new wheels, which brake pads have minimum brake dust

[bsturman92]

hey so i just got some white esm wheels for my 318is. i was curious which brake pads give off the least amount of brake dust... what do you guys think? i heard hawk pads are good but thats all i have heard and i know theres gotta be others

[blunttech]

Akebono ceramics are pretty dust free but depends on your braking needs

[bsturman92]

just for daily driving. no track use really

[Cynical 1]

anything ceramic.

honelsty, advance auto wearever golds are pretty damn good ceramic pads. about $30-ish an axle, low dust, and they do hold up to some track beating if needed...

[jlevie]

Understand that a low dust pad will decrease brake performance and they are really easy to overheat, even in ordinary street driving. Overheated pads will result in uneven deposits on the rotors if the car is brought to a stop before the pads have cooled down. Making you think that the rotors are warped (they aren't). They can also be (and frequently are) a bit noisy.

My personal opinion is that I want pads that will stop the car like "yesterday". If that means dust like a WWW II destroyer laying a smoke screen, so be it. Wheels are easy to clean, body damage isn't so easy to repair (there are lots of idiots out there).

That said, most HPS type pads are an upgrade over OE pads and make less dust. Kind of the best of both worlds. Hawk HPS and StopTech Street Performance pads come to mind. I'd pick PFC pads, but they aren't available in a E30 fitment.

[ELVA164]

Understand that a low dust pad will decrease brake performance and they are really easy to overheat, even in ordinary street driving. Overheated pads will result in uneven deposits on the rotors if the car is brought to a stop before the pads have cooled down. Making you think that the rotors are warped (they aren't). They can also be (and frequently are) a bit noisy.

My personal opinion is that I want pads that will stop the car like "yesterday". If that means dust like a WWW II destroyer laying a smoke screen, so be it. Wheels are easy to clean, body damage isn't so easy to repair (there are lots of idiots out there).

That said, most HPS type pads are an upgrade over OE pads and make less dust. Kind of the best of both worlds. Hawk HPS and StopTech Street Performance pads come to mind. I'd pick PFC pads, but they aren't available in a E30 fitment.

I agree with this. When I was looking at brake system stuff for future reference, I began looking at ceramic pads and ended up with the StopTech Street Performance as my favorites. It isn't worth sacrificing braking power just so you can wait longer to clean your wheels. The likely extra noise of ceramic pads sounded like a huge annoyance as well.