hey guys,

its time to change brakes and planning on an upgrade. first off, not a daily driver. occasional drive on the street about twice a week. planning on getting to the track soon so want to be prepared.

i have an 08 touring and was planning on getting z1 drilled and slotted rotors with carbotech xp10 fronts and xp8 rears..

would this be a decent setup?

also, im reading a lot that people use less aggressive pads in the rears, whats the reason for this?

thanks

 

also, im not too worried about brake dust and noise

 

Sounds like a good starting point. I would recommend slotted only as drilled tend to crack more easily on the track.

 

That will be a ludicrous setup for the street due to the Carbotechs...you will be able to outbrake everyone. Also the Carbotechs work well cold.

Those are considered track pads, not really recommended for street use.

That said I dont really find the XP10s to be that loud on the street, though they definitely do squeal and make the unenlightened think your pads are shot. Also they make a slight grinding noise when just driving normally (no brakes) from the drag on the rotors due to the high mu of the pads.

Also, I would drop the drilled/slotted and just go for blank rotors.

Be realistic about how much actual track time the car will see, and your experience level. If it is going to be mainly street driven and only see 1-2-3 track days per year I would go with a less aggressive compound that will still hold up to the track but be more livable on the street.

That or just learn to swap them out yourself. If you foresee a lot of track time this skill will be a must.

 

thanks for the reply.

i figured it might be a little longer than i anticipated to get some track time so i went with some hawk hps, and probably gonna sub for just slotted rotors instead. drilled and slotted are on backorder so i can still change my order.

when im able to get to the track often, i will get some carbotech to swap out.

thanks

 

+1 on the learning to swap your pads. If you got brembos it is SUPER easy!

 

+1 on that ^

I run Z1 rotors and Posi Quiet pads ($86 from Z1 for all four corners) on the street.

For track duty I just swap in carbotech XP8s front and rear. Definitely wouldn't recommend them on the street...for a full bite they'll need to be warmed up significantly. I wouldn't trust them at all during cold days on the street.

 

Go to track first, then build from there.