A while back I posted on here asking folks what they thought would be a good low dust pad. It seems people leaned towards the Green pads.

I put them on a week ago and so far I am not pleased. The first few days they blew 2-3x more dust which worried me. I think it was just flinging off what was left on the rotor though because it has tamed down.

Dust now is just about the SAME as it was before I changed them out. If that isnt bad enough...... they SQUEEL LIKE HELL at every stop light I roll up to. I feel like I am driving a complete POS when they are squeeling.

Is this normal? Will it stop?

 

Ha! I did the SAME thing on my ML500 and it drove me freaking INSANE! The grip was great but the brake squeal was unbearable. Everyone was craning their head around each time I barely tapped the brake pedal. POS noisy pads.

 

You should try Hawk Performance HPS. They are cheaper than Greestuff, and I have no problem with them...

 

LOL... sounds like you wasted your money!

 

They may not be fully bedded. I tried green stuffs on my last car and they didn't squeal at all once bedded. They were however the dustiest pad I've ever used while performance wasn't anything special and because of that I'll never try them again.

 

The Bobcat is a very low dust and great pad for Autocross and street so far. I have not used them on the ocasional track day yet, so there might be a limit to the useage.

I will know in a month track day comming.

 

I've got the EBC redstuff pads on my z. no dust, no squeaks.

 

You need to bed the brakes in and bed them in properly. They won't squeak as much.

 

Yes, Im asking "how do I bed them in".

Do I get them a pillow, turn down the lights and sing softly to them?

 

You and your smart comments Wadd...

 

Even after bedding these pads, they still sounded like crap. Here is a good place to start:

http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...ng+pads+rotors

 

Excellent, I will give it a whirl.......and pray they dont squeel any more.

 

I have the EBC Greenstuff pads and have no dust at all. They are a real improvement over the stock pads.

Les

 

KornerCarver, did you do any special break in period? Do yours squeel like a scene from Deliverence ?

 

I didn't do anything special other than to get up to about 60 mph and then brake pretty hard down to about 5-10 mph. I did that about half a dozen times. No squeaking and no dust.

Les

 

hmm wild! Ok, I will give that a whirl tomorrow if I drive it to work.

 

damn, thats wierd, ours make no dust at all, and are very quiet. my hawks squeal and make a little dust.

 

I just installed the green pads on Friday and have had no noise or brake dust, drove to tallahasssee on Saturday with new wheels, tires, and pads and no dust.

 

What the hell. Mine are getting louder and louder and louder and with a very high pitched note when stopping.

Finding a good spot to do 8 runs from 60-10 over and over is not possible in this town. I got 6 stops in and nearly freaked out the people driving the other way. Then I figured the noise was gone.....nope still there.