Akebono vs Centric vs Brembo vs Stoptech - Brake Pads
01-16-17, 08:44 AM
#61
I also echo some of those who replaced their pads with Akebono on ther RWD F-Sport.
1) The initial 'grab' is slightly less than stock but not 'worrisome' less.
2) No squeal..... so far
3) Have no opinion on dusting yet since I just replaced them a few days ago.
I did not replace or turn the rotors. All I did was break the glaze on the rotor with 80 grit sandpaper on both sides and it is quiet so far.
Another observation is the brakes had significantly less braking power the first 10-20 stops (not due to caliper having to take up the gap). I am chalking it up to the pads needing to seat onto the rotors since they were not turned. After the 'seating', braking power is very good now.
1) The initial 'grab' is slightly less than stock but not 'worrisome' less.
2) No squeal..... so far
3) Have no opinion on dusting yet since I just replaced them a few days ago.
I did not replace or turn the rotors. All I did was break the glaze on the rotor with 80 grit sandpaper on both sides and it is quiet so far.
Another observation is the brakes had significantly less braking power the first 10-20 stops (not due to caliper having to take up the gap). I am chalking it up to the pads needing to seat onto the rotors since they were not turned. After the 'seating', braking power is very good now.
01-16-17, 03:21 PM
#62
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I also echo some of those who replaced their pads with Akebono on ther RWD F-Sport.
1) The initial 'grab' is slightly less than stock but not 'worrisome' less.
2) No squeal..... so far
3) Have no opinion on dusting yet since I just replaced them a few days ago.
I did not replace or turn the rotors. All I did was break the glaze on the rotor with 80 grit sandpaper on both sides and it is quiet so far.
Another observation is the brakes had significantly less braking power the first 10-20 stops (not due to caliper having to take up the gap). I am chalking it up to the pads needing to seat onto the rotors since they were not turned. After the 'seating', braking power is very good now.
1) The initial 'grab' is slightly less than stock but not 'worrisome' less.
2) No squeal..... so far
3) Have no opinion on dusting yet since I just replaced them a few days ago.
I did not replace or turn the rotors. All I did was break the glaze on the rotor with 80 grit sandpaper on both sides and it is quiet so far.
Another observation is the brakes had significantly less braking power the first 10-20 stops (not due to caliper having to take up the gap). I am chalking it up to the pads needing to seat onto the rotors since they were not turned. After the 'seating', braking power is very good now.
01-17-17, 08:16 AM
#64
I also echo some of those who replaced their pads with Akebono on ther RWD F-Sport.
1) The initial 'grab' is slightly less than stock but not 'worrisome' less.
2) No squeal..... so far
3) Have no opinion on dusting yet since I just replaced them a few days ago.
I did not replace or turn the rotors. All I did was break the glaze on the rotor with 80 grit sandpaper on both sides and it is quiet so far.
Another observation is the brakes had significantly less braking power the first 10-20 stops (not due to caliper having to take up the gap). I am chalking it up to the pads needing to seat onto the rotors since they were not turned. After the 'seating', braking power is very good now.
1) The initial 'grab' is slightly less than stock but not 'worrisome' less.
2) No squeal..... so far
3) Have no opinion on dusting yet since I just replaced them a few days ago.
I did not replace or turn the rotors. All I did was break the glaze on the rotor with 80 grit sandpaper on both sides and it is quiet so far.
Another observation is the brakes had significantly less braking power the first 10-20 stops (not due to caliper having to take up the gap). I am chalking it up to the pads needing to seat onto the rotors since they were not turned. After the 'seating', braking power is very good now.
Ok. I have had squeaks when cold with this setup. Pretty much the same as when I had stock pads so no better or no worse with squeaks when cold. When warmed up, no squeaks.
01-22-17, 09:44 AM
#65
okay just an update. I commented earlier in regards to akebono and centric squealing. i used some generic antisqueal compound originally and i guess these were inferior. decided to use the red crc brake quiet stuff you can pick up anywhere and vois la....no more squeal or rattling from the brake pads. im using the centrics by the way. i still have the akebonos in the box and will use those when the centrics wear down.
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03-27-17, 03:53 PM
#67
I have used Akebono's on various vehicles and I will continue to do so. I have experienced no cold stop performance issues; in fact I find they have excellent cold stopping power and I have paired them with both cheap and expensive name brand rotors.
