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Akebono › Brake pads

Substantial_Block804 25 Apr 2025, 17:04

Rating 4.0

Braking:

I just changed out my rotors and brakes, both fronts and rears. I went with the Akebono ProAct pads, Centric GCX front rotors, and Dynamic Friction Geospec rear rotors. The OEM front pads are Advics (GG friction rating), and the rears list NBK (FF friction rating). The Rotors are all Advics.

The ProActs are slightly better, but nothing significant. I had plenty of life in the fronts, but my rotors were slightly warped, and the outer rears were pretty worn. 50k miles, pretty much on the money.

Pros: slightly better than OEM

Cons: rotors warped, rear pads worn

Vehicle: Toyota Corolla

Mileage: 50000 km

Akebono › Brake pads

CoincidentalLimerenc 25 Apr 2025, 13:54

Rating 5.0

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Dust:

The default recommendation will be Zimmerman rotors and Akebono Premium Ceramic Pads.

For the A4 it doesnt get better than this. Low dust, quiet operation, great initial bite, and they last a long time.

Pros: Low dust, quiet operation

Vehicle: Audi A4

POWER STOP › Brake pads

TomatoesB4Potatoes 25 Apr 2025, 02:41

Rating 4.0

Braking:

I used PowerStop (cross drilled) when I did my brakes two years ago. They seem pretty good.

Pros: seem pretty good

Akebono › Brake pads

One-Ad-3593 25 Apr 2025, 02:37

Rating 4.0

Braking:
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Dust:

Zimmerman rotors and Akebono pads. Decent stopping power. Never any noise. And super low dust! Been running this combo the last 12 years on all German cars I have owned, with zero issues (bmw,Audi &Mercedes).

Pros: Decent stopping power, super low dust

Cons: Decent stopping power

Hella Pagid › Brake pads

sockeyejo 24 Apr 2025, 15:38

Rating 4.0

Just bought Pagid discs and pads for my Suzuki Swift. mix of main and rural roads in NW England, plenty of wet, mud and hills.

Pros: decent for wet roads

Vehicle: Suzuki Swift

Hella Pagid › Brake pads

ChipRad 24 Apr 2025, 15:29

Rating 4.0

Braking:

Yes, decent enough. Just changed discs and pads on my Passat and no issues.

Pros: no issues

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Akebono › Brake pads

Substantial_Block804 24 Apr 2025, 07:46

Rating 5.0

I went with Akebono ProAct pads, Centric fully coated front rotors, and Dynamic Friction fully coated for the rears. I don't have any complaints.

Pros: high quality, no complaints

Vehicle: Toyota Corolla

POWER STOP › Brake pads

RupertTheReign 24 Apr 2025, 05:11

Rating 5.0

Braking:

I have Power Stop brakes on both my Miata (Z26) and my 3 (Z17). Been on for about 45k km on the 3 and 20k km on the Miata. Absolutely fantastic brakes... The Miata gets driven hard and the brakes have been flawless and powerful. The 3 is a daily driver and the brakes are better than OEM, but not to the point where they'd change the character of the car.

Pros: fantastic brakes, flawless, powerful

Mileage: 45000 km

Ferodo › Brake pads

Historian_Present 8 Jul 2024, 08:11

Rating 3.5

Braking:

Ferodo Ds2500 as brake pads or Ebc Yellostuff (a tad cheaper). Avoid drilled or grooved rotors because kinda useless. Just a good oem equivalent like Brembo (if in you market have CTF go for it)

Cons: drilled rotors useless

Vehicle: Mazda 5