Hello, This is my post on this site. I have been reading and people seem for the most part informative. My questions are what pads are recommended for replacement on the Brembo brakes(opinions with experience would be awesome) and also how difficult is it to do the pad swap your self. I read some were that all you do is pull out a pin remove the old ones then reinstall the new one… is this accurate??

 

Depends on what you want to do with the car on which pads are best. More info, please.

And the swap is REALLY easy.

 

Well I go to the track about once every other week and I also use it for my daily driver during the summer. The Track is not that fast but you can get up to about 110. I guess i would need a track/street pad. Thanks

I looked for a guide to do the swap but I could not find any..so intructions would be greatly appreciated

 

As far as what pads to use I'm not sure what to recomend...maybe Hawk HP+...I'm sure others will have more input than myself. Changing out the pads is simple, pull the cotter pins, remove the dowels and the piece of sprung steel (which pushes the pads against the calipers). The pads should now slide out...remove the shims on the back of the stock pads and stick them to the new pads (I use brake anti-squeal compound to stick them on). Clean the top and bottom slots of the caliper where the pads slide in and apply a very small amount of lubricant to the slot (white lithium grease). Remove the cover to the brake master cylinder and make sure that when you push the pistons back into the caliper you do not over flow brake fluid all over your engine compartment. Use a c-clamp or similar tool and a block of wood to push all pistons back into the caliper. I then lightly sand my rotors with approx 150 grit sand paper to remove any other previous brake pad residue...then clean off the rotors. Install new pads, the spring steel, dowels, and cotter pins. Check your brake fluid level and go bed in your new pads.

 

Back when I had my brembo's I went through several sets of pads before deciding on which ones I liked. Here are my results..

I had the ferrodo's for street driving. They performed well for street driving and had a semi-low dust (compared to all out track pads). Plus they were quiet.

For the track, and this is where I went through several different compounds, I finally setteled on a set of Pagid pads in the Orange compound. They are a little expensive, but they last a while and have great stopping power. They were the only ones that lived up to my needs. They are a little rough on the rotors so I wouldn't recommend them for the street.

My vote:
Pagid for track
Ferrodo for street

The swap is simple. 2 cotter pins, 2 slide pins and the pads come out. Push the pistons back and reverse the order for assembly.

Steve