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Old 10-11-2003, 02:22 AM
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Hi,

Just picked up some Brembo blank front rotors and now I want to know which pad to use? The car isn't a daily driver anymore and does get driven hard, but I don't want an aggressive pad that will eat my rotors.

So what would be a good pad to use that has moderate bite and doesn't squeel or let off too much dust?

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Old 10-11-2003, 10:26 AM
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Thanks.

Any recommendation on brake fluid for the exact same use as above?
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Another vote for the Hawks.
I did alot of searching on pads and
they come highly recommended.
Dust isn't the bad either-at worst equal
to stock.
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As for fluid. The Valvoline Synpower has good "wet" performance (fluid that is left in a car for very long will absorb water) and is inexpensive. Otherwise I prefer ATE superblue and ATE type 200 (same fluid, one is gold, one is blue...makes it easy to tell when you have fresh fluid at the bleeders). It is about $9.99 a liter from www.ogracing.com and is very good stuff (it outperforms many more expensive fluids under street conditions "wet" and track use as well).

My thoughts.
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Default Re: Which brake pad?

I run hawks on mine too, there is a little squeal from the harder compuound, but dust is about equal to stock, they stop better than stock also




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