I'm running Hankook Ventus V12's up front with Nitto NT555's in the rear. Both tires are similar in performance, they are budget street tires. I'm about to replace my Tokico Blues with Tokico D-Spec adjustable shocks, and start replacing OEM bushings with whiteline. Currently, I'm running Stoptech ST40/41 Calipers with 355x32mm slotted rotors and Ferodo DS2500 brakepads. I've tracked this set-up on Nitto NT05's, and found it to be acceptable for Laguna Seca.

Unfortunately, my car is a DD now, and I need a good recommendation for a brake-pad that can fill both roles, wont eat my rotors, and has decent life. I don't care about brake dust, or noise. The Ferodo DS2500's are good with regards to temp fade, but I find their cold bite, and overall mu friction levels unsatisfactory. My Z is probably around 3400 pounds with me and my car audio system installed. Braking distance, and overall inability to lock up the tires indicates to me that my tires are performing better than my brakepads.

Is there a high .50 or .60ish mu brakepad that is acceptable for street use?

I've been reading: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1670297 ... but haven't found out if there is a higher coefficient of friction level brakepad available that is safe for street use still.

Anyone?

I called Carbotech and Performance Friction. Both great companies, but I was really impressed with the level of technical knowledge by Performance Friction, their sales rep passed me to their motorsports guy who deals with NISMO, and various other groups. Bottom line is I'm still torn between Ferodo DS2500 (because it's cheap, and rotor friendly), and wanting more bite from perhaps Carbotech XP8 or PFC08. The latter two are race application pads for endurance... so I'm wondering if I used an endurance race pad daily, would it be worth the extra $$$? I'm not even sure if the cold bite would be better than DS2500 because there is no industry standard to rate friction vs heat... Anyone ever driven home from a track day or something with these pads on? Or on the track after bed-in, how is their first "bite" at ambient temperature?