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Couple Brake questions - Sijray21 - 02-24-2004
Sup fellas,
I'm about to change my brake pads and i've got a couple questions.
I'm going to be needing pads that have good stopping power, but i'll only be using the car for daily driving and maybe 4-5 auto-x's this year. Which pads should i get? I was thinking carbotech's or cobalt's, but i'm not sure if i'll need them. The stock pads are $46 from Honda.
And second, what can i resurface the rotor's with? assuming i need to resurface the rotor's when i put new pads on there.
Thanx, Jay
- .RJ - 02-24-2004
Did you burn through those dayum EBC Green's already? I told you they sucked
No need to resurface rotors. I'd use Axxis Ultimates or Hawk HP+ - available from both carbotech and cobalt. The HP+ have better initial bite and make more dust though.
- Dave - 02-24-2004
I'll put a vote in for the Hawk HP+. They performed quite well out at VIR this weekend and are hella fun on the street; major improvement in stopping power over the stockers. That's the only ones that I've tried though, so I can't give a real well-rounded analysis.
- Sijray21 - 02-24-2004
.RJ Wrote:Did you burn through those dayum EBC Green's already? I told you they sucked
Man those pads are horendous. Yeah, about 20k miles and i need new pads already. My stock pads were better in almost every way. I would recommend those to people i wish would die.
I thought the HP+ pads were strictly racing pads?
- Evan - 02-24-2004
Axxiss Ultimates. Best street pads in existence.
just dont buy them from stoptech... :roll:
carbotech is closeby and can ship you out a set in no time.
- BLINGMW - 02-24-2004
Oh, and if you go with Hawk, and you buy them from Carbotech or Cobalt.... well just call me and skip the middleman, they get their Hawk from us! :lol:
- Mike - 02-24-2004
Axxis Ultimates, awesome street and autox pad. They dust a bit, but anything that has good bite is going to.
- BLINGMW - 02-24-2004
the Axxis, do they ever squeal? Just curious, because the HP+ are quite likely to. Mine squeal like a pig, boy!
hock: Looks like you can't go too wrong with Axxis or HP+ though-- there's plenty that swear by either of them, and they have similar temp ranges.
- Mike - 02-24-2004
My Ultimates only squealed for a few days after my XP8s had been on.
- Evan - 02-24-2004
My ultimates never squealed on The Wing , and they dont squeal on the kl0wnkar either, even when braking after the zero marker on the back straight :wink:
- Maengelito - 02-24-2004
BLINGMW Wrote:Oh, and if you go with Hawk, and you buy them from Carbotech or Cobalt.... well just call me and skip the middleman, they get their Hawk from us! :lol:
i can vouch for the axxis ults... they stop my integra very well, but dust a lot and for a ricer like me, thats not good. i look forward to trying a set of carbotech bobcats
- Kaan - 02-25-2004
carbotech XPs! cause i use'm on the street... cause i'm stupid like that!
- Mike - 02-25-2004
Kaan Wrote:carbotech XPs! cause i use'm on the street... cause i'm stupid like that!
Stupid because.... a) you're throwing money out the window and b) thy don't stop all that well when cold.
- Hunter - 02-25-2004
I have HP+ in my living room, Ive had them for like 2 months now. I'm a pussy when its cold and I dont do anything. When I finally put them on I'll let you knwo how they turn out.
- Evan - 02-26-2004
MichaelJComputer Wrote:Stupid because.... a) you're throwing money out the window and b) thy don't stop all that well when cold.yeah they are an expensive street pad, but they stop great cold.
- Mike - 02-26-2004
Evan Wrote:yeah they are an expensive street pad, but they stop great cold.
My Ultimates stop better when cold.
- Kaan - 02-28-2004
lets do a test :twisted: i dont have an issue with my pads on ... two track events and almost 8 months on the street and they are fine. in NOVA you can heat up pads fast... just a little stop and go or press'm down for a stop light and you are golden. xp8s are twice the price of ultimates sure... but it saves my lazy butt from having to change pads when i do track it.
- Mike - 02-28-2004
it only takes like 20 minutes (or less with help) to change all four. i'm cheap, i'll just change my pads
- G.Irish - 02-29-2004
I have used both the HP+ and the Ultimates on the Geeser. I'd say go with the Ultimates. I don't know if they have more stopping power than the HP+'s but they are A LOT quieter. The HP+ makes all kinds of horrible squeaking, squawking noises that make people look at your car funny when you're on campus.
- BLINGMW - 03-01-2004
That's how you know they're good! You can feel brakes, you can smell brakes, you can touch 'em and they're hot, they taste bad... I want to hear 'em too!