After doing a search I have come to the conclusion that every Mazda dealership has told us that our front brakes have 15% left on them. How is it that all of us have exactly 15% left on our front brakes?

Anyways, I'm looking to upgrade my brakes for when I get a turbo, so I figured just incase they aren't lying I'd better get some good brakes, so what do you recommend?

BTW there really needs to be a BRAKES, BRAKES, BRAKES thread

 

Your cheapest bet is to simply change the pads.

To further enhance the brakes, you can change the rotors.

You can also go the BBK route. If your not tracking the car, I would just change the pads.

 

I would go with

2 piece rotors

Hawk HPS pads

Let me know i cna work a deal on Racingbrake packages.

If you want a BBK you can opt for the Racingbrake big brake kit front and then 2 piece rear rotors.

They also have great one piece rotor options for the 8 as well.

Rishie

 

what brand for the 2 piece rotors?

 

Endless?????

 

AP racing has their brake kit out. im very curious to see it. u should look into that if u want a BBK

 

Flintstone brakes

 

wow,

15% left, and all those miles on the car.. wait. we have nothing to talk about just a car with x amount of miles.. so x is the miles on the car.. x * .15 = wtf?????

duh..

beers

 

yes... i don't think all 8s have 15% left on their front brakes...
especially since it depends on these x miles and on a person's specific braking style.

 

how about some auto exe rotors for a 2 piece solution

 

yep you are right,,

is it x * .15 pads
or x* .15 on rotors..

clear this up please..

beers

 

I hate math!

 

get the Hawk ceramic pads - no squeal, no dust, better than OE stopping power

 

How are the Hawk Ceramic pads compared to the Hawk HPS. I'm doing mostly street, but about 4-5 track days a year too. Need new pads soon.

 

i hate to ressurect an old thread, but can anyone else chime in on aftermarket pads??

im in need of some new ones as my current OEM ones are starting to squeal...

it seems that Hawk pads seem quite popular?

 

That is ok. Since 2006 I have Project Mu HC+ pads for roads and even track days they are perfect. Just a touch dusty.

They have good initial bite and good temperature range which is an advantage to the ceramic brakes which may need to warm up in the cold mornings.

 

Try Racing Brake ET500, they are friggin awesome...

 

^ +1 ET500 are the best IMO

 

Racing Brake Sport [slotted/curved vane] rotors with Hawk Ceramic pads is the way I roll... well, actually the way I stop (quickly and with little noise and dust).

 

People in the know are probably gonna shoot me for this, but for everyday daily driving I run the akebono pads from tirerack. They're blessedly squeal free, and are nearly dustless. Not the best in the stopping department, but I find them adequate for daily driving.

It all depends on what you're looking for in a brake pad.

 

When my brakes are replaced going to go with Racing Brake all the way: ET500 pads and slotted rotors. From what I have researched, improved stopping power with very little dust. The Hawk pads seem to have good performance, but have dust issues except for the ceramic which don't have improved braking performance compared to stock from what I've read.

 

^ +1
Exactly- ET500 have very minimal dust and great stopping power
I love these pads

 

I would agree that the Hawk Ceramic pads are only on par with the OEM from a braking "bite" perspective, but almost silent and very little dust.

 

^ but thing is... if u want a brake upgrade, why not sth with more stopping power with little dust and literally no noise? ET500 all the way!


Goodieee

 

^ I wasn't looking for more braking 'bite' as the OEM are/were already quite good for a daily driver environment. I was looking for far less noise and a bit less dust (the OEM's weren't overly dusty for me, but they may not have been bed in properly), which the Hawk Ceramics accomodated very nicely.

The Racing Brake Sport rotors dissipate heat better than the otherwise very good OEM, reducing potential fade, and looking alot better.