Brake pad selection
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Stock calipers with Girodisc front and Urge rear. Stock-ish power, aero, cheater 200s and 100TW tires (255s)
Winmax W6 front and W5 rear were nice, wear was decent but not great. Great fit.
ST43 front and rear, great wear, brake balance very rear biased. Pad backing was chewed to shape by a hamster and required filing down to make fit into calipers.
ST47 front and ST43 rear, brake balance still very rear biased. Very aggressive initial bite, probably fine with proper 100TW or slicks, but not street-ish tires. Same problem with pad backing. Wear was great, no bending.
Hawk DTC70 front and DTC60 rear. Decent balance, fit was good, pads burnt up in one weekend.
CSG C21 front and C11 rear. Great fit. Great balance. Cannot say anything about wear yet. Dust a LOT. So far the best combination i've found for me.
Winmax W6 front and W5 rear were nice, wear was decent but not great. Great fit.
ST43 front and rear, great wear, brake balance very rear biased. Pad backing was chewed to shape by a hamster and required filing down to make fit into calipers.
ST47 front and ST43 rear, brake balance still very rear biased. Very aggressive initial bite, probably fine with proper 100TW or slicks, but not street-ish tires. Same problem with pad backing. Wear was great, no bending.
Hawk DTC70 front and DTC60 rear. Decent balance, fit was good, pads burnt up in one weekend.
CSG C21 front and C11 rear. Great fit. Great balance. Cannot say anything about wear yet. Dust a LOT. So far the best combination i've found for me.
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Since you've got a 2006, it has EBD, so pad selection to maintain front/rear bias shouldn't be as important as with earlier model years. I'm not sure how much difference that can compensate for though. As far as what pads to correct bias from a BBK up front, it really depends on what BBK you have. Some keep near stock bias, whereas others shift it significantly.
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Since you've got a 2006, it has EBD, so pad selection to maintain front/rear bias shouldn't be as important as with earlier model years. I'm not sure how much difference that can compensate for though. As far as what pads to correct bias from a BBK up front, it really depends on what BBK you have. Some keep near stock bias, whereas others shift it significantly.
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