Originally posted by TNathe
Whazzup! I need to get new brake pads for my car so:
What pads do you guys prefer that are good for both occasional track use and everyday street driving. The qualities I want in a pad should also make it easier to brake drift, so a different set up front than in back is probably what I want, but what kinds? I also like the feeling of having to mash the brakes to initiate a braking slide rather than the linear feeling.
Also, what about rotors. Would it be worth investing in cross drilled and slotted rotors to keep things cool down there?
Thanks,
Tyler
KVR pads...been running them about a year, autox, drift, primus track event, manic street driving, never faded on me. They do like some heat in them however, and despite all the marketing and what I've heard others say, they don't quite get hot enough on the streets. Driving around I've just been kind of happy with them, but once I started using the brakes at primus....holy shit. The sumitomos were no match and easily surrendered.
Don't buy into the slotted and drilled hype, just go with brembo blanks from nopi (full set of rotors for about $100 after shipping and everything).
Stay away from discount auto and the like...their pads suck ass, I'd roast them to fading with just the 'manic street driving'....which is nowhere near as hard as autox or track.