Akebono makes very good pads.
Pros: very good pads
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If your car is spec'd for Brembo brake pads, they probably weren't fully needed in yet, which is 100% normal.
Pros: normal bedding process
Cons: not fully bedded
Akebono pads are great.
Pros: pads are great
I'm running Z26 Pads front & rear on my '20 with DBA T3 Rotors. Performance is excellent. I don't get the squeal others have reported with the Z26 pads. I had originally installed the DBA XP Pads but they were too dusty for my liking.
Pros: performance is excellent
Cons: DBA XP Pads too dusty
Vehicle:
Kia
I'm currently running Z23 pads with DBA rotors (slotted, so the wear on the pads should be similar to the Z26 rotors). The PowerStop pads have less initial bite, but I personally feel like they brake harder at max brake pressure than OEM pads. It takes a bit to get used to, but it feels fine long term.
Pros: brake harder at max pressure
Cons: less initial bite
Vehicle:
Kia
Mileage: 60000 km
Bosche quiet cast brakes and rotors. Love em.
Pros: love them
My Equinox has 10,400km and will always make noise under braking at the beginning of the ride and then gradually stops. Braking feels good though.
Pros: braking feels good
Cons: noise at beginning of ride
Vehicle:
Chevrolet Equinox
Mileage: 10400 km
I tried EBC on one SVT Focus and my first Fiesta ST. Yellowstuff on both.
They're marginally better than the OE ST pads, aside from dust production. They do not bite as hard as Hawk 5.0s or Stoptech Sports (which are my go-tos now; $76 for fronts from Tirerack). They do not stand up to actual track day driving (no one I know who does track stuff uses EBC). They're okay for autocross.
Pros: marginally better than OE, okay for autocross
Cons: high dust production, not hard bite, not for track
Vehicle:
Ford Fiesta
Powerstop = power junk with fancy colors. In no way are powerstop parts better quality than an OEM part.
Cons: power junk, not better than OEM
I feel Powerstop is more hype than “real”. Made in China.
Cons: more hype, made in China
Vehicle:
Toyota
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