Which brake pads for a street-driven 911?

[Adam]

I need new pads for my 2.7 Coupe.

Aside from OEM, which pads will best suit a 911 that gets an even spread of suburban/city driving and longer distance trips and mountain drives?

It isn't my daily driver, so I drive it to have fun, but do little mileage, so wear isn't really a concern. I just want quiet pads that brake well. Fade (with my OEM pads) hasn't been an issue.

Oh, and the rotors are in great shape and I don't track the car, so I'll keep them for now.

Thanks in advance!

[edit] I meant to add that I've been browsing through Pelican's catalogue and the descriptions for Mintex, Ferrodo etc pads are all fairly similar. I was chasing a more specific review of the pads.

[jmohn]

For the street (only place I drive, actually) I've been well satisfied with Axxis (Repco) MetalMasters. No fade, little or no noise, easy on rotors, reasonable price, and little dusting (makes it easier to keep the wheels clean).

Jerry M
'78 SC

[Bill Douglas]

Ferrodo DS2500 are what I'm changing to when I get organised and place an order with PP. FishCop loves his ones.

[s_wilwerding]

I second Ferodos - that's what I had on my SC. No noise, very little dust, even worked well for the occasional DE.

[Bill Verburg]

Ferodo 2500 is a race pad. It will be ok for dual purpose and aggressive street. I think that they are FF rated but I need to double check that.

The Axxis is a very good cheap EE rated street pad. Very low dust, it will take a bit more leg than the Textars, but the lack of dust will more than make up for it.

[Bill Douglas]

Which is the best street pad for situations like emergency braking with a cold pad? Something really grabby and it doesn't matter what it's like on the rotors? I thought the DS2500 was this pad.

[Bill Verburg]

Which is the best street pad for situations like emergency braking with a cold pad?

Axxis or stockTextars

[RoninLB]

I think it was Bill V or JW who suggested the Axxis to me, or both.. so a copy and paste of an old post I did.

"My Axxis never squeaked.. anyway the brakes are better than I expected.. so, because they are softer than stock, I wanted to really push them till they faded.. and I do these BigBig Rides.. so I'm in the NW US and have to travel thru some mountains.. I get to the top and start heading down.. the speed limit is 30mph going down because the road is 8% slope.. probably the steepest in the US.. you can do more than 30mph but will lose your brakes in a routine car.. So, WTF.. I can do almost 50mph , except for the sharp curves, which were 10-15mph.. maybe twords the end I faded the brakes.. it felt like I did 3 miles downhill, with some straights.. these brakes were pushed to the max. over and over, for a long time .. and the 911 was overweight.. I clocked 3,000lbs. at 3 different truck stops..
So you know how the 911 sometimes locks up the fronts early with stock pads.. if I'm on a straight highway, 55-75mph for a while with very cold brakes.. and I have to make a sudden stop.. perfect brake control/no front locking/great pedal control..now I just beat the brakes last year on the last ride.. and haven't pulled the brakes to get a close eyeball.. but I did a quick eyeball with the wheels off and they still have plenty of meat left................Ron"

[HarryD]

I have been using Pagid T4114-NAP's and they seem ok for street and occasional AutoX

[Fishcop]

My Ferodo 2500 are holding up beautifully for street and DE days. I don't know about racing as such, but I do notice a slight improvement as they heat up. I certainly don't have a problem on the street.

[IROC]

Another vote for the Axxis MetalMasters. For the price (they are still cheap, right?) these are all but unbeatable.

Mike

[Kahuna]

For street use I've had a good experience with the Axxis, for dual track/street Pagid Blue, for dedicated track use Pagid Orange

[BGCarrera32]

I went with Mintex and I'm questioning my decision...bedded them in and they still feel soft to me.

[Vipergrün]

Ferodo - I don't recall which I have, whichever Pelican sells. I love them. Good on the street and track.

-B

[Superman]

I don't recall whether my Ferodos are "2500" or not. They were an intermediate pad, according to what I read when I made the decision. I am very pleased. They brake just fine even when cold. They DO NOT fade when hot. They also do not make noise. They just stop the car.

[mr.bch]

Don't laugh, but... I think they were called Performance Friction. Murray's or Pep Boys or Autozone. $10.99 for rear SCs. Haha. I put a pair in knowing I would soon be changing out the calipers to match my new 996 fronts. Been riding them for 2 months now in hard street driving. No issues.

[jmohn]

Originally posted by mr.bch
Don't laugh, but... I think they were called Performance Friction. Murray's or Pep Boys or Autozone. $10.99 for rear SCs. Haha. I put a pair in knowing I would soon be changing out the calipers to match my new 996 fronts. Been riding them for 2 months now in hard street driving. No issues.

No laughing here ... "Performance Friction" is reputed to make a pretty good pad (no personal experience though) and other products.

I thought I read, somewhere, that their carbon\metallic pad is a little hard on rotors though.

Jerry M
'78 SC

[Randy Webb]

Are any of these better than the stock pads for the street?

[Schrup]

Originally posted by Randy Webb
Are any of these better than the stock pads for the street?

I hope not, they were the most expensive. I figure you get what you pay for. Just got my Textar pads from UPS today, thanks Wayne.