Brakes & Rotors?

[flipstah]

So the Golf needs new pads and rotors and the only ones I know are Brembo and StopTech. Are they still recommended or is there a trusted brand from personal experience?

I read up on some called 'Adam's Rotors'(?) but they're not good according to VWVortex.

[kujiwara]

Re: Brakes & Rotors?

Hawk hps pads, they didn't dust as much as oem while stopping quite a bit better. Akebono ceramics, zero dust but I think oem pads stopped better. Rotors oem, or geomet ones. Personally I would get hawk hps with geomet rotors if I drove a golf r

[All_Euro]

Re: Brakes & Rotors?

... Akebono ceramics, zero dust but I think oem pads stopped better...

I've found the same with mine too - a lot less dust than OEM but they don't have the same bite either.

[Spooling_turbos]

Re: Brakes & Rotors?

x3 for Hawk HPS. Also consider EBC redstuff. Ping Steven with a blue mk5 R32t he purchased a set of StopTechs and EBC redstuff for his R and can give you his thoughts

[bobkatkat]

Re: Brakes & Rotors?

On thing people should think about is cold weather. Those nice low dust pads with high ceramic really do not work all that well in our climate. Lets face it we need cold weather pads even for August mornings. For our climate as a daily year round driver consider semi-metallic pads. They maintain the same even grip on the road in cold weather as they do in the heat of summer. Ceramic pads, in contrast, can have difficulty gripping brake rotors in cold temperatures especially when first applied and wet. Ever wonder why when you are out snow drifting get a little squirrely and your brakes feel non existent when first applied.