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      04-10-2022, 04:30 PM   #331
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A lot of times on the forums people magnify problems,

Like you got an m3 which has fucking amazing brakes, a little less stopping power and you still have some of the best brakes on the road compared to anything….

Unless you track, and I bet if you did you have Sep wheels tires and pads.

The brake stopping power is moot point.

I just ordered the akebonos
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      04-10-2022, 04:39 PM   #332
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I keep seeing part EUR1880 for the akebonos and it says front only? How do you get the rears
EUR 1880 front and EUR 1656 rear

Go here and filter for akebono: https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...brake+pad,1684
Hey they are significantly cheaper on rock auto vs other sits do I need two buy two of each lol?
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      04-29-2022, 01:11 PM   #333
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I don't track my car but I occasionally push it on the backroads. I really want the dust reduction, but would hate for my backroad driving experience to suffer - will the Akebonos suffice, or are they strictly for street (freeway and local road speeds) use only?

And if the latter were to be true, then I probably have a brand new set of Akebonos (front + rear) to let go of.
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I don't track my car but I occasionally push it on the backroads. I really want the dust reduction, but would hate for my backroad driving experience to suffer - will the Akebonos suffice, or are they strictly for street (freeway and local road speeds) use only?

And if the latter were to be true, then I probably have a brand new set of Akebonos (front + rear) to let go of.
Akebonos will not hold up to canyon driving. They will drop off quickly.

I went with EBC yellowstuff pads, but if you drive aggressively, get EBC bluestuff.
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      04-30-2022, 11:42 AM   #335
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Akebonos will not hold up to canyon driving. They will drop off quickly.

I went with EBC yellowstuff pads, but if you drive aggressively, get EBC bluestuff.
I'm in between Akebono and DS2500. I mainly want similar if not better braking performance with less brake dust. I drive freeway and streets most of the time but I go to the hills to cruise maybe once a month but I don't push it. Later this summer, I'm planning on at least one track day so I'll have a separate pad for that. Which pads would you recommend for my daily driving?
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      04-30-2022, 12:21 PM   #336
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Akebonos will not hold up to canyon driving. They will drop off quickly.

I went with EBC yellowstuff pads, but if you drive aggressively, get EBC bluestuff.
I'm in between Akebono and DS2500. I mainly want similar if not better braking performance with less brake dust. I drive freeway and streets most of the time but I go to the hills to cruise maybe once a month but I don't push it. Later this summer, I'm planning on at least one track day so I'll have a separate pad for that. Which pads would you recommend for my daily driving?
Akebonos result in less braking performance compared to OEM and I don't believe they belong on an M car.

I don't have any direct experience with DS2500, but Yellowstuff will beat out DS2500 in terms of bite based on friction coefficient alone.

Essentially, Yellowstuff will give you everything you are asking for (less dust compared to OE pads, very strong initial bite and better than OE stopping power).
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I've got a set of Redstuff fronts and rears available to me for free. Better than OEM or skip em? I only drag race, no canyons or track. Just tired of cleaning wheels…
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      05-03-2022, 11:46 PM   #338
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I've got a set of Redstuff fronts and rears available to me for free. Better than OEM or skip em? I only drag race, no canyons or track. Just tired of cleaning wheels…
For free? I'd definitely try them out. Since they are R90 approved, you are essentially guaranteed that they will perform within 15% of OEM spec. I have a feeling that they will feel better than OEM as a result, especially with the 0.50 friction coefficient of red stuff.
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When swapping to akebono pads are you guys using the oem sensors?
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I have had power stop for awhile (3+ years), is there really a positive difference with the akebonos?
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Go with the akebono man. I had the power stop and they clunk when changing directions more and don't have as good of stopping power. I dumped them after a few thousand miles and I'm very happy I did that.
I tried both akebonos and stop tech. I didn't see any difference from them. Stop tech screeched for the first few brake pumps right after install but went away after some miles. Both pretty decent options. Stopping force and low dust seems about the same. Go with whatever you get a good deal on.
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I’m thinking of going with the ds2500. From what I have read they seem to be good pad for aggressive driving - are they better or about equal with OEM’s brake dust?
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I’m thinking of going with the ds2500. From what I have read they seem to be good pad for aggressive driving - are they better or about equal with OEM’s brake dust?
You are better off going with EBC Bluestuff pads. The DS2500 will be disappointing going from OEM.
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I’m thinking of going with the ds2500. From what I have read they seem to be good pad for aggressive driving - are they better or about equal with OEM’s brake dust?
You should definitely not be looking for low dust pads then lol. You want to go the other way. More dusts and more braking power
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      06-22-2022, 07:14 PM   #344
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When swapping to akebono pads are you guys using the oem sensors?
Although they come with new sensors, I reused my oe sensors since they were still good. Removed them from the OE pads carefully and No issues.
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I’m thinking of going with the ds2500. From what I have read they seem to be good pad for aggressive driving - are they better or about equal with OEM’s brake dust?
You are better off going with EBC Bluestuff pads. The DS2500 will be disappointing going from OEM.
Thanks, I'll try the blue stuff pads
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      05-21-2023, 01:34 PM   #346
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Akebonos will not hold up to canyon driving. They will drop off quickly.

I went with EBC yellowstuff pads, but if you drive aggressively, get EBC bluestuff.
hellokitty how are the akebonos compared to the edc red stuff in terms of brake dusts?
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      05-21-2023, 01:40 PM   #347
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hellokitty how are the akebonos compared to the edc red stuff in terms of brake dusts?
Akebono basically has like 10% dust compared to any ebc pad.
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Searched and went through 10(?) other brake pad threads....finally found the right one here! Thanks everyone! Akebono's ordered...
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