Advice on which brake pad to choose.

ltullos · 07-01-2017, 01:39 PM

If you're not going to track, don't bother with drilled or slotted rotors. You won't get any benefit from them and they can only cause you problems.

Also I've used the Stop Tech street pads for numerous track sessions and they work fine. Plenty of stopping power with no fade even on MSR Cresson 1.3 which is hard on brakes because there's no straights for cooling. There's certainly a level at which these won't be suitable for track, but I'm not close to that yet. They are also great street pad with low dust.

As others have suggested, stainless steel brake lines are well worth it.

Rusty · 07-01-2017, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ltullos

If you're not going to track, don't bother with drilled or slotted rotors. You won't get any benefit from them and they can only cause you problems.

Also I've used the Stop Tech street pads for numerous track sessions and they work fine. Plenty of stopping power with no fade even on MSR Cresson 1.3 which is hard on brakes because there's no straights for cooling. There's certainly a level at which these won't be suitable for track, but I'm not close to that yet. They are also great street pad with low dust.

As others have suggested, stainless steel brake lines are well worth it.

You got this backwards. Drilled rotors on the track will crack. Slots are ok for both street and track.

Juso · 07-01-2017, 10:20 PM

What is a recommended pad that will at least have better initial bite than the stock pads? I want something like stock just with better initial bite. I've seen people say the hawk ceramics and the stoptech performance pads. If anyone recommends the stooptech ill probably just go with those since they are $40 cheaper. Thanks ahead of time!

07-01-2017, 01:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
ltullos Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: DFW Posts: 312 Drives: 2016 Nismo Tech MT Rep Power: 16	Pad recommendations If you're not going to track, don't bother with drilled or slotted rotors. You won't get any benefit from them and they can only cause you problems. Also I've used the Stop Tech street pads for numerous track sessions and they work fine. Plenty of stopping power with no fade even on MSR Cresson 1.3 which is hard on brakes because there's no straights for cooling. There's certainly a level at which these won't be suitable for track, but I'm not close to that yet. They are also great street pad with low dust. As others have suggested, stainless steel brake lines are well worth it. Amuse370z likes this.

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07-01-2017, 10:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Juso Base Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Texas Posts: 120 Drives: 12 Nissan 370z GM 7A Rep Power: 10	What is a recommended pad that will at least have better initial bite than the stock pads? I want something like stock just with better initial bite. I've seen people say the hawk ceramics and the stoptech performance pads. If anyone recommends the stooptech ill probably just go with those since they are $40 cheaper. Thanks ahead of time!