Brake pad recommendations

bosco659

bosco659

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Oct 11, 2005
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I have been using Hawk HPS brake pads in my MKIII with good results. I am installing Wilwood calipers this winter and would like to know if anyone could recommend a Wilwood brake pad compound that would be suitable for street only use. I still may go with the Hawk pads but I thought I should have a look at Wilwood as well.

Thanks

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bluemax

The Family Man
Mar 30, 2005
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Arz recommends Wilwood Street Compound. That what he says he uses and is providing with his Wilwood caliper front BBK. PM him to see which model pads he uses.

I use Porterfield carbon R4S street/strip pads. You can get them for any brake application, even if its not in the catalog. I had a set of pads custom made. But I believe they make them for Wilwood calipers.

I've heard Hawk pads are abrasive.
 
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Doward

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Jan 11, 2006
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In no way am I actually recommending them for a performance application but -

The rear Autozone pads are just organic compound. Nothing special, by any means, and they wear out quickly.

The fronts on the other hand, are listed as organics - but I recently picked up a set for a friend's N/A Supra, and they were actually a ceramic compound. Not bad for $17, lifetime warrantied. :)
 
Clip

Clip

The Magnificent Seven
Oct 16, 2005
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porterfield r4s pads work great, with a little bit of noise at the beginning of brake pressure.
 
Yellow 13

Yellow 13

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QWIKSTRIKE said:
That cheap shit isnt worth mounting. You can stop better using the soles of your feet like the flintstones.:aigo: :biglaugh:
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Lifetime warranty. I used to change out the pads on a weekly basis. I actually ran both of the local autozones out once in my backroad days.
 
bosco659

bosco659

Toyota nut
Oct 11, 2005
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Thanks for the feedback. I have also used the Porterfield pads in the past and had great luck with them. Low dust and easy on the rotors. I will investigate availability. Hope the Hawks aren't too abrasive - that's what I will be putting in my 4Runner.
 
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97TSiAWD

In need of more traction
Jul 18, 2006
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Just adding another vote for Porterfield pads. I have the R4S pads on Powerslot rotors up front (on both Talon and Supra), and regular auto store pads in the rear.
 
RacerXJ220

RacerXJ220

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Mar 30, 2005
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I used autozones when I first bought my Supra.... I hated the fade, the initial bite was okay, but it really became annoying.

I'm still using some TRD HPZ pads in the fronts of mine, that I bought, I think six years ago? It was before I joined the Army.

They really are TRD HPZ pads. THEY EXISTED. I've never had fade from these. Though, since I joined the Army, I've only driven my supra like, 3,000 miles....... I still can't believe I what I paid for them ($40, thepartstrader.com FTW!).

But yeah, Wilwoods are great. I was going to switch to Porterfields when these go.
 
bosco659

bosco659

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Just ordered the Porterfield R4S's directly from Porterfield. Up until Christmas they have free UPS ground shipment within the US. Won't install them until the spring but I will at least be ready with all of the parts. :icon_bigg
 
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