Honestly, it is hard to beat the OEM stuff. Some of this depends on driving style, but the OEM brakes are really nice on the Supra.

Steve

 

do you happen to know how much a front set is?

 

Definitely stock for feel and performance.

- TRD's are the worst pads every (they do nothing well)
- Aftermarket rotors don't handle the heat as well as the stock rotors
- Hawk pads don't dust as much, but their initial bite isn't as good as the stock pads

Later, Steve

 

OEM brakes from my personal experience offers the best intial bite for spirted driving or plain crusing. Downside is the brake dust build up - Run slotted rotors and expect a bit more.
HPS pads from Hawk has been a long staple here as well. You can also look into Carbotech's for a bit more out of a pad. Pick a pad based on driving pattern like if you do high mph runs and hard braking repeatedly or just getting groceries.

Rotor choices are blanks or slotted:
Project Mu 1 or 2pc
StopTech
Rotora
OEM

Consider some SS lines while you're down there and some brake fluid upgraded to a higher boiling point if it benefits you.

 

I have the Project Mu Pads, I love them, well I love they way they look in the box, because I didnt put them on yet. I had the Hawk pads, and its perhaps the third set of Hawks that I had on various cars, and while they had a good bite, they squealed all the time on every car I have had.

 

Steve, you are 100% right on TRD pads. I actually ran them on my 5sfe Camry (I know) back in '99 paired with powerslot rotors and to this day, worst pads ever in memory

 

where could I get some oem pads/rotors? also what do you all think about the ebc cross and drilled rotors?

 

Order the OEM pads and rotors from one of the two Toyota dealers on here. I think the pads are less then 100 for the pair if I remember correctly. I plan to run drilled or slotted rotors just for looks. A lot of the high end cars have them, so that means I must have them to. I don't road race, so I don't think I will have any issues.

 

but what about the specific ebc brand on the rotors?

 

I don't see EBC products mentioned here to often, I'd search it in the top right corner and see what comes up. Don't get the zinc plated ones though, it supposedly wears right off, so it would be a waste of money. I am going to use these since the project mu ones are expensive as hell, though I will get them eventually :http://www.r1concepts.com/toyota-supra-1998-turbo.htm :nervous:

 

I use OEM rotors and Cobalt brakes all around. I believe these are the best pads in the market! http://cobaltfriction.com/

 

has anyone tried anythinig from the endless lineup? I currenly have them on my mr2 a bit pricey but less dust than most pads that ive tried and good bite. I dont track that car but there great for street.

 

Carbotech+stock rotors.. Use a search you will get way more results

 

This is what I am using now on the road course. I would not recommend race pads for the street - they work best after they get really, really warm, i.e., repeated braking.

 

Last few years I've been using Carbotech XP10 pads and stock rotors; the last rotors I got (still on my car now) are DBA 4000 slotted just because I wanted to try slotted and I heard these were pretty decent. I do some roadcourse track days where I need a pad that won't fade at all with my driving style so that's why I use the XP10's; but they would not be the best choice for a good street pad even though I find the initial bite to be very good for a pad that holds up so great against high temp fading. If not the OEM pads, then one of the other more streetable Carbotech pads would be what I'd look at if I wanted an excellent street pad.

 

+1 on R1 rotors, with OEM pads.

 

I hate my project mu pads. For the first thousand miles it sounded like a train stopping in cold weather. They got better it just takes me about a year to put a thousand miles on the car.

 

Ive never used anything thing else but stock rotors with hawk hps pads...
I do alot of regular street driving with the occasional high speed run or some spirited driving through some twisty roads..

I just did a complete brake overhaul on my car because i wanted the brakes to be in perfect like new working condition for obvious reasons..so i did brand new calipers hawk hps pads and stock oem rotors. I put new SS braided brake lines on the car at all 4 corners and flushed the system with nice upgraded brake fluid and the car has superb brakes..i havent felt fade yet from them and the dust isnt that bad for normal driving
To me any upgrade to big brake kit isnt doing anything for the car but looks..the stock brakes are pretty big to begin with

 

... To me any upgrade to big brake kit isnt doing anything for the car but looks..the stock brakes are pretty big to begin with

Big brakes are certainly more than a cosmetic upgrade, but most people don't need them. BBK's are about increasing the heat capacity of the brakes, not "power". if you're not experiencing fade with a well sorted stock system, a BBK will not do much to increase performance.


Craig

 

OEM rotors and Hawk HPS pads best combo ever!

 

About the Hawp HPS how do they perform about dust, noise and what kind of material they use ?

 

stock

 

I switched from OEM all around to R1 Concepts slotted rotors and Hawk HPS pads about 2 years ago and couldn't be happier. I actually bought the R1 rotors with the intention of only using them temporarily, but I honestly have no reason or inclination to change them now. The Hawk pads do not have anywhere near the initial bite of the OEM pads, which was a bit disconcerting at first, but their fade resistance and overall high speed stopping power is superior. They dust much less than OEM, which is a huge benefit for us CCW owners, and the dust is less corrosive. I am admittedly pretty damn hard on my brakes and so far this combo has worked perfectly and the R1 rotors were dirt cheap. I liked the combo so much I ordered a set for my Denali!

 

if you want to improve any brand brakes look into cryogenic freezing your pads and rotors. they will cool faster and last longer.

 

Huhhhh?

 

oem pads ftw, i clean my wheels often enough to not let brake dust build up that much

 

Oem

 

^^^ does the process have to be performed on new parts or could even used rotors benefit?


TIA,
craig

 

Craig,

IMO there is nothing that cryo treating does to a new rotor that it wouldn't also do to a used rotor.

 

+1

Your simply compiling/compressing the internal grain structure.....new or used shouldn't matter.

It's the direct opposite (while holding similar relation to) heat stressing items or objects.

 

The beauty of cryotreatment is that it is a "through" process. It treates the entire mass of the material, not just the surface. You can use it on old or new. In fact, using it on an older set of rotors may actually help reverse microfractures caused by useage, it does also help with pad life.