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Brake pads TRW or WILWOOD
I've been using stock pads on the GTI; TRW and Ate brands from the parts counter at my dealer. That was not a pre-planned choice but one I made after being completely surprised at the track performance of the pads. Yeah, they're soft, but they're remarkably consistent as long as I am too. They come back quickly from being overheated if I do miss a mark.
Pros: consistent performance, quick recovery
Cons: pads are soft
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I got my brakes yesterday, they are freakin awesome, finish looks really good. i am going to put them on this weekend
Pros: awesome finish, looks good
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I do like the wilwoods on my car, stops good, lots of choice in brake pads.
Pros: stops good, pad choice
i had them on my mk3 jetta and there was a huge stopping difference without locking them up. a very good investment , initially they came with hawk pads they were too noisy and i switched to ebc pads and i loved the brakes quiet and stopping distance was probably reduced by 1/3
Pros: huge stopping difference, good investment
Cons: hawk pads too noisy
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
I had the wilwood 4piston kit w/11.3" rotors and stainless lines and the biggest difference I noticed was: Firmer pedal (stainless lines) Less fade when hot Better handling due to unsprung weight ABS stayed off a little better BUT: I couldn't use them w/factory wheels Had to take them off and put them on when I changed my summer rims Overall, Save your cash and get some good ss lines, pads and xdrilled rotors. Are you really going THAT fast that you need all that clamping power? Furthermore, your tires (type, tread, condition, etc.) and the alignment have almost as much to do with effective braking as fancy calipers, expensive fluid and the like.
Pros: firmer pedal, less fade
Cons: couldn't use w/factory wheels
Our stock brakes on our 88 16v gti (ita class) used bone stock rotors, ford high performance brake fluid, performance friction pads ( no longer available, but hawk blues worked almost as well ) and a nice cheap duct to the center of the hub to force air into the center of the rotor. We went several seasons with the same rotors and shuffled pads for long life. We also made a spacer out of aluminum to go between the pad and the caliper to help dissipate heat better as well. In 2000 we set 7 track lap records so the car isn't slow. Our motto for racing isn't how much you spend, but what you spend it on. good luck! dave...... p.s. for what it's worth, we sold the ita car and are building a g-production rabbit using wilwoods because they are legal in the class and we got into them for a good price. The key in that purchase was weight.
Pros: legal in class, good price
Cons: weight was key factor
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
the Wilwoods are quite light. they don't have much pad contact area though. the big advantage with the Stoptechs would be the cooling and contact area.
Pros: cooling and contact area
Cons: little pad contact area
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Corrado
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