I'm trying to decide which brake pads I should get for my daily driver, 2005 Toyota 4Runner Limited.
Here in Alberta Canada its winter-ish for about half the year, the brakes do not reach high temperatures during mundane driving tasks. Many of the stops may be on wet rotors and rotors cold enough that that they might as well be considered cold stops.
I have narrowed the field to two main choices (any others?):
1) Akebono Performance - Ultra-Premium (Ceramic)
http://akebonobrakes.com/performance
2) Hawk HPS – High Performance Street (Ferro-Carbon)
http://www.hawkperformance.com/performance-street/pads/high-performance-street
Would the Hawk HPS be gentle on rotors as they claim? Ceramic would be easier on rotors but I wonder if ceramic would have respectable bite on cold and wet rotors - I assume the Hawk HPS would be better in the cold and wet?
I have heard that ceramic pads have poor cold bite.
The Hawk HPS pads have a FF friction rating to the best of my knowledge.
The Akebono Performance pads have a GG friction rating to the best of my knowledge.
They are both respected manufacturers, I have used Hawk HP Plus pads when I used to have a 240sx set up for the track, those pads were great at track temperatures.
Price difference doesn't matter, I will buy the better choice for my application.
Brake dusting between the choices are negligible to me.
Brake noise between the choices should be negligible to me.
Its easy to say just buy OE pads from the dealership, but where is the fun in that! Also, OE is made for quietness and long lasting, I am more concerned in braking feel and performance.
Thoughts?
Here in Alberta Canada its winter-ish for about half the year, the brakes do not reach high temperatures during mundane driving tasks. Many of the stops may be on wet rotors and rotors cold enough that that they might as well be considered cold stops.
I have narrowed the field to two main choices (any others?):
1) Akebono Performance - Ultra-Premium (Ceramic)
http://akebonobrakes.com/performance
2) Hawk HPS – High Performance Street (Ferro-Carbon)
http://www.hawkperformance.com/performance-street/pads/high-performance-street
Would the Hawk HPS be gentle on rotors as they claim? Ceramic would be easier on rotors but I wonder if ceramic would have respectable bite on cold and wet rotors - I assume the Hawk HPS would be better in the cold and wet?
I have heard that ceramic pads have poor cold bite.
The Hawk HPS pads have a FF friction rating to the best of my knowledge.
The Akebono Performance pads have a GG friction rating to the best of my knowledge.
They are both respected manufacturers, I have used Hawk HP Plus pads when I used to have a 240sx set up for the track, those pads were great at track temperatures.
Price difference doesn't matter, I will buy the better choice for my application.
Brake dusting between the choices are negligible to me.
Brake noise between the choices should be negligible to me.
Its easy to say just buy OE pads from the dealership, but where is the fun in that! Also, OE is made for quietness and long lasting, I am more concerned in braking feel and performance.
Thoughts?