Saleen brakes - pad upgrades

[FR500GT]

It's time to upgrade the pads on my 07 Saleen and I haven't had any luck when searching. I'm running the factory 14" Saleen front brakes (just comes with GT rears). I daily drive the car and occasionally do track events.

Any options or recommendations for us Saleen brake guys?

 

[ddd4114]

If they're the same kit I have, they're just re-badged Stoptech ST40 calipers. I use Hawk HB141x.650 pads (x = compound; i.e. G = DTC-60, U = DTC-70, etc.). There are plenty of other pads made by other manufacturers that will fit that caliper.

 

[FR500GT]

How do you like those pads? What pads are you running in the rear?

 

[ddd4114]

I would definitely not recommend them for a daily driver, but they're not terrible on the street. They dust like crazy and screech like nails on a chalkboard when the rotors don't have a good pad transfer layer, so I'd only recommend them for track use. At track events, they provide great braking torque, but I only have experience with Hawk pads, so I can't comment about how they compare to other brands.

I used Hawk HPS pads on my old Civic for tens of thousands of miles and loved them, so I imagine they'd be fine in this application too. I wouldn't want something aggressive for street use anyway since this brake package with DTC-60/70 pads is REALLY touchy. With DTC pads, it's pretty difficult to heel/toe downshift on the street if you don't want to stop quickly, but it was no problem with the Centric (Stoptech) pads that I got with the calipers.

I keep DTC-60 pads on the rear since one set will last me at least half of a season, and they don't bother me since my Mustang is a dedicated track car. I might try dropping down to an HT-10 compound since the rear end wanders around a lot with DTC-60's on both axles. I'm still experimenting with alternating between DTC-60 and DTC-70 pads to see what combination suits me best.

 

[Apex50]

Holy overkill, Batman! Hawk
HP's for the street and maybe one HPDE, HP+'s will handle several, track days but they're going to be noisy day to day.

 

[JPC]

Check out Carbotech pads, 1520s for the street and X16 front for the track
Vorshlag sells them
http://www.vorshlag.com/product_info.php?cPath=141_142_280&products_id=588