Stage 3 Brakes - Brake Pads

[Izzmo]

Okay.. I need to redo my brakes after only a year of use.. which sucks, but I was wanting to know if these would work.. cause they don't seem like they would.

http://www.partstrain.com/store/det..._5-dot-4L/CE106-dot-04120.html?location=Front

They are for the Stage 3 brake upgrade from SHO Source btw.

If you look, the brake pads look to big, like the stock gen3 brakes.. would these still fit?

 

[shopartsnw]

Those pads will not fit our Stage 3 kit.

Which pad compund are you currently running? Also, if you tell me more about what you are looking for in a pad (stopping power, noise, long life), I can give you some recommendations. There are some great pads out there, but there are always tradeoffs in pad compunds.

Mike

 

[Izzmo]

Well, I'm probably just going to buy them from you guys, since your prices are lower by a little bit, but I was just looking around and saw those and didn't know if those were right or not cause they were so big.

But, essentially, I'm not sure what went wrong, but my rotors warped really fast and therefor squeak a lot, so it's probably a combination of warped rotors and bad pads since I've waited so long.

Right now I'm using the Hawk HPS pads.

 

[shopartsnw]

Strange that you had the rotors warp. I don't think I have ever seen smooth stage 3 rotors warp, even on our race cars with Blue pads. You should be able to have the rotors turned to true them up, as the Stage 3 rotors usually have 2-3 turning in them. Another thing to check is to make sure the rotor sits flat against the hub. I have seen where the rotors fit very tight, and if you have any rust on your hubs they may fit very tight.

As for pads, the HPS are ok for daily drivers or street use. We run HP+ if you want something more sporty. HP+ will last longer and stop a lot faster, but they do squeak when cold.

Mike

 

[Izzmo]

Cool, well I'll take that into account!

Thanks for the info.