Brake pads?

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Any advice on brake pads? I drive an 08 honda civic si and need to replace the pads... looking for a few features:
1. Improvement over stock pieces
2. Low brake dust
3. Longevity
This is a daily driver and I don't race the car or anything .... thanks in advance!

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Get ceramic pads. They are the pads that produce the lowest amount of brake dust and they perform just as good if not better than regular pads. When I change mine on my car I'm going with ceramics.
 
I use Axxis Deluxe pads for my bimmer, but I'm not sure if they make them for your make and model. Highlights: OEM feel, low dusting, minimal noise (squeal).
 
IOMCAMARO said:
Get ceramic pads. They are the pads that produce the lowest amount of brake dust and they perform just as good if not better than regular pads. When I change mine on my car I'm going with ceramics.
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IME they can be very squeal prone! I hated them on a SAAB and Hawk beat Green Pads in all aspects.
 
Old Tiger said:
Hawk Performance d all you are asking for and more!
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I have hawk HPS pads on my car, and after 10k miles the only issue I have is that during the winter if I take it through the touchless wash I have no brakes for the first stop. I have no idea why, nothing similar if I am just washing the car in the driveway. Now If I go through the touchless wash, I just ride the brakes for a few blocks and they are fine.

Performance, noise and dust are all good in my book.
 
hawk hp+ ftw just buy a bottle of sonax full effect and you will be ok :P
 
Thanks for all of the suggestions. That's why I like this forum. People respond!

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I've heard of a lot of people that have had good luck with Hawk HPS Street pads with the stock rotors on the Si. I have a 2007 Si sedan myself and I will be grabbing some Hawk HPS pads as soon as my OEM pads are worn down.
 
onlycodered said:
I've heard of a lot of people that have had good luck with Hawk HPS Street pads with the stock rotors on the Si. I have a 2007 Si sedan myself and I will be grabbing some Hawk HPS pads as soon as my OEM pads are worn down.
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I decided that if I was going to go through the effort to change the pads, I wanted to change the rotars out at the same time.
 
Ihave always had good luck with Raybestos. On our newer vehicles I am going to try out some EBC rotors and pads to see if they provide better stopping. Check out rockauto.com they are a pretty good parts source.
 
I use hp+ and they are filthy after about an hour. They are a great pad for the track though =D I'm also probably losing some of my hearing as well. Love hurts =P

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Old Tiger said:
Hawk Performance d all you are asking for and more!
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Hawk dust a lot tho.

EBC us another good brand but they also dust.

I HAVE NO EXPERIENCE with ceramic brake pads but they are supposed to dust a lot less and meet OEM braking standard. So I would check them out (HAWK, EBC, Akibono etc etc all make ceramic pads).
 
I like the Akebono ProAct ceramic. You may be able to get them at Tire Rack, certainly at Rock Auto.
 
i just put ceramic pads and drilled/slotted rotors on and went for a drive to break them in just as the paperwork that came with them recommended. When I got back home there was a lot of dust on my wheels. This is the first ceramics I have had. Is this normal for brand new ceramic pads?
 
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