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Brake pads STOPTECH or Duralast
Stop tech sports pads, from my experience it bites great. Same amount of dust as brembo. I have tracked them lots of times, great for daily too
Pros: great bite, low dust
I personally run the StopTech 309's on just about all our cars, even my SO's Sentra. The price is good, usually about the price of OEM or NAPA replacements. There's a good initial bite, but it's not overbearing. And most of all the modulate well - which is what you want for autocross pads.
Pros: good price, good modulation
I use stoptech sports. Great pad apart form being a little dusty.
Pros: great braking
Cons: dusty
I've swapped between Stoptech street pads and Carbotech XP-12 for a few years. The Carbotechs (race pads) would require some bedding in whenever they go back on the car. The rotors surprisingly lasted much longer than on the Carbotechs alone (I daily drive the car). I suspect it's due to the ideal working temperature of the Carbotech compound.
Pros: rotors lasted longer
Cons: Carbotech bedding in
I went for Stoptech 309 sport pads since they are relatively cheap, and are comparable to ds2500. I only street
Pros: relatively cheap
I’ve always run Dynamic Friction or Centric myself. I have no complaints from either brand, both preform well, quiet, seem to last (which will obviously vary by how much you’re driving/stopping), and they get the job done.
Pros: perform well, quiet, durable
Stoptech Sport (aka 309). Quiet on the street and good enough for track days. The only downside is the dust.
Pros: quiet, good for track
Cons: lots of dust
Part number: 309
I use Stoptech Sport pads + Centric blank rotors with NB brake conversion on my 91 NA. I mostly daily drive my car, but will occasionally take it on mountain runs or the occasional autocross. Haven't experienced any performance issues with them. They're very quiet and perform well under hard braking. Only problem is that these pads put out a *lot* of dust.
Pros: quiet, good performance
Cons: lots of dust
I'm running stop-tech sport pads and easily have eaten away 50% of the pad after 1 track-day - which I skipped two sessions of.
Cons: pad wear
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
I put stoptech pads on my 2011 hatch and they have been so beyond noisey they have been driving me insane. Gotta find something else to replace them with. Hope your experience is better!
Cons: very noisy
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