I need Brakes

[SHOsbeforehoes]

Since I purchased the car I have loved every minute of it until I got used to it and started do high speed pulls. I noticed that under normal driving conditions they are fine and make no noise but then after a couple of slow downs from over 100 mph I noticed a grinding noise when I step on the brakes. After getting out of the car and feeling the rotors the fronts are really groovey (and I'm not holding up a peace sign). So my question is should I go with the stock rotors or should I get High Carbon Rotors, Slotted, or Drilled and Slotted rotors. As far as the pads go I was just thinking the PP stock pads (my car is not PP) or the EBC Yellow stuff. My car will never be Auto-crossed but may see a drag strip on occasion. Any and all input is Welcome, Thanks in Advance.

 

[High on Ethanol]

EBC rotors and yellow pads are my recommendations

I should add these will spill your drink so be warned!

 

[SHOsbeforehoes]

EBC rotors and yellow pads are my recommendations

I should add these will spill your drink so be warned!

Would you suggest the standard rotors? or should i go for the slotted ones?

 

[High on Ethanol]

Would you suggest the standard rotors? or should i go for the slotted ones?

I had slotted....but im not sure that matters much on a street car. I'd say the pads made all the difference

 

[Kevin81]

IMO, unless you're planning on tracking your car, stock rotors are fine. Those front pads cover a huge area. The least of which, brakes can only slow you down as fast as the front tires will allow...people running 275s might notice better stopping distance with upgraded rotors, but it'll be minimal over stock.

And if you do upgrade, just do slotted, not drilled. Drilled rotors can and do crack in high heat, which slow downs from over 80mph will Definately be.

 

[Kevin81]

Pads, on the other hand...make all the difference in the world.

EBC or hawk.

 

[bpd1151]

EBC Yellow's, or even the Orange's that came out after the yellows, or try Carbotech.

The current National SHO Club El EL Presidente, Mr. Ron Porter swears by them!

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[SHOsbeforehoes]

Ok, dont yell at me but has anyone used Autozones GT brake products? they sound reasonable and the price seems ok, and you get a little green GT logo on your brakes lol

 

[High on Ethanol]

Ok, dont yell at me but has anyone used Autozones GT brake products? they sound reasonable and the price seems ok, and you get a little green GT logo on your brakes lol

Id do it if they came with some 16" exhaust tips

 

[SM105K]

I have the Powerstop Slotted and Drilled rotors. They have seen numerous 140+ hard slow downs and they haven't warped or cracked yet after 15K miles of harder driving. The Rotors are great, but the pads were junk. I brake faded them numerous times. I pull them out and replaced them with stock PP pads. Same type of driving, and no fade with the PP pads yet.

 

[SHOsbeforehoes]

I have the Powerstop Slotted and Drilled rotors. They have seen numerous 140+ hard slow downs and they haven't warped or cracked yet after 15K miles of harder driving. The Rotors are great, but the pads were junk. I brake faded them numerous times. I pull them out and replaced them with stock PP pads. Same type of driving, and no fade with the PP pads yet.

You don't happen to have the PP pad P/N do you?

 

[High on Ethanol]

I'm gonna buy ebc for the truck soon, I was looking at the wilwood kit but the price tag would get me a 5month vacation in Thailand.

 

[SM105K]

You don't happen to have the PP pad P/N do you?

Here you go.

https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-part...hdXJ1cyZ5PTIwMTMmdD1zaG8mZT0zLTVsLXY2LWdhcw==

 

[High on Ethanol]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/ebcbra...nd-driver-magazine-rates-ebc-yellowstuff/amp/

 

[RonPorter]

Would you suggest the standard rotors? or should i go for the slotted ones?

Standard. Don't spend extra money on rotors, put the $$ into the pads.

Buy the cheapest rotors that you can buy, then put the cash into pads. Rotors are never a problem in braking. No they don't warp. Crappy pads melt on the rotor, and cause the issues. Good Carbotech, Hawk, or higher-end EBC (NOT Reds! Ask Rich Yaklin about Reds! They melt!). If you're interested, we can discuss.

And if you're serious about brakes, don't even bring up silly stuff like "I don't want dust" or "I don't like noise". Those are incompatible with great pads! Well, unless you buy a European car with the all-ceramic $25k brake package!

 

[dillrepair]

what do you guys think about bendix fleet metlok? i have started putting them on all the vehicles i work on because they are affordable and available, nobody seems to run them though. they have the break in coating and seem to be a lot more like the expensive ebc etc compound. so far i like them way better than any stock that has preceded them but i don't have much experience with ebc pads other than on my bike. i'll be doing brakes on my "new" sho pp soon too because with it being 47k... its right around the time when someone got rid of it because they didn't want to do the preventives that were on the horizon.

 

[RonPorter]

what do you guys think about bendix fleet metlok? i have started putting them on all the vehicles i work on because they are affordable and available, nobody seems to run them though. they have the break in coating and seem to be a lot more like the expensive ebc etc compound. so far i like them way better than any stock that has preceded them but i don't have much experience with ebc pads other than on my bike. i'll be doing brakes on my "new" sho pp soon too because with it being 47k... its right around the time when someone got rid of it because they didn't want to do the preventives that were on the horizon.

I had never heard of them, so I had to look them up. Could be fine, but they are commercial type pads, so it's hard to tell what they feel like.

Hawk has a whole line of street and track pads. But, they all have a separate line for SUVs, trucks and commercial vehicles, like the LTS and the Super Duty. FWIW, I used a few sets of Hawk SDs on my F250, and they were great pads for towing a 7000# work trailer.

If you need pads for regular driving that need to stand up to regular hard stops, let's say you live in a very hilly area, those Bendix would probably be fine. For performance driving, I would stay with performance pads.

 

[4sfed]

EBC rotors and yellow pads are my recommendations

Are the yellow pads good for daily driver duty?

I've heard (or read, rather), that "race" pads take more initial pressure to bite, or have SOME type of different "feel" to them, that isn't the best for street/DD type use?

 

[High on Ethanol]

Are the yellow pads good for daily driver duty?

I've heard (or read, rather), that "race" pads take more initial pressure to bite, or have SOME type of different "feel" to them, that isn't the best for street/DD type use?

I enjoyed them for the most part in my daily driver but I wasn't joking about the drink spilling. If you don't have a coffee with a good lid, good luck when you panic brake. I managed to almost lock the tires even with abs several times.

 

[RonPorter]

Are the yellow pads good for daily driver duty?

I've heard (or read, rather), that "race" pads take more initial pressure to bite, or have SOME type of different "feel" to them, that isn't the best for street/DD type use?

EBC Yellows have been around for at least 15 years. I haven't had them, but SHO and other folks I know have been happy with them.

Across pads within a mfr, they generally explain things like initial bite and torque characteristics, which affect the pedal feel. On 3000#+ vehicles, I've never noticed much difference wrt initial bite or torque, except that they feel better than any factory pads.

Some more track oriented pads take a bit of heat before they function well. Across virtually all pads I run, and I tend to run pads considered track pads year round, I've only noticed that issue on one type. I had a set of Hawk Blues, and the first real stop at the end of my driveway took more pressure, but were fine after that (I wouldn't recommend those pads, they **** the rotors!).