Aftermarket Brake Pads

lortone · 02-14-2012, 09:01 AM

Anyone have an aftermarket brake pad to recommend in lieu of the factory Audi pads? I'd like a little more stopping power and of course less dust. But I don't want to chew up the rotors either. The car is an '08 Audi A5 (B8).

Thanks in advance. ortone

Just Me · 02-21-2012, 08:46 AM

My strong suggestion is to stay roughly OEM. Stopping power is, to me, irrelevant because it is not a limiting factor - press harder, get more stop. Heat is the limiting factor, and for that you will LOSE initial friction. Dust is largely a by-product of friction.

I went the route of Hawk HPS once. What a fiasco. They achieve what you want, but via a chemical deposition onto the rotor. If that layer is inconsistent, let's just say the results are disastrous. Never again.

Some like the Centric Posi-quiet pads, which are OEM like.

Some people like ceramic, but they generally have very low ultimate performance - e.g.: they wont survive high temperatures. So what's the point?

G

02-21-2012, 08:46 AM	#2
Just Me AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,473	My strong suggestion is to stay roughly OEM. Stopping power is, to me, irrelevant because it is not a limiting factor - press harder, get more stop. Heat is the limiting factor, and for that you will LOSE initial friction. Dust is largely a by-product of friction. I went the route of Hawk HPS once. What a fiasco. They achieve what you want, but via a chemical deposition onto the rotor. If that layer is inconsistent, let's just say the results are disastrous. Never again. Some like the Centric Posi-quiet pads, which are OEM like. Some people like ceramic, but they generally have very low ultimate performance - e.g.: they wont survive high temperatures. So what's the point? G __________________ glenahan@vee-eff-emaildotnet

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