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POWER STOP › Brake pads

SoulScout 24 Aug 2019, 05:38

Rating 4.5

Braking:
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I have Power Stop all around on my daily driver - a Pontiac Vibe base. Z17 Ceramic pads in front, Geomet-coated rotors (note that the coating will wear off quickly where the pads contact, but it does keep the rest of the rotors from getting rusty), and OE-style semi-metallic shoes in the back. Stock calipers. Not sure how they do with more spirited driving, but I think they work very well for my daily. No noise, no noticeable dust, good braking power.

Pros: good braking, no noise, little dust

Cons: tabs too big, coating wears

POWER STOP › Brake pads

funkyZero 2 Aug 2019, 01:25

Rating 5.0

Braking:
Dust:

I'm REALLY picky about brakes... I've been down this road more than a few times and finally settled on Powerstop Evolution pads... they bite really well, warm or cold weather, and they don't eat the rotors alive either I think they are the best street pads I've found to date.

Pros: bites really well, no noise

Cons: excessive dust

Brembo › Brake pads

osin34 2 Aug 2019, 01:12

Rating 5.0

Braking:

This years projects are all done.. finally got the rear big brakes finished and they came out great.. a lot of work but, brake pedal feel is just as good as with the fronts only, and this thing will make your teeth fly out when you put them down.

Pros: great brake pedal feel

Cons: a lot of work

Vehicle: Volkswagen

ATE › Brake pads

petef 25 Jul 2019, 23:58

Rating 5.0

Braking:

I'm running Redstuff as well - they are OEM compatible.

Pros: OEM compatible

EBC › Brake pads

HurfADurf 25 Jul 2019, 12:53

Rating 4.5

Braking:
Dust:

I've been running EBC Redstuff for 5+ years now, and while I haven't looked at the pad clips in over a year I don't recall them being any different than OEM. Performance has been good, and they're less dusty than the original pads.

Pros: good performance, less dusty

Cons: pad clips not recalled

Akebono › Brake pads

keazeone 21 Jul 2019, 19:37

Rating 4.0

Braking:
Dust:

I run them on my 03 325xi. So much better on break dust. They don't have as much bite as the OEM pads, but I think they're super close.

Pros: less brake dust

Cons: less bite than OEM

Vehicle: BMW

Akebono › Brake pads

Vinyl_boi 21 Jul 2019, 18:45

Rating 5.0

Braking:
Dust:

I run them, they’re amazing to me. Good stopping power, no dust.

Pros: good stopping power, no dust

Hawk Performance › Brake pads

wuZheng 4 Jul 2019, 16:56

Rating 5.0

For me, these were the Hawk HPS 5.0 and G-Loc R12 pads.

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

OEM Volkswagen › Brake pads

David@vwvortex 26 Jan 2017, 15:32

Rating 3.0

Braking:

Yep... had that happen with my GLI. Stg 1 A6 GLI and the brakes really couldn't keep up w/the car. Upgraded them to A6 Golf R fronts and no problem now stopping.

Pros: better stopping after upgrade

Cons: brakes couldn't keep up

Vehicle: Volkswagen