Akebono vs Centric vs Brembo vs Stoptech - Brake Pads
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Akebono vs Centric vs Brembo vs Stoptech - Brake Pads
Hi everyone. I did a search and found most people on here who desire low brake dust replacing their OEM pads with either Akebono, Centric, Brembo or Stoptech pads. I was wondering if anybody had recommendations of one over the other? Looking for low dust, low noise, and OEM/high stopping power.
Here are the specific pads I'm looking at:
- Akebono - ProAct Ceramic Pads (#ACT1118)
- Centric - Posi Quiet Ceramic Pads (#105.11180)
- Brembo - Ceramic Brake Pads (#P83072N)
- Stoptech - Sport Pads (#309.11180) (not ceramic, but claims low dust)
I have a '14 RWD F-Sport and will be getting my front rotors turned within the next week. I figured it'd be a good time to replace the pads as I'm tired of the crazy amounts of brake dust from the OEM pads. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!
Here are the specific pads I'm looking at:
- Akebono - ProAct Ceramic Pads (#ACT1118)
- Centric - Posi Quiet Ceramic Pads (#105.11180)
- Brembo - Ceramic Brake Pads (#P83072N)
- Stoptech - Sport Pads (#309.11180) (not ceramic, but claims low dust)
I have a '14 RWD F-Sport and will be getting my front rotors turned within the next week. I figured it'd be a good time to replace the pads as I'm tired of the crazy amounts of brake dust from the OEM pads. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!
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Have had great experience with Akebono's and Centric (had Centric on my older GS430). The Akebono's have great bite - very similar to OEM with low dust.
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I had the Stoptechs on my e90. They do stop better and dust less than stock, but dust more that Ceramic pads. I did notice that they did wear pretty quick. Some noise when the pad was cold. After about a year of driving, half of the pad was already worn. I'm not sure if it was due to my spirited driving or nature of the pad itself.
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Huh, wonder why Lexus doesn't use one of those brand's brake pads?
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Hi everyone. I did a search and found most people on here who desire low brake dust replacing their OEM pads with either Akebono, Centric, Brembo or Stoptech pads. I was wondering if anybody had recommendations of one over the other? Looking for low dust, low noise, and OEM/high stopping power.
Here are the specific pads I'm looking at:
- Akebono - ProAct Ceramic Pads (#ACT1118)
- Centric - Posi Quiet Ceramic Pads (#105.11180)
- Brembo - Ceramic Brake Pads (#P83072N)
- Stoptech - Sport Pads (#309.11180) (not ceramic, but claims low dust)
I have a '14 RWD F-Sport and will be getting my front rotors turned within the next week. I figured it'd be a good time to replace the pads as I'm tired of the crazy amounts of brake dust from the OEM pads. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!
Here are the specific pads I'm looking at:
- Akebono - ProAct Ceramic Pads (#ACT1118)
- Centric - Posi Quiet Ceramic Pads (#105.11180)
- Brembo - Ceramic Brake Pads (#P83072N)
- Stoptech - Sport Pads (#309.11180) (not ceramic, but claims low dust)
I have a '14 RWD F-Sport and will be getting my front rotors turned within the next week. I figured it'd be a good time to replace the pads as I'm tired of the crazy amounts of brake dust from the OEM pads. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!
Akebono is the best no noise and no dust its one of my best pads I have ever used in my life.
Centric pads are very good low brake dust and no noise and that all depends how good ur rotors are.
Brembo just hit the market so u cant compare it to the real Brembo pads those are whole different material they use, they are not bad but I have not used it on a GS before.
Stoptech is the same as Centric same company, the 309 series is very good pads lots of dust, but stops good specially when they warm up I had those on my BBK .
so I would use the Akebono specially those guys with the F-Sport package and they wont replace the 2 pc rotors and they gonna pad slap it, those pads work great.
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here is my experience as wholesaler and I have used all these brands
Akebono is the best no noise and no dust its one of my best pads I have ever used in my life.
Centric pads are very good low brake dust and no noise and that all depends how good ur rotors are.
Brembo just hit the market so u cant compare it to the real Brembo pads those are whole different material they use, they are not bad but I have not used it on a GS before.
Stoptech is the same as Centric same company, the 309 series is very good pads lots of dust, but stops good specially when they warm up I had those on my BBK .
so I would use the Akebono specially those guys with the F-Sport package and they wont replace the 2 pc rotors and they gonna pad slap it, those pads work great.
Akebono is the best no noise and no dust its one of my best pads I have ever used in my life.
Centric pads are very good low brake dust and no noise and that all depends how good ur rotors are.
Brembo just hit the market so u cant compare it to the real Brembo pads those are whole different material they use, they are not bad but I have not used it on a GS before.
Stoptech is the same as Centric same company, the 309 series is very good pads lots of dust, but stops good specially when they warm up I had those on my BBK .
so I would use the Akebono specially those guys with the F-Sport package and they wont replace the 2 pc rotors and they gonna pad slap it, those pads work great.