Brake Pads

[LikeCDoos]

Lets here some reviews from you guys with all different pads. I'm mostly looking for a good street pad. I don't autox and if I did it would be only a few times. I'd really like to find a very low dust no squeak pad. I don't know what pads I have on my car now because they are still fine from my PO, but i really hate cleaning my rims every 2 days.

[randomtask37]

i am also interested in this

[E30godz]

mintex reds

[LikeCDoos]

mintex reds

What about them? amount of dust? squeaks? preformance?

thanks in advance

[Tangent]

Which pads would be good for spirited street driving / track school? (Buttonwillow, where I once ate through and thorougly demolished a new set of carbon metallic pads on my Camaro in one day)

Also what brake fluid would you recommend?

[TIATO]

PBR Metalamasters - approx. $75 for all 4 corners

Low, Low dust. Put them on 3 weeks ago and practically ZERO dust. Brake performace is average. Good, cheap, low dust street pad.

Dual Purpose - Street / Autocross - Low Dust
The PBRs mentioned above could do auto-x duty, definately not track though. Another good low dust pad are Porterfield R4-S, but at twice the cost.

Triple Purpose- Street / Autocross / Light Track - Low Dust
Porterfield R4-S
EBC Reds

Track Only - High Bite, MASSIVE DUST
Carbotech Panther XP
Peformance Friction 97
Porterfiedl R4


Brake Fluid: ATE Superblue, Motul 600

[JasonH]

Stay away from the Mintex Red pads if you are looking for something with low dust. I have tried four sets on three different cars with the same result...they dust like a MOFO.

[nateb]

My pagids squeaked a lot and seemed to have a lot of dust too. I have ATE pads now and they squeak a bit (less than my pagids) and seem to dust just like the pagids did.

I hear EBC greenstuff is the way to go, i'm getting them next time.

-nate-

[LikeCDoos]

PBR Metalamasters - approx. $75 for all 4 corners

Low, Low dust. Put them on 3 weeks ago and practically ZERO dust. Brake performace is average. Good, cheap, low dust street pad.

Dual Purpose - Street / Autocross - Low Dust
The PBRs mentioned above could do auto-x duty, definately not track though. Another good low dust pad are Porterfield R4-S, but at twice the cost.

Anyone have anything else to add on these pads, they seem to be what i'm looking for from that discription.

I hear EBC greenstuff is the way to go, i'm getting them next time.

I always here these come up as being good, other than squeaking alot. Any other comments?

[MattM20]

PBR Metalamasters - approx. $75 for all 4 corners

Low, Low dust. Put them on 3 weeks ago and practically ZERO dust. Brake performace is average. Good, cheap, low dust street pad.

Dual Purpose - Street / Autocross - Low Dust
The PBRs mentioned above could do auto-x duty, definately not track though. Another good low dust pad are Porterfield R4-S, but at twice the cost.

Anyone have anything else to add on these pads, they seem to be what i'm looking for from that discription.

I hear EBC greenstuff is the way to go, i'm getting them next time.

I always here these come up as being good, other than squeaking alot. Any other comments?

i have the greenstuffs, and like most people will tell you, they have very mediocre bite when cold, but superb bite when theyre warm. i have not heard any squeeking from them wet or dry, and the dust isnt that bad.

[trent]

PBR Metalamasters - approx. $75 for all 4 corners

Low, Low dust. Put them on 3 weeks ago and practically ZERO dust. Brake performace is average. Good, cheap, low dust street pad.

Dual Purpose - Street / Autocross - Low Dust
The PBRs mentioned above could do auto-x duty, definately not track though. Another good low dust pad are Porterfield R4-S, but at twice the cost.

Anyone have anything else to add on these pads, they seem to be what i'm looking for from that discription.

I hear EBC greenstuff is the way to go, i'm getting them next time.

I always here these come up as being good, other than squeaking alot. Any other comments?

i have the greenstuffs, and like most people will tell you, they have very mediocre bite when cold, but superb bite when theyre warm. i have not heard any squeeking from them wet or dry, and the dust isnt that bad.

I agree. They are DUSTLESS and do not squeek at all. The people who got squeek probably shouldn't be working on cars themselves.

[tobybmw]

The Metalmaster pads can suck my left toe. I just did a track event at Pacific Racweay and they are toast. The pads work so so on the street however, dont bite as well as OEM pads but dont dust at all. I want more of a bite with my pads and am considering

Hawk HP Plus pads up front and HPS in the rear as they do not make HP Plus for the front.

Andy

[nando]

I have pagid, they dust like crazy and squeak, but they do stop the car really well which is all I really care about. :P

once I have my BBS though, that might change. I'm sure Pagids aren't the end all be all of brake pads, so if I could find something with the same or better bite/fade abilities with less dust I'd be all over them. (squealing is the last of my concerns!)