What brake pads for an 86 Carrera?

fastbydrmike · 11-22-2002, 06:31 PM

What brake pads do you recommend? My mechanic says I want as dust free as possible so I do not damage my rims. Does that make sense?

pnzr911 · 11-22-2002, 08:40 PM

Are your rims anodized? If so just wipe em off and don't worry about it. Even if they are not just keep em clean. You could buy brake dust shields if you are really worried. As for pads I use the Ferodos less dust more brake!

89911 · 11-23-2002, 02:57 AM

Street use. PBR metalmasters. Never seem to produce much dust. As far as damaging your rims, the only problem I see is certain compounds like Hawk Blue track pads in combination with wet weather and heat. Makes an accumulation of rust like material that sticks to aluminim, anodized or not.

FlaCarrera · 11-23-2002, 04:31 AM

I recently put in Portfield R4-S Carbon-Kevlar pads for street and DE use. I like them. Very light dust after a track session and none detectable for street use. No fade detected during track sessions and don't need to be heated for street use....nice.
Ted in So Fla
86 Carrera Blk/Blk

Emission · Emission's Garage

I just put a full set of PBR Deluxe pads on my 930. I spent all day on the track yesterday and they were great. I was worried they would cook, but apparently the combo of drilled rotors and finned calipers kept them cool. Very little brake dust and easy on the rotors too.

Roamer · 11-23-2002, 07:29 AM

Emisson, I would second the endorsement of the Ferrodos. Very little dust and a great track/street pad, heat up very quickly, no noise and great resistance to the higher track temps found in shorter DE events. If you need a supplier send me a private message, I have a very good source.

jmohn · jmohn's Garage

I use the PBR MetalMasters on my summer, daily driver SC (low dust, low noise, good street grip), but there are certainly many other quality pads with their proponents, as you're discovering. If you provide a little more information on how you intend to use the car (garage queen, daily driver, some DE events, considerable track use, etc.) I'm sure someone in a similar situation would be able to better advise you.

Jerry M
'78 SC

APKhaos · 11-23-2002, 08:07 AM

For street and maybe first season of DE, Metal Masters are a great pad - as others have suggested. Get 'em right here at this very botique.

If the track bug bites, Carbon Kevlar are the shot. Very rotor friendly, moderate dust, serious stopping power. The do squeal at low speeds, which may or may not bother you on the street.
Only one US manufacturer, retailed by Porterfield adn others. Best deal is Der Six Enterprises - Pete Tremper, who advertises in Pano.

88911coupe · 11-23-2002, 03:05 PM

I been very happy with Metal Masters on cars for years, including 911's.

targa88 · 11-23-2002, 07:03 PM

It really depends on what type of driving you will be doing; track versus street.
PBR metalmaster are a good all around pad- relatively inexpensive.
If you intend to spend any time on the track (DE, etc) then you might want to upgrade, to something more aggressive.
Although Hawk performance pads work well, they don't tend to be rotor friendly. Porterfield R4 are a better solution in that respect.
If money is no object Pagid Orange.
Personally I long after the old Ferrodo pads (NLA).
Then again it is also a combination of things, basedon the driving requirements.
If you are changing your pads, flush the brake lines and put in good brake fluid (ATE Blue), bleed the lines properly. You might even want to change your brake lines from rubber to braided.
The sky is the limit....