Recommend me pads for mixed street/track car

Which Carbotechs? I'm wondering whether to go for the AX6 or XP8. I'm also thinking about Porterfield R4/R4S. How is the dust on the Porterfields?

Jaynen wrote: So what are the best weekend/autocross cheap pads I can throw on just to get those HPblues off? I am not that worried about my front bias due to better brakes on the front right now.

Axxis Ultimates - they are much less expensive than anything else mentioned in this thread if memory serves ($40-$75 per axle). Great cold friction and I've never experienced fade with them on mountain drives or back-to-back autocross runs. They are my go-to pad for street and autocross. I've never tried them at a track day though, so I've stayed out of this thread so far.

Going from EBC Greenstuff to Ultimates I had to adjust my braking to compensate for the extra initial bite. That said, I wasn't that impressed with the Greenstuff in the first place.

Poerterfield dust is prettymuch a nonissue. Spendy but fantastic.

if you're street driving and a-x'ing the car, then the AX6 should do all you need ... if tracking it I'd go with a higher rated pad ... 'course I street drive, a-x, and TT my CRX on XP10's on the front and PBR (slightly more than OEM ) on the rear ....

and keep in mind that the folk at Carbotech will be very helpful in pointing you towards the appropriate pad for the planned usage

Matt B wrote:

Jaynen wrote: So what are the best weekend/autocross cheap pads I can throw on just to get those HPblues off? I am not that worried about my front bias due to better brakes on the front right now.

Axxis Ultimates - they are much less expensive than anything else mentioned in this thread if memory serves ($40-$75 per axle). Great cold friction and I've never experienced fade with them on mountain drives or back-to-back autocross runs. They are my go-to pad for street and autocross. I've never tried them at a track day though, so I've stayed out of this thread so far. Going from EBC Greenstuff to Ultimates I had to adjust my braking to compensate for the extra initial bite. That said, I wasn't that impressed with the Greenstuff in the first place.

FWIW, Axxis is very good as a DD and a-x pad ... not so good ( still not terrible ) as a track day/TT pad

With very few track days planned in the next year that is probably ok. I would rather adjust my braking on the 2 days I hit the track than the 12+ times I do an autocross

Where is the best or most convenient place to get them?

I think I've gotten them from a different vendor every time, so I'm not sure who's the cheapest. Lately prices at http://www.importrp.com seem to be pretty good. In addition, sometimes Rockauto actually has the Axxis/PBR stuff.

Oh yeah, they also go under the PBR brand name.

For the record, I'm not a fan of the Metal Masters relative to the Ults. We replaced our Ultimates on the Integra with those (because super cheap Rockauto sale) and I kinda regret it.

Also, the Ults dust like a mofo, especially for a ceramic pad.