Alternative to Wilwood BP-20 pads

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pad recommendations are like tire recommendations, two people can run the same thing and have completely different opinions based on personal preferences, differing priorities etc

[JRKOUPE]

understood


mine was for track use...but I drove to tracks.

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how many more do u need?.....

I run hT10, dtc 60, bp 20 and poly b....

im looking for street pads that are excellent from cold great initial bite, just looking whats out there and trying to make it easy for others looking for pads handy to have a list. im running BP-10

[JRKOUPE]

how many more do u need?.....

I run hT10, dtc 60, bp 20 and poly b....

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pads i've found for 7812 shape dynapro lug mount and others. could also get 7816 and machine/sand them down a little

WILWOOD
CM, BP-40, BP-10, BP-20, POLY-A, POLY-B, POLY-E, POLY-H, POLY-Q

HAWK
HPS, HT-10, DTC-30, DTC-60, DTC-70, BLACK, BLUE

EBC
GREENSTUFF, RED STUFF, YELLOW STUFF

PORTERFIELD
R-4, R4-1, R4-S

CARBOTECH
1521, AX6, XP8, XP10, XP12, RP2, XP20, XP24

RAYBESTOS
ST-38, ST-41, ST-43, ST-45, ST-47

anyone else found others?

[Lof8]

I absolutely loved the HT-10s. Very consistent bite all day long. I flushed the system with motul 600 as well and my brakes were amazing all day.

They were a little squeaky and lackluster on the ride home, but great under track conditions.

[gverelli]

I just checked the part# in Hawkpadsdirect. com, and nothing came up. They must really be special order eh? I will check out the site.

[dude8383]

Holy shit. That's sweet. Going to deal with them next time I want to order pads!

Just going to type the P/N here in case the hosting for the image ever goes down.

HB542S.480

[Lof8]

It seems these pads do exist. 12mm total measured thickness. Race shopper informed me that before they even "special ordered" the 12mm pads through Hawk, the 12mms showed up at their shop-correct part number, thickness, and all.

I hope they continue to be easily available for others.

[bimma360]

How about noise? Are they relatively quiet?



I experienced "warped" like symptoms from my track day but I think it had more to do with the slotted rotor than anything. It was shaving material off of the pad and cooking onto the rotor where the slots were...hence creating the shaky feeling when braking hard on the track.

Yeah I think I'm going to try normal rotors this time around.

[dude8383]

Porterfield makes them in a R4s compound that is a great street pad. Minimal dust, almost no rotor wear, work great from cold too. They are similar to he BP-20 pads.

How about noise? Are they relatively quiet?

Ahh I cant really say Im not an expert on brakes. I just dont know how they can warp especially with "mild-er" pads such as the bp20s. If you have trouble getting them up to temp i highly doubt they warped from excessive heat. Better off waiting until somone with real experience can give helpful advice, your guess is probably as good as mine

I experienced "warped" like symptoms from my track day but I think it had more to do with the slotted rotor than anything. It was shaving material off of the pad and cooking onto the rotor where the slots were...hence creating the shaky feeling when braking hard on the track.

[gverelli]

Ahh I cant really say Im not an expert on brakes. I just dont know how they can warp especially with "mild-er" pads such as the bp20s. If you have trouble getting them up to temp i highly doubt they warped from excessive heat. Better off waiting until somone with real experience can give helpful advice, your guess is probably as good as mine

[bimma360]

I've had mine for two summers now with 3 track days without any issues, the pads have to changed as soon as the car comes out because there isn't to much life left. I never had any problems with warped rotors or vibrations under heavy braking, I would recommend for street driving. I never tried any other compound so I do not have any input yet, however I am definitely buying the H compounds for my first track day and I will post up my experience with them

Could it be that I just don't drive aggressively enough on them though? It is what it is... I'll be replacing the rotors and pads out soon. I was just wondering.

[gverelli]

Is the BP-20 really an appropriate pad for a street car? Wilwood's site say's "track only." And I got to be honest, I'm not 100% happy with it. After about a years worth of street only use, the car hums very loudly when breaking from high speed on the highway. Breaking at high speed also causes my steering column to shake pretty badly. I figure my rotors are warped at this point, but I dont see that as a norm since I havent even changed out my first set of pads.

Just from the Wilwood site, the E compounds seem like the way to go. Any input?


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Even though Compound A is "race only" as well, wouldnt the higher friction at colder temps be a good thing for a high performance daily? I mean when do you really get those pads good and hot on a 60 sec stint on a back road?

I've had mine for two summers now with 3 track days without any issues, the pads have to changed as soon as the car comes out because there isn't to much life left. I never had any problems with warped rotors or vibrations under heavy braking, I would recommend for street driving. I never tried any other compound so I do not have any input yet, however I am definitely buying the H compounds for my first track day and I will post up my experience with them

[der affe]

Porterfield makes them in a R4s compound that is a great street pad. Minimal dust, almost no rotor wear, work great from cold too. They are similar to he BP-20 pads.