I'm needing to do rotors and pads so figured while I'm in there and if doesn't cost much more I'd upgrade. What's the flavor of the week in Miata brakes? Honestly I don't have any issues with the current ones but who knows?
I'm needing to do rotors and pads so figured while I'm in there and if doesn't cost much more I'd upgrade. What's the flavor of the week in Miata brakes? Honestly I don't have any issues with the current ones but who knows?
OEM equivalent pads, Napa or Centric rotors. Seriously.
I was talking with a guy from a high-end race shop recently. He said "Race pads actually have a pretty easy job. They have to stop the car when they're really hot. OEM pads have to stop the car when it's hot, cold, wet, dry, put off minimal dust, not squeak..."
Yeah for street use at legal-ish speeds, OEM is fine, especially on a Miata which has healthily sized brakes from the factory. If you want an upgrade, EBC Redstuff is a good compound for street use.
I raced a Miata on Autozone rotors and Hawk pads. It's such a light car that almost anything will work.
I did the 1.8L brake conversion and I'm running Disk Brake Australia slotted rotors and Porterfield R4-S pads on the rear with some sort of cheap OEM-replacement pads from Rock Auto on the front. They tend to have a front heavy bias and everyone who drives mine tends to lock up the front brakes, so I put less aggressive pads on the front to balance it out
Centric or Napa rotors, Hawk HPS pads and a good flush/bleed with good fluid. SS lines won't hurt.
I really like the HPS pads... good performance across a wide range of conditions, quiet, and very little dust.
The stock front bias, especially on the 1.6 cars is important to note. You can definitely benefit from installing a prop valve on a stock system.
I went with RockAuto rotors, the cheapest front pads they have, and StopTech on the rear. We’ll see how that works out once it’s back together.
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