Track Day Best Practices - MUST READ

MightyBobo

They make a lot of noise and dust. No, they are not OK for street use, because they only work properly at temperature.

Ask bladesofchaos (he has special characters in his name, cant remember what they are) what happens when you use XP8's as your DD pads. When I took them off of his car, the material buildup was so aggressive, they dug what were probably 1/2" wide, and 1/8" DEEP grooves into his brake rotors and ruined them, simply because they werent getting hot enough to shed the pad material properly.

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Meulen

thanks that's GTK! My Z is not a daily driver but most, if not all driving is on the street. I'm changing the front rotors out and was wondering if I should change the pads while I'm at it. If it's going to be dusty and noisy, I'll just keep the OEM pads and swap them out if I plan on a track day.

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osbornsm

Just swap the pads out the night before your track day.... no reason to squeal all summer

Edit: i run XP8's all the way around. Perfect for summer tires.

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MightyBobo

It's not necessarily recommended to run the same compound all around. Better to run a more aggressive compound up front. This will cause the front end to lock up before the rear end, preventing a mid-corner breaking spin. Just FYI..

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Mike

I run XP12s front and rear. but, I have stoptech trophy brakes also, so that might make a difference. They perform splendidly, except when I run my 245 rain tire RE11a's. Then they tend to flat spot the tires unfortunately.

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MightyBobo

For experienced drivers, I think it's less a problem. You know how to diagnose handling issues

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