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Brake pads STOPTECH or WILWOOD
When I had an NC, I put wilwood pro matrix pads on. I did a few track days a year and then drove it daily in the summer. They held up great, but I wasn't super hard on them at the track.
Pros: held up great, good for daily
Vehicle:
Mazda
I put stoptech pads and rotors on the back of mine, got the set for $32.38 on clearance from tirerack.com. For the fronts I run Hawk HPS 5.0 pads
Wilwood White.
Stoptech 309 and Endless MX72/CCRG pads. They were great for my beginner's pace on the track. Obviously once I started pushing it more, you'll find the limits of the pad.
Pros: great for beginner's pace
Cons: limits when pushing more
I run StopTech Sport pads on my street M3 for the days I want to give demo laps to my students on days I'm instructing and don't want to do deal with the track car. They work totally fine for both.
Pros: work totally fine
Vehicle:
BMW
I'm partial to StopTech Sports
Pros: preferred choice
Stoptech sports are the best dual use pad I’ve used…they’re great for fast street driving and they last.
Pros: great for fast driving, they last
Stoptech street performance. Probably worse than stock but still plenty for street/autocross and a lot less dusty
Pros: less dusty, plenty for street
Cons: worse than stock
Vehicle:
Ford Focus
There was a noticable increase in stopping power, but it came with a significant increase in brake dust. They also started squealing recently. I recently checked the pad life and it's been okay. So far I've put 10k on em, and I'm estimating that 1/3 to 1/2 of their life has been used
Pros: increased stopping power
Cons: increased dust, squealing
Mileage: 10000 km
I installed Stop Techs in my 2016 WRX at around 10,000kms. Didn't notice much difference. Hated them, squeked a bit when new. But they left brown dust on my nice clean gold rims and I hated that. Swapped the stockers back in and again didn't notice much difference in stopping, maybe i had to push slightly more to come to a stop. But so glad I don't have shit coloured brown front rims.
Cons: squealing, brown dust
Vehicle:
Subaru
Mileage: 10000 km
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Which brake pads to choose — STOPTECH or WILWOOD?
If choosing brake pads across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare brake pads across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which brake pads are better — WILWOOD or STOPTECH?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads STOPTECH were overall better than WILWOOD.
- STOPTECH received a PR Score of 87 out of 100, and WILWOOD scored 78 points.
- STOPTECH ranked 9 in the overall ranking, and WILWOOD ranked 35.
- The average rating is higher for STOPTECH (4.1) than for WILWOOD (4).
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Brake pads STOPTECH have better feature ratings than WILWOOD:
- Noise - owners believe, that by this property STOPTECH does not differ from WILWOOD.
- Dust - drivers claim, that this property for WILWOOD is outperforms STOPTECH.
- Braking - reviews suggest, that this property for STOPTECH is preferred to WILWOOD.
Which brake pads are more popular — STOPTECH or WILWOOD?
In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads STOPTECH were overall more popular than WILWOOD.
By vote balance, brake pads STOPTECH surpassed WILWOOD:
- For STOPTECH, the ratio of positive (289) to negative (43) votes is 246 votes.
- For WILWOOD, the ratio of positive (33) to negative (9) votes is 24 votes.
By number of reviews, brake pads STOPTECH surpassed WILWOOD:
- For brake pads STOPTECH there are 107 reviews: 89 positive, 11 neutral, 7 negative.
- For brake pads WILWOOD there are 13 reviews: 9 positive, 3 neutral, 1 negative.
Which brake pads do car owners prefer — STOPTECH or WILWOOD?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake pads STOPTECH and WILWOOD have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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