my truck and suv. Definitely notice a difference with the coating on the rotors being somewhere that the roads get salted in the winter. The pads have a good lifetime on them and have never had any issues.

Pros: good lifetime, resists rust

POWER STOP › Brake discs

Technotitclan 7 Sep 2024, 18:09

Rating 4.5

Braking:

I do oem for nearly everything. Rotors are not one of them. PowerStop Evolution rotors are OE weight and quality with a zinc coating for corrosion at a decent price. I think I'm on my 4th set over a decade and two cars.

Pros: good quality, corrosion resistance

POWER STOP › Brake discs

raffi30 7 Sep 2024, 17:05

Rating 4.5

Braking:

Short answer, oem rotors are not worth it. Brake pads and rotors are one of the areas the aftermarket is great at. I have been happy with Power Stop geomet fully coated rotors. They cost basically the same or a dollar or two more vs the semi coated on rockauto.

Pros: good quality, cost effective

POWER STOP › Brake pads

Weak_Koala3669 7 Sep 2024, 16:06

Rating 5.0

Braking:

As someone who has put this brand on my car for the last 6 years, they work great, tbh. I have had no issues with them.

Drive an 02 subaru bugeye

Pros: work great, no issues

Vehicle: Subaru Impreza WRX

POWER STOP › Brake pads

Horology_ 6 Sep 2024, 20:10

Rating 5.0

Braking:

I got the powerstop z26 for like $600 for everything. They look way better and perform better than the OEM. There is zero shake when braking at high speeds.

Pros: perform better than OEM, zero shake

Vehicle: Kia

POWER STOP › Brake pads

mrnarrowarrow 6 Sep 2024, 13:36

Rating 5.0

Braking:

just replaced my pads with z26's and issue went away.

Pros: issue went away

POWER STOP › Brake pads

Copbait 28 May 2021, 21:23

Rating 3.0

Dust:

I think it's a thing with German cars. The rotors warp too easily. The thing that bugs me the most about German cars are the brake pads. They so freaking dusty!

Cons: brake pads very dusty