Pagid Brake Pads

[VoodooBoss]

Darn, I thought I was going to be his first customer.

 

[boss3022892]

Please add me to the list when available. Also, do you still use the stock rotors for track use?

Thanks,
Jon

 

[Hambone]

aa5ib- Do you track your Boss? How many miles on her? I have 22k on mine and havn't seen any reason to change yet. All the other mustangs I had I changed pads 2-3 times before changing rotors. Mine has only been street driven so far but sometimes I drive like I am on a road course if traffic permits.

 

[CaliMR]

Agree. I went from stock to HP+ front/rear and its an improvement. But on track they can't take the heat if you run hard and they will overheat and wear fast. I went to Hawk Blues and it's 10x better than the HP+. The initial bite of the blues is way more aggressive.

I have only 2 complaints about the blues after running through 3 or 4 sets on my other car. The dust is like nuclear fallout and will thrash your wheels, and they eat rotors. They are great if you don't mind those two things. I ran them street and track on that car, and they worked equally well on both. No other pad I have used is nearly as good at doing both types of driving, though obviously there are better for either one specifically. Blues are night and day better than HP+ and mine have always been relatively quiet on the street with just a few random squeaks every once in a while

That said, I'm ordering pads from Pete for the E30 to test out. I'm tired of scraping the wheels and the way the whole car looks like it is covered in a layer of rust. He gave me a good price, too. And it feels good supporting someone from the site.

 

[aa5ib]

aa5ib- Do you track your Boss? How many miles on her? I have 22k on mine and havn't seen any reason to change yet. All the other mustangs I had I changed pads 2-3 times before changing rotors. Mine has only been street driven so far but sometimes I drive like I am on a road course if traffic permits.

Yep. I've been a member of Harris Hill Road since before it was built. Only 1200 miles (FJ Cruiser is my DD) on the Boss so far. Been to the track once in the Boss, then got hit on my bike six weeks ago so haven't able to get back. I could run several fast laps then I would have to do a few cool down laps to get the pedal back. Once the Pagids get here that I ordered from Pete then I will add the Speed Bleeders and change to Super Blue. No more fade.

 

[VoodooBoss]

aa5ib- Do you track your Boss? How many miles on her? I have 22k on mine and havn't seen any reason to change yet. All the other mustangs I had I changed pads 2-3 times before changing rotors. Mine has only been street driven so far but sometimes I drive like I am on a road course if traffic permits.

Yep. I've been a member of Harris Hill Road since before it was built. Only 1200 miles (FJ Cruiser is my DD) on the Boss so far. Been to the track once in the Boss, then got hit on my bike six weeks ago so haven't able to get back. I could run several fast laps then I would have to do a few cool down laps to get the pedal back. Once the Pagids get here that I ordered from Pete then I will add the Speed Bleeders and change to Super Blue. No more fade.

Don't forget to add the brake cooling ducts.

 

[PeteInCT]

Yes. They make a HUGE difference in pad temps. Fronts will run cooler than the rears once you install them.

 

[aa5ib]

Don't forget to add the brake cooling ducts.
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I figure they are a necessity. Our little playground is 1.82 miles around and doesn't have any real long straights so the brakes get a real workout.

 

[CaliMR]

Oddly enough, last time it was my rears that were giving me issues.

 

[PeteInCT]

Were you running with traction control on ?

 

[BossJockey]

Pete, Does Pagid offer the S-line in the Boss's pad sizes? I looking for a pad with a higher cold friction level than the stock pads.

 

[PeteInCT]

Pete, Does Pagid offer the S-line in the Boss's pad sizes? I looking for a pad with a higher cold friction level than the stock pads.

No, the S line has pretty limited applications. That said, the RS-19/RS-56 combination is very usable on the street where the pads don't heat up anywhere near where they do on the track. In general you'll find Pagid pads get very good bite, more than enough for the street, even when stone cold. I ran my Audi TTS as a DD for 3 years running the RS-19's front and rear (the RS-56 wasn't developed yet) with no issues at all, and that car was only 3200 lbs.