I'm a big fan of the Porterfield R4S pads for heavy duty street use. Great fade resistance. Lots of brake dust though if you care about that.

 

I have a 13" inch front brake kit (rotors, calipers, etc.) and honestly it's my favorite mod on my car. It's saved me from a wreck with an animal more than once and from stupid people driving suvs...

 

There are many different opinions about "when" to do it. There are several people who live around me who went brakes, suspension, and safety first. It all depends on your future goals. If it's all going to be fairly moderate on the mods, stock with some better pads is the way to go. But if you're popping wheelies (exaggerating a bit, unless that's what you want ) you'll want the bigger, safer brakes. Heat soaked brakes are no fun for anyone.

 

wtf? how did you manage to do that?

 

street + hawk blues = fubar.



i should take a picture ivans still got the old rotor its down to the vents on the inside, i think they were new rotors, some street driving and 1 track day. oh and its the REAR too.

 

It's really hard to find a pad that is good for both the street and the track. This is because pads need to be designed to operate in a certain heat range. Street brakes stay pretty cool under most conditions and a track dedicated pad like the "Hawk Blue" pads mentioned above will work very poorly on the street. Not only will they do things like wear out your rotors really fast but they also will give you WORSE stopping ability because they will not be up to their optimal operating temperature. It is important to understand that that a good quality street pad will give you BETTER and FASTER stopping under street use conditions than a racing brake bad.



On my stock Miata I find that the porterfield R4-S pads work well both for the street and at the track. My FD is a much heavier and faster car than the Miata and the R4-S pads are great for the street but don't cut it at most tracks. I swap in the track designed R4 pads for track days.



It really is best to use a street pad on the street and change out to a racing pad when you do track days. Once you get used to is changing pads takes very little time.

 

Ok, all good advice above



I went w/ slotted rotors ($200 for all four), ss brake lines, motul, and HP+, the HPS suck. I netted about 15-20 feet on a 60 - 0. Leave them on all the time and warm up in a couple of normal street stops. I have had it on track and for my 'novice' driving I had no real fade. Let me tell you these things grab awesome and very positive feel. So for $400 i have a good solution, and at$200 for rotors i don't care if they get worn out every couple of years.

 

im pretty sure your rotors wont last a "couple years"



kevin.

 

Thanks. Sounds like that's a pretty good way to go.

 

totally.