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Hello, What does anybody think about their aftermarket pads and rotors? I don't think I will be using drilled or slotted rotors, most likely, I will use the plain vanilla ones (brand recommendations are still important though). The pads that I am curious about about are these: EBC Greenstuff, Mintex (1144 and A/F), KVR, Performance Friction (if you can recommend any other brands, please do). I would like opinions on pad performance(hot AND cold), dustiness, wear and feel. I do mostly highway driving in this car but cold stopping is really important to me because I drop off my kids every morning before work [fade resistance is important too; I like to go for an occaisional drive through the Santa Monica Mountains]. I prefer to upgrade the components on my cars as the originals need to be replaced (or sooner if I can justify it to my wife  ). Sorry for the long list of ?s. Thanks for your time. Mike ------------------ 1996 SE MTX, Desert Violet Blaupunkt Munchen, Dunlop Sport 5000s, Ray McNairy's THFix,drilled airbox
1996 SE MTX, Desert Violet
Blaupunkt Munchen, Dunlop
Sport 5000s, Ray
McNairy's THFix, custom air filter,
Magnecor wires,
Redline D4 tranny cocktail,
9005 lo-beams
SVT-size front rotors, EBC Greenstuff pads all around
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I'm happy with my Mintex A/F front pads. I haven't yet had the chance to push em in the mountains, so I can't testify on fade resistance. Dust is quite a bit less than the stockers, but it's still there. Cold and wet braking is greatly improved over stock.
I have BAT's "premium" rotors and couldn't be happier with those either.
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I use Axxis Metalmaster brake pads. Hardly any dust and they last forever. As for rotors, I tried PowerStop x-drilled. They needed a light cut out of the box and warped twice in 19k miles. Went back to Raybestos rotors with no problems since. BTW, I am not hard on brakes.
Barry-95SE
Barry-2002 WRX-Sedona Red Pearl
K&N Air Filter- 225/50-16 SP5000's/Cusco Front Crossmember Brace/Borla Exhaust
JoeP Manual Boost Controller/Kartboy Solid Rear Endlinks
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I use Porterfield R4S pads with the stock rotors on ny SVT. A little dusy but they eliminated a minor fluid fade problem on the track.
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My Autospecialty rotors are warping for their second time now so I will be looking elsewhere.
96LX/24V/ATX/Midnight Red/A4 repeaters/SVT exhaust/KKM/65mm throttlebody/SVTsprings and ST200 struts/SE rockers and BAT spoiler/BAT 19mm swaybar/urethane bushings/Kenwood 7 speaker syst./E1 SVT brakes w Powerslot rotors/9005 lowbeams/885 fogs/50% tint/Michelin XM+S 130's for winter/E1's with gForces for summer...and now "New Paint!!" 87 Renault GTA convertible/2.0l/mtx/Sony sound/otherwise stock http://members.shaw.ca/neilmc/
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I've got Bendix OEM size rotors and Perf. Friction carbonmetallic pads all around. No warpage (6k miles) and much better performance than original equip.
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1996 Contour SE MTX Midnight Red, Parchment leather
Brakes: Bendix OEM size discs, Carbon Metallic Pads, Parking Brake TSB kit
Engine: TH fix, New IAC valve, new cat, new water pump, moose fix kit
Tranny: Redline ATF + Ford Friction modifier
Interior: Pioneer CD receiver, Pioneer speakers, Ford RS shift knob
Other: High beam bulbs in low beam position, new trunk vent
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Barry Wolf
1996 Contour SE MTX Midnight Red, Parchment leather
Brakes: Bendix OEM size discs, Carbon Metallic Pads, Parking Brake TSB kit
Engine: New IAC valve, new EGR valve, new cat, new water pump, moose fix kit, K&N drop in filter
Tranny: Redline ATF + Ford Friction modifier
Interior: Pioneer CD receiver, Pioneer speakers, Ford RS shift knob, Ford vinyl floor mats (great purchase!)
Handling: E1 SVT Rims, Yoko AVS-I 205/55ZR16 (like butter) meats
Other: High beam bulbs in low beam position, new trunk vent
Other problems: leaky PS pump - fixed with 2 oz stop leak, 1 quart oil use per 2K miles
Mileage: 62K (August 2002)
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Just spent $280 for 2 new Raybestos front rotors and brakes. The repair shop owner said they're the "blue box" type, which is the top of the line. (Hey, what do I know about this stuff?) At least I'll get 1% back because I charged it to my Discover card.
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98 svt stock puppy with mobil 1 in the bowl
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I just got 4 eurorotors for my car. They were about 70$ can. each. I also had them cadmium plated for 60$ can. Next step is cryo-treatment. IMHO, brembo/eurorotor and raybestos are no brainers for our cars (non-SVT) They seem to make quality blanks.
I also got some Mintex a/f from sp motorsports. For my usage, it should be plenty fade resistant. I almost went for EBC in front, mostly for the supposed dust free performance. In the back, anything better than mintex a/f is overkill, unless you race the car.
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EGR block, fog light fix, custom shift boot
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Marco Tatta
98.5 SE MTX, Duratec
EGR block, fog light
fix, custom shift boot, monsterflow intake, Ecotek valve
Quasi dual cardoctor exhaust.
Hacksaw short shift, Momo race "s" carbon knob, ghetto rear strut bar, 16 inch cougar wheels with 225/50/16 kumho 712s
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These are great replys!
Thanks to everyone that has posted their opinion.
Please keep 'em coming.
Mike
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1996 SE MTX, Desert Violet
Blaupunkt Munchen, Dunlop
Sport 5000s, Ray
McNairy's THFix,drilled airbox
1996 SE MTX, Desert Violet
Blaupunkt Munchen, Dunlop
Sport 5000s, Ray
McNairy's THFix, custom air filter,
Magnecor wires,
Redline D4 tranny cocktail,
9005 lo-beams
SVT-size front rotors, EBC Greenstuff pads all around
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does anyone have opinions on powerstop rotors? my local parts store has them in stock. i can get cross drilled and cadium plated if desired.
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