Which brake pads/rotors are you currently using?

[Cong405]

I'm curious to know what brake pads/rotors r3v members are using since I'm about to do my brakes as Easter break comes up. My recent pads were Hawks HP+ w/ brembo blank all around and they stopped quite well for DD and at autoX events. My only complaints were the noise and dust that it created.

What pads/rotors are you using, planning to use, or have used? Any reviews would be great!

[Jand3rson]

I have the Hawk HP+ too, no excess dust and no noise, what rotors are you using? I have ATE Powerslot front and Brembo rear.

[Cong405]

I'm currently using brembo blanks all around.

[5Toes]

Akebono Euro ceramic upfront
Pagid rear

love it

Rotors are Balo and Brembo. Balo is WAY better (and cheaper)

[TobyB]

Textar. Because street car.

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[dannyyisntt]

PBR ceramics

Brembo rotors

[ak-]

Akebono Euro ceramic upfront
Pagid rear

love it

Rotors are Balo and Brembo. Balo is WAY better (and cheaper)

You're the second person to say this.
I need rotors, so I'll be keeping that in mind I suppose.

[lambo]

I have the Hawk HP+ too, no excess dust and no noise, what rotors are you using? I have ATE Powerslot front and Brembo rear.

I'm about to redo my brakes. Do you notice any extra noise from the slotted discs up front?

[Cong405]

Akebono Euro ceramic upfront
Pagid rear

love it

Rotors are Balo and Brembo. Balo is WAY better (and cheaper)

Can you give some details to why Balo WAY better?

[Jand3rson]

I'm about to redo my brakes. Do you notice any extra noise from the slotted discs up front?

Nope, not that I can think of.

[TG Goose]

Powerslots and Hawk HT-10 on all corners

[Click]

Brembo slotted and HPS pads up front. Rears are what came with the car, as they have plenty of life left. I almost went for hps+ but I heard more than enough complaints for using them as a street pad.

The brembo and hps seems to be a good combo but I would say initial bite is fair and they need to warm up a bit to get maximum stopping power. I once had to make an emergency stop after driving just a short distance from home and I slammed the brakes and thought I was going to wreck until a half second later and they grabbed like no ones business. I had Ate premiumones and mintex pads on the front of my old Jetta and I thought they were a fantastic combo. It's nearly impossible to find mintex pads for e30s though.

[FLG]

HPS pads and stoptech slotted rotors

[TimKninja]

Tire rack sells slotted brembo rotors for under $100 for the fronts, best deal you can get in brake rotors honestly. Had them on my 24v E30 with ATE pads and the bite was incredible. Granted they were $20 ATE pads, they dusted the front wheels like no one business. Which sucks with basket weaves.

[ohthejosh]

^Thanks for the heads up!! Need new rotors myself and at $97 for the front pair!! That's a deal :)