BTW, I tried doing on search on this and didn't really find a definitive answer.

I'm looking for brake pads for my stock rotors. I'm not yet ready to do the uuc bbk (which i really like after driving Omar's 750), but i want an easy mod that will help me with this damn brake dust. :mad I wouldn't mind better performance, but I rarely drive my car that hard...the most important things to me are:

1-Absolutely no squealing
2-less brake dust
3-performance

TIA

Your bound to get a 100 responses/opinions on this one ;) . I'll start with mine - Mintex RED.

Your bound to get a 100 responses/opinions on this one ;) . I'll start with mine - Mintex RED.
actually that's what i'm looking for. when i did searches, people were changing both rotors and pads at the same time...but nothing that i could find where the person was JUST doing pads.

thanks for the response tho

I installed Mintex Reds on my stock rotors and even though I applied a lot of anti-squeal stuff on the pads and let it sit overnight, the squeal was unbearable, mainly at low speed slow-downs and stops. The dust was greatly reduced, but each corner was "singing it's own tune". I took the Mintex out and replaced with Pagid. Noise is better (less) but the dust is back.
I am getting a set of ceramic pads for the front. That SHOULD kill both birds.
Good luck!
Gene

Akebono ProACT ceramic pads will give you a virtually no-dust (that's actually a myth - all pads dust) that will really work in performance applications.

Buy them at TireRack, www.tirerack.com

- Rob

ok...anything else? i guess my only choice to completely satisfy are:

-Akebono ProAct ceramic pads

actually after reading some reviews, i think these may be the one for me...purchasing right now. thanks Rob!

Akebono ProACT ceramic pads will give you a virtually no-dust (that's actually a myth - all pads dust) that will really work in performance applications.

Buy them at TireRack, www.tirerack.com

- Rob
Rob,

I only see front brakes on the website for our car. do they have rear fitments too?

Rob,

I only see front brakes on the website for our car. do they have rear fitments too?

Hmmm... appears not.

But considering how much less the rear brakes do (how much brake dust do you see on your rear wheels?), you can use a similar pad. The Satisfied standard pad works quite well and is reasonably quiet. I've experimented with those and found that I was "satisfied" with their performance given the expectations of a standard-type pad.

As for "our car"... please stop moving the mirrors and seat, it bugs me to move them back when I drive "it". :D

- Rob

Hmmm... appears not.

But considering how much less the rear brakes do (how much brake dust do you see on your rear wheels?), you can use a similar pad. The Satisfied standard pad works quite well and is reasonably quiet. I've experimented with those and found that I was "satisfied" with their performance given the expectations of a standard-type pad.

As for "our car"... please stop moving the mirrors and seat, it bugs me to move them back when I drive "it". :D

- Rob
actually, i do get quite a bit on the rears too...not as bad as the fronts of course, bad bad enough. but that could be that i don't wash tem very often:(

does your memory not work with the new seats? did you ever wire them correctly to clear the seat belt and air bag error?

actually, i do get quite a bit on the rears too...not as bad as the fronts of course, bad bad enough. but that could be that i don't wash tem very often:(

Stock brakes, dirty car... sheesh, I should revoke your 750 owner status right now. Go pull out eight coil packs, you only deserve four cylinders. :D

does your memory not work with the new seats? did you ever wire them correctly to clear the seat belt and air bag error?

Error codes cleared, still working on the memory function.

- Rob

Stock brakes, dirty car... sheesh, I should revoke your 750 owner status right now. Go pull out eight coil packs, you only deserve four cylinders. :D



Error codes cleared, still working on the memory function.

- Rob
LOL...i'm sorry man! i promise to get better once i have more time. i'm trying to start 2 businesses, i have 2 jobs, i'm going to school, i'm married with a 2yr old, and my wife is pregnant w/ our 2nd (and last) due w/in a month. there's REALLY not enough hours in the day. but i'm getting better though...it's clean right now:D

Error codes cleared, still working on the memory function.
how did you do it...please tell me you have a wiring diagram that i can use? my sport seats were from a 2000 and the harnesses wasn't plug-n-play so i had to splice them together myself

slightly on the same topic.........this weekend im gonna pull the wheels off and check my brake pads.........i know my rotors have a big lip on the edge, so ill be ordering replacements, but not sure if i need pads too.

how thin should the brake pads get before i replace them?

I get alot of brake dust on my rear wheels than my front. People look at my wheels and think that I drive on reverse alot.

Rob,

the odd thing about Akebono's is on the website they show (pictured) both front and rears