Brake pads for street and ax

[Dkennel]

Getting close for new brake pads. I am thinking about hawk hp plus up front? Is it worth it? What are the drawbacks?

[DRACO A5OG]

Possible noise.

Look into Rapaports RS4's ( street use ) it will be fine for AX too, Quiet.

[safe]

In my opinion you can't go wrong with stock pads. I would only go to more grippy/durabal pads when your putting a lot of heat into the system, like when you track.

[DRACO A5OG]

Oh no Textar's OEM manufacturer was very good but very dusty and noisy in my case.

[safe]

well, in my opinion Porsche has never sold a car with noisy brakes. I would suggest not buying OEM but buying from Porsche, it is not the same stuff...

[VFR750]

I like the hawk hp s+t. Overall works as a good compromise. Track only pads are superior. But they do chew up rotors. I run them street and moderate DE events. WGI gets track pads.

[JAR0023]

Originally Posted by DRACO A5OG

Possible noise.

Look into Rapaports RS4's ( street use ) it will be fine for AX too, Quiet.

Looks like spell check got you. Porterfield R4S. Pelican carries them now. -J

[HarryD]

I use Mintex Reds for AX and street. Work great. Rotor friendly. Not much dust.

[McLaren-TAG]

Originally Posted by Dkennel

Getting close for new brake pads. I am thinking about hawk hp plus up front? Is it worth it? What are the drawbacks?

They are very noisy and very dusty but fantastic for AX. I use my car primarily for AX and hard back roads driving, nothing else so I don't mind the deliverance like squealing.

[3literpwr]

I have raced on many and only run Carbotech now. The XP10 were a fantastic pad and the 1521's or Ax6's would be perfect for your application.

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[Quicksilver]

Originally Posted by DRACO A5OG

Possible noise.

Look into Rapaports RS4's ( street use ) it will be fine for AX too, Quiet.

Not sure what Rapaports brakes are. Sure you didn't mean Porterfield R4S pads?

Porterfield R4S is exactly what I would use for a hard street, AX, and some track use. Good price, good bite, good fade resistance, and good life. I now use them on every vehicle I get.

[Dkennel]

Porterfield R4S sound interesting... From what I see the brake sensors won't fit, do I just unplug them? Do I need to seal/tape the connector?

[unclebilly]

Pagid yellow rs29.

[Bill Douglas]

I bought some Ferodo pads a few years back that were street/track. Argh. They were hopeless and very dangerous. Sure on a track after a few laps and by the time they had got really hot they were great. But real world driving such as someone reversing out of a driveway without looking; they were useless. So be careful you don't get a set too "high spec".

[UK Carrera]

Ferodo DS3000 or DS2500.

Produce a fair amount of dust but their stopping power is impressive. I don't find any noise or low-speed performance issues.

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by UK Carrera

Ferodo DS3000 or DS2500.

Produce a fair amount of dust but their stopping power is impressive. I don't find any noise or low-speed performance issues.

This is the one I was just talking about that was dangerously bad when anything other than very hot.

[3literpwr]

Porterfield pads, especially the R4S were nothing but trouble on my 944S2... I ran them a few times and always had fade, poor initial bite etc with them and even bought a couple pairs. Once I switched to Carbotech it was night and day.

[DRACO A5OG]

Originally Posted by JAR0023

Looks like spell check got you. Porterfield R4S. Pelican carries them now. -J

Oops, my bad. Dyslexic as well

[UK Carrera]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

This is the one I was just talking about that was dangerously bad when anything other than very hot.

Yes, I have heard others say the same. I don't understand why they work well in my application, and I am definitely in the 'light on the brakes' category.

[johnsjmc]

Originally Posted by Dkennel

Porterfield R4S sound interesting... From what I see the brake sensors won't fit, do I just unplug them? Do I need to seal/tape the connector?

If you unplug them the dash light will come on. They work by breaking a circuit when they are "cut" by a rotor. The easiest thing is to leave them hooked up and zip tie them up out of the way.