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brake pads on 911t

I've got a 73.5911t that I need to replace the brake pads on. The car will be mostly street driven, but that will include a few trips to the mountains, and perhaps down the road a little track fun time.

What specific pads would you recommend for a car like mine?

I also need to replace the rotors, and wondered if drilled rotors would provide much improvement or are they mostly for show?

Thanks,

Ashford

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Drilled rotors are mostly for show, there's lots of threads about cracked drilled rotors. Our host sells Ferodo pads that are a nice street pad.
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+1 on the drilled for show. Stick with a stock rotor. Everyone has their favorite pad, so you are likely to get wide range. From what our host says, the Ferodo or Metal master would be a good small step up over the OEM.
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Way back when, I had very good luck w/ Repco Metal masters for street use. The same pads are currently available under the PBR and Axxis brand names. You still won't be sorry if using them for that purpose.
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Thanks for the responses. How are the Ferodo pads about giving off dust?

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