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Old Jan 11, 2016 | 03:57 PM
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what good aftermarket brakes pads with less brake dust than OEM
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Old Jan 11, 2016 | 04:05 PM
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what good aftermarket brakes pads with less brake dust than OEM
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...struction.html
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Old Jan 11, 2016 | 04:20 PM
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If your primary objective is to eliminate brake dust & noise, the Project Mu NS400 is a good pad. You'll lose some of the initial bite & overall stopping power that the OEM pads have, but they're virtually dust free & completely silent. It's not a high performance pad, but completely acceptable for daily street driving IMO. Another pad to check out is the Winmax W1 or W2. Though I've not tried them myself, they supposedly offer OEM equivalent (or better) stopping power with low dust & noise.

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Old Jan 11, 2016 | 04:21 PM
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carbotech xp 12...just kidding...check out projectmu....
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Old Jan 11, 2016 | 04:45 PM
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I have project mu on my f for more than 4 yrs, one of the best brakes out there and no dust compare to oem
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Old Jan 12, 2016 | 11:18 AM
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As others have mentioned (thanks guys ) the Project Mu NS400 is arguably the best option for an ultra low dusting, high quality street brake pad on the IS-F. We also have Carbotech 1521 available but to be completely honest there have been some very minor fitment issues with a couple sets of the IS-F specific rears and I can't strongly recommend them again until I know for certain those issues have been corrected.

If you need new rotors, upgraded lines and/or fluid with the new pads we have some package deals available. Otherwise we have a discount for CL members on just the pads!

Project Mu NS400 PS4F160 D1365 Lexus IS-F Front
Project Mu NS400 PS4R106 Lexus ISF IS-F Rear

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Old Jan 12, 2016 | 09:53 PM
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iv used carbotech 1521 =/ ~ notbad , good

just oredered me Stoptech ~ i guess no one had bad comments about it ,
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Old Jan 14, 2016 | 01:46 PM
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Stoptech street pads are another good, very inexpensive option but are not a great pad for those concerned with dust. Stoptech street produces 300-400% more dust than the Project Mu NS400 or Carbotech 1521

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Old Jan 14, 2016 | 05:44 PM
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i have the stoptechs in and i can vouch that they are dusty. not much better than the oem. I can't stand the squeal coming from them though.

I don't care so much about dust but i want the stopping power without the noise. recommendations would be lovely
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Old Jan 14, 2016 | 05:49 PM
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^^^^Did you bed them in?

http://www.stoptech.com/technical-su...-system-bed-in

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Old Jan 14, 2016 | 05:58 PM
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I'll be needing to change my pads soon, I'm almost to the minimum factory spec for the OEM pads riding it real close. I'll try the super cheap pads ($40 for front and rears combined hahaha) i bought on accident last year first just to see how horrible they are, and then try the StopTech pads. This way I can learn through personal experience the differences before I end up with ferodo's or project Mu's
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Old Jan 14, 2016 | 07:51 PM
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Stoptech pads have good stopping power but too much dust. Switch to project mu ns400s. Same stopping power with way less dust. They are a bit pricey but well worth it.
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Yes I did. Can I try rebedding them? They have been in service for a year now
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Old Jan 15, 2016 | 05:05 PM
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Yes I did. Can I try rebedding them? They have been in service for a year now
Yes, that's the first thing to try.
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Old Jan 16, 2016 | 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by lobuxracer
Yes, that's the first thing to try.
Should I pull them out, reinstall them and just do as the Web page says?

Thanks
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