I use the Hawk Performance Ceramic pads. They are good balance for me of high performance without the high levels of dust that you get with semi-metallic pads.

I have the Ferodo DS2500's, and they do very well. The do brake a lot more than OEM's or the Posi-Quiets, so you'll want to have a good wheel cleaner.

I took mine off at 35K, and they had probably 2/3 of their life left. Oh well, I think they ended up where they deserved: in the trash :icon17:

:bowrofl:

is that right... dang, i do check pad thickness when i swap wheels every yr between my 2sets i have and it hasn't changed thickness much. im still shy of 13k miles. i might use the stock pads until i sell the car then. lol

:icon18: they not THAT bad. actually they're great for my weekend motoring. :p

I know they're not that bad :icon17:

And I actually wished they could have gone to Mike the Powdercoater as he was looking for some temporary pads, but I had already thrown them away by the time I saw his thread. Rusty hooked him up though, so no big deal.

:icon17: might as well hold on to them to put on if you do sell it...

hahaha true. :D

im just going to use stock pads for now. i have nothing bad to say about them for my current application... which is motoring spiritedly on the weekends. :D

Did anyone catch this???

Does this dealership know what kind of car you own??

I caught it, that's why I insist he kills the guy at the dealershit, lol

Thing is I just spent around $400 on those brakes, I don't want to spend another couple hundred or even thousands on brakes again. Man, I really like the car but it has given me nothing but troubles.

Haha exactly, that's why I put them in quotations.

I caught it as well, but that's the kind of crap I have just come to expect from dealerships :ugh2:

Front pads should be sufficient, although all four wheels would be better. The rears are typically going to be a little cheaper than the front pads as well. You should be able to find a set of the Centric Posi-Quiet somewhere in the neighborhood of $50. I got a set of Hawk Performance Ceramic front pads for <$100.

Rebedding the pads in is free. All you need is a big enough parking lot at 2 am. It sounds like there's still air in the lines. Spend thirty bucks for some Motul brake fluid and rebleed it. just because you watched them doesn't mean all the air is out unless you were right over his shoulder. That should take care of all of your issues.

How much more bite does the Akebono have over the base?

When I first picked up the car, the bite was pretty strong, but after a week it felt just like the family car I owned previously.