Im going to the track in April and Im gonna upgrade my brake lines and gonna put new pads on as well what kind of track pads have you guys used and had good results with

 

Run searches on "Carbotech" and "Cobalt" and I think you'll find the information you're looking for. Best thing to do is buy a track-only pad and switch back to street pads when you use your car for street driving.

 

My friends and I have daily drivers and use them for auto-crossing and track racing as well. We have found that the best economical brake pad and great for stopping power both on and off the track are: AXXIS ULTIMATES. Do a search on them on honda-tech and google, read some of the reviews.

http://motors.shop.ebay.com/_C...sopZ1


-Adam

 

AXXIS U ltimate is a good all around pad. once u get faster, look into cobalt friction, hawk, bhp, performance friction. carbotech......i'm not too much a fan of.

 

I was running stock rears on my fo-do gsr and axxis ultimates up front.. They lasted two track weekends at Phoenix INTL raceway with clubracingaz. They started breaking apart on the ends and got kind of mushy. I switched to carbotech xp-10's in the front and left the rears stock. When i go out i have a second set of front rotors that go with the xp-10's so that i just switch front rotors and pads before the track event. The carbotech's NEVER gave up when i used them and they have NEVER faded... My tires give up before the brakes do and i am not even running SS lines. Just a solid pad IMO.

 

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The track pad that is right for you will depend on your car, power, weight, rotor and caliper size, tires, driving style, and tracks driven.

It would help us to help you if you posted any of these, preferably all.

 

The once a week thread.

 

I've heard good things about EBC Yellows and terrible things about Hawk pads.

I'll let you know how the EBC's perform after I test them out in my 350z in April

 

Cobalt, hands down the best brake pads on the market, get them here http://www.pdqmotorsports.net

they offer a large range of frictions to suit almost every type of driving

 

Cobalt GT-Sports are a great start for street/HPDE duty, especially for non-R comps.

 

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Be cautious using the GT-S for daily driving. It seems the original compound was fine for that, then came the new compound that wasn't suited for street use at all.

Maybe it was a few bad batches, but a few ppl had their wheels ruined. And hopefully Cobalt changed their compounds on the GT-S where the brake dust is not so corrosive. If you have some time, read through this thread and check with Cobalt before using the GT-S for track and street duties:
http://www.s2ki.com/forums/ind...37024

 

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i'd like to know who likes ebc over hawk. and i bet they have the wrong hawk pads...

 

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x2 +1
-Chris

 

The Hawk Blues I have are awesome!

 

&lt;---ht-10s all day every day

 

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Most of the guys on the 350z forums that have done track days with their daily drivers seem to hate the hawk HP+ and HPS pads

 

for sure a heavy car should not be out on track with hps (almost an oem replacement). i wonder what their complaints are on the hp+ and which calipers they use. but if they like ebc beter, they must not like the hp+ noise and dust on track but are willing to scarafice stopping power for clean 19" wheels and quiet return ride home.

 

anyone have a favorite place to buy pads? i'm looking to buy pads for track only use. switching back to OEM for daily driving.

 

porterfield has alll the pad selection one needs

 

i am running hawk blues on the front, And I am tossing up wheather to run hps or hp+ on the back, any opinons?

 

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i've been using Axxis on the rear. they work fine. hardly any dust. not bad on rotors. then again, they are rears.. so.. i wouldn't expect them to be TOO aggressive. i'll probably just run OEM on the rear. i'm more worried about front. they are the ones i seem to cook.

 

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I use Hawk Blue on the front, and OEM-replacements from NAPA on the rear. I was having problems with brake bias on the rear with anything more grippy.

You might just use OEM's to keep at least half of your wheels cleaner and a little less noisy.

-Chris

 

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i've been using Axxis on the rear. they work fine. hardly any dust. not bad on rotors. then again, they are rears.. so.. i wouldn't expect them to be TOO aggressive. i'll probably just run OEM on the rear. i'm more worried about front. they are the ones i seem to cook. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Check out Carbotech http://www.ctbrakes.com. One of the XP series pads will be a excellent choice.

 

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but i've heard so many negative things about them... especially for the price. i can't say i've heard anything bad about the Hawk Blues... so i'm leaning that way. just too many negative comments about the Carbotechs for me to try them out.

 

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but i've heard so many negative things about them... especially for the price. i can't say i've heard anything bad about the Hawk Blues... so i'm leaning that way. just too many negative comments about the Carbotechs for me to try them out. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Hawk blues:
- Have a low coefficient of friction, need a lot more pedal force
- Can't handle really high heat for an under-braked car like Carbotech/Cobalt can
- Eat rotors more than any other pad I know of
- Dusty

There's four negative things about them.

I like them because the high pedal pressure gives me more confidence in modulating the brakes. And they're fine on my application. I might switch to a higher coefficient friction pad since I'm not wearing them very evenly (possibly caused by the high pedal pressure).