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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 10:15 PM
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Icon2 ceramic brake pads, is it worth it?

is it worth to get ceramic brake pads over standard pads etc?

what i do

-daily drive
-smash around, once in a while
-touge passes once a month if any


my pads are wearing out hella bad now and i need new pads asap

is it worth the money for those

-thanks
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 10:19 PM
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Does it matter? they are cheap and easy to replace. I would think the ceramic pads would be better
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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junk from a performance perspective. the axxis ultimates or hawk hps are a much better pad and fairly inexpensive. the axxis ultimates are under $100 for all 4 corners.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 12:10 AM
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the axxis ultimates are ceramics btw, heres the link. I was thinking of getting them, the hawkhps, or hawk performance ceramics. price doesnt matter, just needs to be reasonable. Any feedback or personal feedbacks would help -thanks

http://www.buybrakes.com/axxis/
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 01:00 AM
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the heat range on the ultimates is much higher than your garden variety parts store ceramic. so is the friction coefficient. you get the low dusting without the fade happy parts store generic ceramics. i suppose i should have been more clear on this one. you can't go wrong with these or the HPS for the buck. two best buys in my opinion and i have personally used both.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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if i where u use this brake pads is better EBC green stuff u can buy at summit racing or go for EBC red stuff or POWER STOP IS less dan $100 but is worth it every penny

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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by PowerLeg
is it worth to get ceramic brake pads over standard pads etc?

what i do

-daily drive
-smash around, once in a while
-touge passes once a month if any


my pads are wearing out hella bad now and i need new pads asap

is it worth the money for those

-thanks
Stick with ceramics. I tested this out already before my wife wrecked my teg. the organic seems to eat up rotors fast but that was just my experience.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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autozone ceramic pads are cheap and with 2 yr warranty.
they are good for a daily driver.
but once they heat up better cross your fingers.
but since you are not a racer u dont need the expensive kind.
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