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Been using oem & hp+ & carbotech PP.

Since braking requirements of autox are (somewhat) less taxing than track, question is, has anyone been happy with using any of the pep/kragen/napa pads that come with warranty?

If so which pads?

Happy Holidays!

For AX? Pure crap.

Couldn't find Hawk pads in time for last Feb.'s event. Threw some Pep Boys pads in there; in two events, they were worn half way through!!! Didn't feel as good either.

I don't know about you, but I want my barke pads to ware.

AutoX may be low demand on what the pads HAVE to do, but it's still high demand on what you WANT them to do. It's also a slightly odd world since we want our pads to operate cold, not hot like road racing. This is why OEMs can often be a great pad and 'Track Pads' be terrible.

Jay W

I have Motorcraft Severe Service service pads that came on my car from the PD. I remember checking them after a week or so of owning my car and they were almost brand new (according to service records they were on there for about 1000 miles). I swapped wheels on my car a couple weeks after the first autox I did with it and the pads were at about half life. This is with about 5000 miles of street driving and one championship autox day.

As for performance, I have nothing to compare them to yet.

Thanks guys, just lookin to stretch the budget.

Someone once gave me some good advice on lifetime warrenty pads...

The places that sell lifetime warrenty pads...why would they do that? Perhaps it's that the pads dont wear but they wear the rotors. What is more expensive to replace, pads or rotors? Lifetime warranty pads are typically harder on the rotors than non-lifetime pads. You will have to replace your rotors sooner than the pads.

Food for thought.

Vince Rinner wrote:Someone once gave me some good advice on lifetime warrenty pads...

The places that sell lifetime warrenty pads...why would they do that? Perhaps it's that the pads dont wear but they wear the rotors. What is more expensive to replace, pads or rotors? Lifetime warranty pads are typically harder on the rotors than non-lifetime pads. You will have to replace your rotors sooner than the pads.

Food for thought.

I have heard that also, but with Hawk & Carbotech the rotors go anyway with 2 sets of pads. I use what are commonly called "blanks" for rotors. No holes, no groves, no painted hats. About $100 for a set of 4. maybe $125 so the pads are costing me a heck of a lot more than the rotors.