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I'm looking to rebuild my rear brakes, fronts having been done a while ago.

I'm going to replace the rotors as they are of unknown age. If they are in spec for thickness I might have them turned and save for future use in a pinch. Because of course we all keep old parts around.

Rebuild the calipers because I believe one is sticking.

Redo the emergency brake shoes.

Replace the hoses with SS braid ones.

And replace the rear brake pads, even if they are OK, as they were last time I looked.

So the question is, should I use Porterfield R4S pads as I do autox the car some, vs say the OEM Textar here on PP or even the Porsche OEM parts? Money wise the Porterfield seem to be a good value.

I believe without looking at my records that I have Mintex pads in the front, but I can assume that I'll swap those for Porterfield in the front if I notice a huge discrepancy in braking, like the rears locking up before the fronts under heavy braking. Depending on wear of the fronts I might end up replacing the pads sooner rather than later.

I know most cars rely more on the fronts for braking, as do bicycles and most other things. But I've read some on here that Pcars go through rears as fast as fronts. So I figure why buy stock if the Porterfield are that much better, and upgrade the fronts to match.