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I had to do a panic stop yesterday from about 45 mph and was just fine....I'm running Meyle rotors and Akebono pads.
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Akebono says also wears rotor less - I'm running stock zimmermans - after 30k miles pads still look like new and in the same time I've almost worn through a set of stock rears - only downside is less bite from cold - not a problem but you do notice that.
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The current set turns my car's wheels black with dust in just seconds after wheel cleaning.
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These pads are made for steel rotors, not PCCB so use on steel rotors is their intended purpose.
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Akebono says also wears rotor less - I'm running stock zimmermans - after 30k miles pads still look like new and in the same time I've almost worn through a set of stock rears - only downside is less bite from cold - not a problem but you do notice that.
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yep brake dust. i don't track the car, so it isn't for performance. when reading other threads about ceramic pads, it wasn't clear on whether or not it required special rotors.
with iron rotors. Do you know if pads will work with stock/OEM cast iron rotors or are aftermarket special (?) iron rotors needed? I could find nothing on the site that stated this.
Next brake job I could see switching to these pads. The current set turns my car's wheels black with dust in just seconds after wheel cleaning. Worst brake dust output ever.
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Macster.
I used akebono on my bmw e46 ... Much less dust and light color so you can't see it .. Akebono says also wears rotor less - I'm running stock zimmermans - after 30k miles pads still look like new and in the same time I've almost worn through a set of stock rears - only downside is less bite from cold - not a problem but you do notice that. Not sure about high temp track performance either - but if you're going to do that you should probably be looking at high carbon content pads
These pads are made for steel rotors, not PCCB so use on steel rotors is their intended purpose. There's a couple inexpensive ceramic based pads on the market now.
Before you buy pads for your car do some Research. Most sites have the ability to compare this pad against that pad and also provide intended use. Endurance, track HPDE, Autocross, street, hard parking
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I just put Akebono on my Lexus IS300 (with Supra rotors) as a 'trial' to see if I wanted to try them on my 996. I'm not impressed with the bite at all. Ceramic worked well on my Tundra.
I'll do either factory Porsche pads or Hawk HPS. I did Hawk HPS on my VR6 Corrado (with MK4 GTI rotors/pads) and they do a real good job.
I had to do a panic stop yesterday from about 45 mph and was just fine....I'm running Meyle rotors and Akebono pads. They are more linear and kind of require you to be harder on the pedal. Just have a totally different feel compared to stock pads. Will still stop you without issue though.
Your right varsorama, better said. Hard stops are fine. More pedal pressure is required during normal driving over stock pads. So really less dust vs. more required foot pressure is what you can expect.
Without a doubt, cold bite is superior with OEM, but to me nothing is more annoying than super touchy brakes. Especially in traffice! I'd rather control the pedal pressure myself. Obviously if you are weak, not the pads for you!
