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Hi Folks,

I run a nice set of 18" Zepter Mesh wheels and getting them clean can be a royal pain in the arse, but they look fantastic when they are.

However, keeping them that way can often be the biggest pain of all and the biggest culprit is that damned nuisance, brake dust! You know the stuff I'm talkin' about.... wash the car today and in two days time the friggin wheels are almost black again!!! :)

I'm up for a set of brake pads very soon and wanted to see whether anyone else has factored "brake dust" into the equation when selecting pads.

Speaking to a friendly, knowledgable fellow in a local brake shop the other day, he suggested that EBC Green Stuff Pads offer excellent performance with negligible brake dust. He reckons they've had a great response from clients that have complained of the same problem, particularly drivers of expensive euro cars.

Wouldn't mind something that could handle the odd track day once in a blue moon, but ultimately I'm just looking for a high performance street solution, not kamakazi race pads.

Does anyone have any experiences / preferences that they would care to share?

Cheers,

Mike

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The EBC greens work quite well and the dust is low, great for street pads for sure.

I use reds on the front and greens on the rear. Reds dont dust too bad either.

work well enough for me using them in bitumen sprints. Bite well from cold too.

Gary

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I have a pair of Project Mu HC Titan Kai in mine.

they are super good and dont give out a lot of brake dust.

Grab very very well no matter what the temperature.

djr81 Grand Master

djr81

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Don't go with RB74's if you don't like dust.... :woot:

I just purchased some Ferodo DS2500's... will let you know how they go, dust-wise.... though they'd probably fall in your "Kamikazi race pads" category

Um, the RB74's I use on the front generate far less dust than the pads I use on the rears - which are Bendix ultimates.

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I use rb74's and they are low dust on the street.

They will handle the odd track day too.

Most pads ive seen either - dusty (cos the pads wear fast), or non dusty (cost they chew the rotor out more so than the pad)

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Don't go with RB74's if you don't like dust.... :ermm:

I just purchased some Ferodo DS2500's... will let you know how they go, dust-wise....

Bwhahahaha.

DS2500's? I hope you like gunmetal wheels, because that's the colour they're going to be after a few days.

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I have a pair of Project Mu HC Titan Kai in mine.

they are super good and dont give out a lot of brake dust.

Grab very very well no matter what the temperature.

Are your's really really really loud? I had the same pads in my old 33, with slotted rotors. They were an awesome peforming brake pad, but the squeal mine let off was SOOO loud. Louder than trucks. I had to take them off as you couldnt drive with them on the street, if you went in an underground carpark you would literally have to block your ears. i tried re-bedding them but nothing changed. But apart from the sound best brake pads i've used so far

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