boostincoupe

I'm looking to upgrade my braking setup to Brembo Blanks and Axxis Ultimate pads.

However, I drive my car in the winter too.

Will these pads be okay for my application?

It's a 99.9936% street car, but I plan on doing THREE autoX events this fall. Next year, as much as I can.

Should I stick with OEM Honda pads and Autozone blanks? I can get them for $33 with my buddy's discount.

Or should I do the Brembo blank/Axxis Ultimate setup for $122 shipped?

BROKE.eg

imo if its just street use then axxis pads would be overkill. and prolly really dusty

PURPLETERROR aka BIGMATT

axxis ultimates and brembo blanks I think you will be happy with that setup, the pads are supposed to have good initial bite and very low dust.

BEE1

heard nothing but positive things about Hawk pads and brembo blanks

The_Todd

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BROKE.eg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">imo if its just street use then axxis pads would be overkill. and prolly really dusty</TD></TR></TABLE>

How is that overkill when they are just a step over stock and provide substantially better braking power than oem?

Axiss pads are really good, I have them on my accord with brembo blanks with stainless steel lines and braking was improved and they are really not dusty at all. I think you would be happy with them especially at that price.

Check out http://www.importrp.com for some decent deals . I know importrp is a sponsor on this board and I think he still offers a discount to ht members .

Targa250R

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Axiss pads are really good, I have them on my accord with brembo blanks with stainless steel lines and braking was improved and they are really not dusty at all.</TD></TR></TABLE>
You must have the Metal Masters.

Ultimates are very dusty and are far ahead of stock pads in terms of bite and fade resistance.

The_Todd

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You must have the Metal Masters.

Ultimates are very dusty and are far ahead of stock pads in terms of bite and fade resistance.</TD></TR></TABLE>

My apologies, you're right...I always get those confused easily. The metal masters is what I have and the reason I didn't go with the ultimates was due to increased dust and they are easier to wear down especially for daily driving.

derspi

No experience with Axxis Ultimates but from my experience, the Metal Masters on my previous car were by far the worst pads I used. IMO, the OEM Honda pads are terrible, well, at least the ones on my SiR were - just a simple change to Hawk HPS pads made a world of difference in terms of braking power and bite.

97civicdx

I have metalmasters on my 97 civic right now. I does get a bit dusty but thats after I havent cleaned the wheels for like a week. I wouldnt say they are dustless.

kkim

I would recommend Axxis ultimates and autozone rotors. Spend on the pad, not the rotors...

Anything wrong w/ your stock rotors that you can't reuse them?

Also, to improve your braking, bleed the system and use a decent fluid. Valvoline Super Syn gets my vote.

Last, if you have drum brakes, take the rear drum off and adjust the rear shoes as tight as you can w/o the shoes dragging on the drum. Your brakes will be outstanding for street use.

jetpilot

axxis are very dusty, if you care about appearance youll be cleaning your wheel a lot

EG_intheworks

I have brembo blanks and axxis ultimates dusty as **** man. No joke, but stop great too, try it youll see.

nahledge 7

i have to agree with the general concensus and say that the brembo blank/axxis ultimate combo is a great setup for the street that can easily handle light to moderate track use. They are jus hella dusty.

vti444

have the metal master and brake dust they create is just stupid

jetpilot

stupid as in too much or too little??

Mattamotor

Axiss ar nice but Cobalt GT-sport are better for bite and fade.

Relic1

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I run the Axxis Ultimates on Brembo rotors and they stop great, but they do get the rims dirty fast. (a few days if you drive spirited)

boostincoupe

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yeah but this is for a street car with the occasional AutoX.

andylawcc

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Check out http://www.importrp.com for some decent deals .</TD></TR></TABLE>

whao, 26 bucks for a rotor, that's a good deal.

vti444

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jetpilot &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">stupid as in too much or too little??</TD></TR></TABLE>

way too much

Mattamotor

sense that my car is AX more than occaisal i guess? aye

well you are right

full_race_eg6

the axxis ultimate pads are really dusty, aem is crap, project mu are awesome but they have to get farily hot before they really work that well, i say for what your doing go with what you originaly planned on brembos and ultimates good combo.

deviant1

Ultimates arent that bad. Ive had them for like 2 years with no probs. The dusting isnt too bad.