Need recommendations for brake pads
just get the stoptech SP's (street performance). you really cant go wrong. good all around pads and great bite. with alot of the other pads (HPS, deluxe plus, porterfield...) you either have zero bite/no dust or great bite/lots of dust. the SP's are somehwere in between. if thats what youre in to.
God damn I love those pads
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I carry and stock Axxis pads and stoptech SP pads.
both pads are great, the one advantage of the Stoptech SP pads are they dont dust as bad as the Axxis, they have very similar characteristics but with a higher operating temp, so the cold initial bite is a bit less than Axxis but duration and pedal modulation is slightly improved throughout.
we have these pads for every year/make subaru in stock.
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both pads are great, the one advantage of the Stoptech SP pads are they dont dust as bad as the Axxis, they have very similar characteristics but with a higher operating temp, so the cold initial bite is a bit less than Axxis but duration and pedal modulation is slightly improved throughout.
we have these pads for every year/make subaru in stock.
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-Noah
I've got Axxis ULT right now for the 4pots....man thats going to dust like crazy on my white wheels. Still plenty of meat on these current pads but I am thinking of stoptech in the near future.
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I have some cleaner/wax stuff that I got sold at the gas station and it works pretty good. Basically you spray and rub it on your wheels and it makes cleaning them way easier. Wax helps too.
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my last set of pads were axxis ultimate which have great bite and dust like mad.
The pad squeal tabs started doing their job so I replaced the pads with stoptech SP pads. They dust less and are equal on initial bit and heat resistance, and cheaper than Axxis!
The pad squeal tabs started doing their job so I replaced the pads with stoptech SP pads. They dust less and are equal on initial bit and heat resistance, and cheaper than Axxis!
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the only hawk pads I've used were hawk HPS and they faded under heat/load. Especially when it's hot in the summer time they would fade under even less load.
Axxis ultimate pads are great but dust a lot. i'm loving the stoptech PS pads right now for the cost and performance.
Axxis ultimate pads are great but dust a lot. i'm loving the stoptech PS pads right now for the cost and performance.
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yeahh i'm gonna go with stoptech. mainly because it will do the job and it won't break my wallet. but thanks again for everyone's help! i appreciate it!
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