Brake Pad replacement - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

jrd1990zr1 · 11-15-2010

Folks,

I am thinking about replacing the brake pads on my 1990 Z. Rotors are in real good shape. Going to bleed the system too. It has already snowed 3 inches and the roads were salted so the car is in for the winter.

Not sure what the previous owner used but at about 53K it's about time. I don't want to wait until the middle of the season to lay the car up. I don't race the car and want to keep it close to stock. I have heard metallic and ceramic pads put a lot of wear on the rotors and I should look to use semi-metallic.

Any thoughts or suggestions on this?

Thanks

Aurora40 · 11-16-2010

Hawk HPS pads are a great street pad. Great initial bite and they also can tolerate heat well. They are a bit dusty, but not terrible.

GOLDCYLON · 11-16-2010

Im running Hawks as well tend to hold up a little better than the stock pads but to be fair Im using baer eradispeeds on the front and rears and the pads tend to go a little faster

11-15-2010	#1
jrd1990zr1 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Delanson, NY Posts: 923	Brake Pad replacement Folks, I am thinking about replacing the brake pads on my 1990 Z. Rotors are in real good shape. Going to bleed the system too. It has already snowed 3 inches and the roads were salted so the car is in for the winter. Not sure what the previous owner used but at about 53K it's about time. I don't want to wait until the middle of the season to lay the car up. I don't race the car and want to keep it close to stock. I have heard metallic and ceramic pads put a lot of wear on the rotors and I should look to use semi-metallic. Any thoughts or suggestions on this? Thanks

11-16-2010	#2
Aurora40 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 2,704	Re: Brake Pad replacement Hawk HPS pads are a great street pad. Great initial bite and they also can tolerate heat well. They are a bit dusty, but not terrible.

11-16-2010	#3
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,120	Re: Brake Pad replacement Im running Hawks as well tend to hold up a little better than the stock pads but to be fair Im using baer eradispeeds on the front and rears and the pads tend to go a little faster __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V