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EJ22
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Reno
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I'm in the market for some new brake pads (stock ones are shot).
Any brand suggestions? Mainly for street use. How are the Carbotech Bobcats? BTW, car's a '00 RS. |
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The Doink
Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Portland, OR
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Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata
Class: PDX/TT-6
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If there's one thing we like talking about on this site, it's brakes! Right Dean and Gary?
![]() Overall I've been happy with the Axxis Ultimate pads. They're decent on the street, great for Auto-X and seem to hold up fairly well at track days, although I'm pretty gentle on the brakes at track days. The biggest drawback it that they dust A LOT, and it's sort of an evil, toxic, rusty dust that's carcinogenic to breath (according to the warning on the box). Although I've contemplated try some other brands for reference sake, I'm planning on sticking with the Axxis Ultimates for this upcoming auto-x season. Also, StopTech seems to like 'em since they come with most their brake kits. I know Dean's used the EBC Greens on the street and liked them. I've heard stories that they eat rotors though, but I've never used them, so I can't really speak about 'em with authority.
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El Matador
Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002
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I talked to a few guys at the Buttonwillow track day, most notably "DirtyWRX" on this board. He swears by them, and has an outlet for good prices from back east somewhere
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The Doink
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EJ22
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Thanks, guys for the input.
Matt, Do you know which vendor "DirtyWRX" was talking about? |
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Señor Cheap Bastarde
Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003
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Posts: 9,294
Car: $.04 STI
Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI
Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.
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The EBC Greens have been very good, and I haven't worn out any rotors yet. I would however second the Axxis Ultimates vote from everything I have read on the WRX, 3S, and Miata sites... They are universally loved with few if any naysayers.
None of the performance pads have friendly dust no matter what the manufacturers say. I have tried just about every performance pad except Axxis including EBC, Porterfield, Hawk, Wilwood, etc. and they all are nasty, especially after a track day because the stuff is practically molten as it flies into your rims at about 100MPH... The only way I know of to deal with dust is to clean your wheels, and take the time to put a couple coats of good wax on them. This way the wax is sacrificial instead of the wheel finish. But I'm to lazy to wax my car much less the wheels.
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I can do all 4 rims in under 30 minutes, getting them pretty damn clean with a fresh layer of wax on 'em. And with white race rims, I really need to do it after every event. ![]()
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Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002
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All I know is that it is in New Hampshire, you can PM him for the contact info. Matt
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EJ251
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Southeast Hades
Posts: 593
Car: Red
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¿Quién es tu padre?
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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did somebody say wax your wheels?
yeah! :wink:
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