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EBC brakes (2012 thread)
Subaru Norway wants two arms, three legs and a penis for new disks and pads.
Did anyone formulate an opinion on EBC brakes recently? I see old threads but nothing recent. I want good brakes. And the OEM brakes, are they ventilated all over the disk or just those five holes? And what is the effect of brake dust that everyone's talking about in the older threads? Cheers
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Re: EBC brakes (2012 thread)
i haven't used ebc brakes in a couple years but they seemed about on par with other performance brake stuff at the time. the oem rotors being vented is just the vanes that run in between the two sides of the rotor. you might want to get slotted/cross drilled if heat is a concern. the brake dust can mess up the finish on your wheels and cause squeaking. you can avoid this if you take your wheels off every now and then to clean them and the brakes. do you have a napa equivalent out there? i have adaptive one pads on mine and have never had any problems.
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Re: EBC brakes (2012 thread)
Teh reason I'm looking at the ECBs is simply because they offer something and are considerably cheaper than the OEM ones. Do the ECB outperform the OEM or are they more equal?
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Re: EBC brakes (2012 thread)
If you look in my signature, you'll see my recommendations for brakes. The EBC pads are very good in my experience. Plently of stopping power. When it's time for new brakes on my black car I'll use them again. Not sure if I'd go for the redstuff again or the low-dust ones instead though.
OEM stuff matters for certain things, but for brakes we can easily do better for cheaper.
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Re: EBC brakes (2012 thread)
Since I don't drive on track, do I need redstuff? Is Greenstuff up to the job or are they too weak?
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Re: EBC brakes (2012 thread)
Not used the greenstuff yet, but they are probably fine. Pads aren't as important as very good rotors on this car it seems. Get the "premium" variety from the link in my sig.
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Re: EBC brakes (2012 thread)
I have the Redstuff pads in the front and I hate them. I literally have to slam my foot on the pedal to stop until they get warmed up. The only thing I like about them is the low dust.
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Re: EBC brakes (2012 thread)
this is what i used and have been very pleased. reasonably priced as well (i get wholesale discount).
http://www.napabrakes.com/wps/portal.../Adaptive_One/
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Re: EBC brakes (2012 thread)
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That said, the EBC greenstuff are good pads as well. If you decide to go with EBC pads OP, I suggest the greenstuff pads. The redstuff ones are too hard of a compound for street use IMHO, and for them to work properly they need to warm up. The problem I have found is that in normal DD street driving they take too long to warm up, and your braking actually gets worse. Greenstuff pads are a softer compound and heat up quicker than the Redstuff. They also have the Yellowstuff pads, but I am unfamiliar with them. Another option would be to look at Hawk pads. They are on par (if not slightly better) than the EBC's, for about the same price last I looked. |
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Re: EBC brakes (2012 thread)
I use Hawks semi-metallics on the rear and am very pleased with them
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Re: EBC brakes (2012 thread)
All EBC discs (vented) and Greenstuff pads are almost 1/3 the price of the parts from Subaru including shipping to my door! Bought!
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