recommended brake pads

[lundgren]

I spoke with Chris at Redline today. He had trouble getting 200+ pads from the supplier who was short on them, but is having the shipped to him, and is getting them anyday now, if not tomarrow, then he is shipping them out.

Took a little longer than expected. I guess that's what you get when you order so many at a time.

[civicboy]

thanks for all the replys. i am using porterfields R4S right now. i think the performance friction z-rated grabbed better but they don't make a rear.

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95 Civic SOHC VTEC,JRSC,255HP fuel pump,RC 240cc,Split Second A/F meter,Greddy exhaust,Ground Controls,Tokico Illumina,rear ST swaybar,Nuespeed f&r upper bars,GAB lower f bar,f&r camber adjuster,Powerstop rotors w/ Porterfield pads

[nexusone]

I'm ready for some new pads. Anyone have any new input on the topic? EBC/KVR/AEM/Hawk.... whats the scoop people?

Thanks.


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'98 GSR JRSC with all sorts of high-performance, high-tech, overpriced stuff packed in all over the place.
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[Zeus]

KVR for the street, hands down...

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1998' 4dr GSR, 8psi JRSC w/hand ported plenum, 320cc injectors, Cartech adj. FMU, Walbro HP fuel pump, TPS trick in the works, valves set to .005i/.006e, MSD BTM, B&M CommandFlo regulator, stock intake w/ITR "cool air" resinator, Greddy sp exhaust, Tokico Illumina 5-ways, ITR springs, Skunkworks 22mm rear swaybar(removed due to mount torn out at present), ES motor mounts and front swaybar bushings, 205/50WR/15 Kumho Supra 712s, KVR Carbon Fibre pads, Super blue dot 4 brake fluid, B&M fuel pressure gauge, Autometer sport comp A/F gauge in dimmer location
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YLW 00' Type R #00-1011 with "special tuning" and 143db triple air horns

Honest officer, I had no idea how fast I was going...the speedometer only gos to 150...

[sjoback]

supposedly ebc's were causing some rotor warping problems? thats what was being said on hybrid. I never put mine on yet.

porterfield r4s sure are pretty good.

[Def]

I did have EBC Greenstuff on all four corners a while ago. I warped the front rotors, had them turned, warped them AGAIN!!! These pads never saw any sort of "track-use." I also consider myself to be fairly easy on my car, hell, it's a stock(powerwise) Teg GS, can't go THAT fast.

None the less, they warped my rotors over and over. So I bought some Brembo front rotors from Summit, and some AEM pads from Carparts.com.

Put those puppies on and immediately the pedal feel was MUCH firmer with only changing out the front pads to AEM(did not bleed fluid either). I left the rear EBCs on the car, as I found the rears to actually be a good pad for the small rotors, and the extra heat the EBCs generate can be used to keep the pads warm in back.

I took it easy on them for about 50-60 miles before even attempting some hard stops(say 50-0 a couple of times). Seems they have about the same resistance to fading as the EBCs. The AEMs have better cold response than the EBCs, feeling very good when they're 30F, and after a few stops to warm them, they grip even better. As for dust, haven't had them on long enough to really comment on that, but they seem to be MUCH MUCH better than the EBCs. The EBCs would turn your wheels black after a week of driving, the AEMs after about half a week have barely left any dust as far as I can tell. Maybe a tad more dust than stock pads.

A really good street pad IMO. They seem to be much more well-rounded than the EBCs, not having such a large difference in response when cold and warm. The best thing so far has been a much better pedal feel. The EBCs seemed to really give, or "squish," when you hit the pedal, then they would all of a sudden grab. The AEMs have a gradual response proportional to the amount of pressure on the pedal, much like the stockers. Imagine a stock pad that just brakes better all the time. All in all, a good buy for a street pad.

The fade resistance for these pads is good for spirited street driving and AutoX, although I'm pretty sure the long heavy braking of a road course would heat them up too much. I'd probably look at Hawks HP or Porterfield R4's for track use, and change them out to a different set of pads after you get done there. As you're not going to find a pad that will offer you excellent braking under track conditions and street driving.