Brake Pad Suggestions
 

92 Tsi AWD 5 speed
- 2 pot caliper upgrade

I need new front pads. I want something with better stopping power, but good for street use. I don't care about brake dust too much. What do you all recommend?

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Axxis Metal Master

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Don't get the metal masters, upgrade and get the Axxis Ultimates. They are like $5 more and WAY better than the metal masters.

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Never even knew there was such a thing.

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Thanks! Anyone know about those Hawk pads? There are two kinds. I believe the HPS and HP+? I'll look into thos Axxis Ultimate pads!

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The Hawks are pretty good to, I would only get them if you are going to do track days though. Get the Ultimates, you won't be disappointed for street use.

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Ebc

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EBC Greenstuff, right?

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Anyone know who sells those Axxis Ultimates locally, or online?

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I got my metal masters from Road Race. They are nice but I never knew about the ultimates?

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I believe I got mine here:

http://www.landspeedracing.com/custo...90379fadfa9408

They are about $55.

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thanks!

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Wagner ThermoQuiet is what I have on my car. I like them for DDing but have some brake fade trying to slow from 120mph to 55mph. Not that I would know or anything.

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I like the wagnerthermo's too..cheap, but good. Also, look into some ceramic pads..they hold up better, and greatly reduce the brake dust situations..

-A. Swift

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Aren't ceramics also known for killing rotors though?

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Yeah, ceramics also don't bite well when cold. They also don't heat up as much because the are ceramic, so for daily driving they are always cold and sucky. Ceramics are mainly a track pad.

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Porterfield R4-S

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Ceramics are actually a decent street (not performance) pad. They have better cold bite than semi-metallics, don't dust, and don't squal.

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I tried ceramics (don't remember which brand, Raybestos?) and their initial bite was very poor. If you were doing a 120-55 stop, they would heat up and bite around 90. The porterfields are great pads too, but are about $80 if I remember right.

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thanks guys. I'm gonna order those axxis ultimates, they are only $55 too!

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..another thing to keep in mind, atleast with higher speeds, is what rotor you are using. See, racecars run drilled and slotted rotors..some strip, and street cars run just slotted rotors, and stock cars run stock regular rotors. brakes must operate at their optimum temperature to work correctly. So, those who go out and buy drilled and slotted rotors and slap them on, can actually suffer, since they usually only drive in the street. Now, the holes and slots in that rotor is to expel that gas that builds up when braking. Heat causes these gas pockets, and by ridding some of that heat, you rid the gas. Without that, your pad doesn't actually contact your rotor, but rather is spaced out by this gas pocket. That's where you get poor braking results at a high speed. I bet if you where to swap those rotors to some slotted ones (DON'T do drilled) you would feel much better stopping power. I can say that I've learned this stuff first-hand, with experimenting on my uncle's mustang. I can say also that I would NOT recommend swapping the rotors to a cross-drilled or slotted setup unless you are driving that fast all the time, and/or are using the car as a track beast. I can also say, from experiences in the past that the rotors that are drilled or slotted can warp easier too..Just thought I'd share that tidbit of info..case ya care..

-A. Swift

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I agree with some of what you say Swifty, but slotted rotors are fine for street use. There isn't a difference from a stock one as far as stopping power. The slotted ones also tend to warp LESS than a stock one. If you want some really good rotors that resist warping, get the power slots. I run them on all my cars with small front brakes. They never warp on me, where the stockers would.