06-27-18, 05:48 PM
#68
Sorry to being back an old post. I have read every single comment here and need help. Just replaced my nasty dusty OEM pads on my 2015 RC350 for a set of akebonos. The no dust is fantastic but I'm getting a squeal like no other! I've lived everything! And no luck. Question for those who gave replaced pads with aftermarkets, the akebonos come with a shim already on the pad..is anyone using only that or putting the OEM shim ontop of it, or replacing the shim that came with it for only the OEM shim? I've never had an issue with brakes squealing like this before and its ear piercing! Embaressing.. I see some people have had this issue here while other have not. I have not turned my rotors btw. I had lexus do the recall from 2 piece to single piece rotors shortly before I replaced the pads. For the life of me I cant figure out what's going on here! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
06-27-18, 05:57 PM
#69
Sorry to being back an old post. I have read every single comment here and need help. Just replaced my nasty dusty OEM pads on my 2015 RC350 for a set of akebonos. The no dust is fantastic but I'm getting a squeal like no other! I've lived everything! And no luck. Question for those who gave replaced pads with aftermarkets, the akebonos come with a shim already on the pad..is anyone using only that or putting the OEM shim ontop of it, or replacing the shim that came with it for only the OEM shim? I've never had an issue with brakes squealing like this before and its ear piercing! Embaressing.. I see some people have had this issue here while other have not. I have not turned my rotors btw. I had lexus do the recall from 2 piece to single piece rotors shortly before I replaced the pads. For the life of me I cant figure out what's going on here! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
06-27-18, 11:12 PM
#70
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Downside: Dusts like no other. Initial cold braking performance is average until they warm up.
Akebono: Decent performance. Good enough for daily driving, low dust, low noise.
StopTech: Great for daily driving, and light track use. A fair amount of dust, and some squeaking. My go-to pads.
Centric: I thought StopTech and Centric are the same company?
06-28-18, 10:28 AM
#71
I have Akebonos on an fsport rwd with the original two piece rotors with about 20k miles on the pads and while the dust is gone, these pads do sequel when cold... It's always the first stop before there's any heat but after that they're silent. Initially very embarrassing as it's always when leaving a parking lot lol, but i stopped caring awhile ago. Performance wise they're certainly not as good as stock; the cold bite is very good, maybe better but If you ever have to go deep into the pedal in a panic stop, it's a huge difference, they just don't have the same stopping power. So a bit of a mixed bag because of the cold behavior but I'd never go back to the stock pads, cleaning rims every 3 days for the birds.
confusion on parts kits etc.
I just put a new set of OEM front pads and rotors on my 2015 AWD GS, and don't regret the decision at all. The obnoxious cold squealing is gone (at least in the first 1000 miles or so, so far), initial pedal engagement bite is not as "aggressive" as the original 2015 OEM pads, but I had to panic slow once in the rain and had absolutely no problem doing it at all, so while the first like 10% of pad engagement isn't as aggressive, if you need to stop, you can still do so pretty easily.
Haven't noticed an abnormal amount of brake dust but then again I have the hyper gray or whatever it is rims that are darker than a lot of the silver rims out there.
One weird thing I noticed was how relatively good shape my rear pads are in. I bought rear pads as well but didn't install them because when I took the wheel off the original pads were still pretty thick and I'm like "this would be a waste to even think about changing these now" with what looks like at least like 70% of the pad material remaining... at 38K.
-Mike
Last edited by drgrant; 06-28-18 at 10:31 AM.
06-20-20, 09:11 AM
#72
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Sorry to being back an old post. I have read every single comment here and need help. Just replaced my nasty dusty OEM pads on my 2015 RC350 for a set of akebonos. The no dust is fantastic but I'm getting a squeal like no other! I've lived everything! And no luck. Question for those who gave replaced pads with aftermarkets, the akebonos come with a shim already on the pad..is anyone using only that or putting the OEM shim ontop of it, or replacing the shim that came with it for only the OEM shim? I've never had an issue with brakes squealing like this before and its ear piercing! Embaressing.. I see some people have had this issue here while other have not. I have not turned my rotors btw. I had lexus do the recall from 2 piece to single piece rotors shortly before I replaced the pads. For the life of me I cant figure out what's going on here! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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06-26-20, 09:28 PM
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