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Brake pads STOPTECH or JURID
I run Stoptech 305s and they exceed my expectations
Pros: exceed expectations
Vehicle:
Infiniti
I did Stoptechs in the front and Golf R rears, I canyon carve in it and the brakes are legit. Heavy, heavy repeated braking, no fade.
Pros: Heavy repeated braking, no fade
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
Stoptech Street pads for the Akebono brakes. I've only got 16k miles on them and they still look new, despite having drilled & slotted rotors. I do heavily downshift and engine brake, which explains the lack of wear. I'd buy them again as they're quiet, but they do produce a fair amount of brake dust.
Pros: quiet, long lasting
Cons: lots of brake dust
Mileage: 16000 km
I switched from oem to EBC slotted rotors and StopTech "Street" pads about 20k miles ago. I won't be switching back. Firmer and more immediate initial bite, more consistent brake feel, and no brake fade even when carving up the canyon. This with good lifespan for the pads, zero noise, and low dust. I do have to be mindful when braking in traffic though, as the pads took about ten feet off of my 60-0 stopping distance and the performance tires a few more, and I don't want to end up wearing the vehicle behind me. I have a '16 sedan and only changed the front brakes out.
Pros: firmer bite, consistent feel, no fade
Cons: shorter stopping distance
Vehicle:
Mazda 3
Mileage: 20000 km
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'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
In hindsight, however, I do drive 15 miles up/down/through a mountain pass 5 days a week. That’s gotta be the culprit!
Cons: rapid wear
Vehicle:
Subaru
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