Best (low dust, quiet, good bite) street pads for rear ECS 2-piece rotors

[gmurom]

Hello, I know this topic has been discussed so many times and I've tried to get responses in the stupid questions thread but no luck.

I'm looking for a suggestion on rear breaking pads which will be a good combo with ECS 330mm two-piece drilled/slotted rotors.

Calipers are stock. I'm not tracking. Want quiet, low-dust, with a good bite and good for occasional spirited driving ones.

(Considering all info I've processed so far I'm thinking about Hawks 5.0)

Thank you!

[brs2c]

No such animal for no dust AND good bite. I have the EBC reds with the same rotors on all 4 corners. They are quiet, and are less than half as dusty as stock, but do not bite hard as stock until they get warm (so hard/ emergency braking is fantastic).

The other battle you are fighting is the fact that drilled and slotted rotors have less surface area for the pads to grip. It a trade off surface area, for cooling and reduced rotational mass.


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[jorte014]

I really like Akebono pads. They are incredibly low dust and have good bite. I know others have said they aren't as good as other brands in the bite department but honestly, they stop on a dime.

[waxxonMTL]

i wish brembo were making a set for the rear.. the one in the front has the same bite as audi oem, but less dust.. how do i know ? my audi oem rear always make my rims more grey after a week than the front.

[tar]

i wish brembo were making a set for the rear.. the one in the front has the same bite as audi oem, but less dust.. how do i know ? my audi oem rear always make my rims more grey after a week than the front.

Same.

I run posiquiets rear and their meh more dust than I'd like.

Thinking of trying some ebcs or something else that isnt akebono as those are trash from past experiences

[Corradobrit]

Akebono Carbon. More progressive than OEM, quiet and extremely low dust.

[grovlet]

No such animal for no dust AND good bite. I have the EBC reds with the same rotors on all 4 corners. They are quiet, and are less than half as dusty as stock, but do not bite hard as stock until they get warm (so hard/ emergency braking is fantastic).

The other battle you are fighting is the fact that drilled and slotted rotors have less surface area for the pads to grip. It a trade off surface area, for cooling and reduced rotational mass.
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I would suggest you try the Porterfield R4S Pads (https://www.porterfield-brakes.com/images/portstrt2008_11_06_02_45_30.pdf) - They are designed with EXACTLY that combination in mind....[:p] I've used EBCs / Hawks for years but these blow them all away.....[:D][:)] Only pad I'll run now for any vehicle I own. Downside is they are expeeeensssiiiive....[:o][:(]

[gmurom]

Does it make sense putting those on the rear?

[epalacios]

I would suggest you try the Porterfield R4S Pads (https://www.porterfield-brakes.com/images/portstrt2008_11_06_02_45_30.pdf) - They are designed with EXACTLY that combination in mind....[:p] I've used EBCs / Hawks for years but these blow them all away.....[:D][:)] Only pad I'll run now for any vehicle I own. Downside is they are expeeeensssiiiive....[:o][:(]Damnnn $171 for the fronts! What rotors you using? Just had a spirited drive today and tons of shaking going on while braking and then saw that my two front rotors have cracks [emoji28][emoji28] but my rears are good. Its my weekend car and drive it very aggressive at least once a week in my backyard twistiest. I bought the car with drilled rotors (dont know the brand). I installed 034 density lower and upper control arms so its definitely the brakes/rotors that are causing the issue.

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[grovlet]

Yup - as warned not cheap[headbang] - but they really work as described in performance as well as low dust - so if that's what you are after it's worth it....

I run Stop Tech Cryo Rotors - also not cheap - but again worth the $$$ to ensure no brake issues - took me a long time with multiple pad / rotor combinations to find this one works best...

My DSM was horrible went through rotors / pads like crazy..... My Camaro has had good luck with EBC and a specialty rotor.... But this combo is even better - and had no issues on heavy AWD cars with 300+ HP (Modded Suby and S4)..... I do also run Stainless Lines now as well - but that just helps to keep brake feel linear IMHO - shouldn't really effect pad rub off (that warped rotor feel)....

[epalacios]

Sweet purchased the stoptech rotors slotted and stainless steel lines! I have a ton of pad life left on the OEM and will upgrade to these afterwards!

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[gmurom]

Eventually bought HPS 5.0 on BF sale from ECS. Will see how they'll perform with those rotors.

[chilort]

I recently bought the Porterfields. I'll be moving from the 5.0 pad to those.