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In all honesty I cheaped out when I replaced my brakes. I did an Ebay and saw a set of rotors and pads. Price was right and worked amazingly well.
Not doing any advertising for them, but I got R1 concepts rotors with posi-quite semi-metallic pads. Debates about using DS rotors for street, but I just got them for looks basically.
hey guys , whats everybodys thougts on the best brake pads for the rx8!!.
Had Hawk HPS+2 pads and they suck! squeel like a $5 hooker and leave tons of dust like you just went off roading on a Sunday
However. I did have MS pads and I can say this; They are by far the best. Used them down to the metal past the pad(s) and I could still stop lol good stuff
I like Carbotech's pads. Their Bobcats if you won't be tracking your car are great. If you will be tracking your car, you'll need their XP8's. I use the XP8 on the street too. They squeal sometimes, but I do like them. Much more grip on the rotors.
Hawk HPS pads. I have no problem with noise or dust. And I do Autocrossing.
Dom I thought you had the Hawk HP-Plus pads? I know they're a bit harder of a compound for racing. Might be why they squeal.
I, too replaced my stock pads with Bobcats, and in the beginning I thought I liked them, but now, a year later, I can't wait to go back to stock. Bobcats work well enough, but I don't like their feel. IMHO stock pads feel much better and grabbier, and have fantastic response to pedal input. I can describe Bobcats' response as 'wooden' and while they stop the car just fine, I feel they diminish the overall enjoyment of driving the car, while the stock pads greatly ehnance it.
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