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I ran DS2500s for years on my first STI. They would resonate and make a squeal, but it wasn't at all the same as metal-on-metal grinding from a worn out or mis

I ran DS2500s for years on my first STI. They would resonate and make a squeal, but it wasn't at all the same as metal-on-metal grinding from a worn out or missing brake pad. Also, I don't recommend DS2500s on a street car. They're intended to be a compromise pad that works on the street and the track both, but the performance is significantly worse when they're not heated up, so the first stop of the day on a cool morning can be surprising. Better to get real street pads and real track pads and swap them. It's super easy on fixed caliper brakes.

aunty_helen 5y ago
I ran the DS2500s for a couple years before shopping around a bit to see what was out there. I settled on custom made pads using a Mintex material which pn escapes me now. I used some pretty decent brands and pads and found the Forodos were the only ones that I couldn't get to fade in the hills. Their friction coefficient starts at 50c so it's definitely not unreasonable like actual race pads that can start in the 125c+ range. I only ever found them a little suprising when they had been hot hot and then the next morning it would take a bit more of a press on the peddal to pull up and the stop lights. I still always had confidence that if I stood on it they would pull up in time. As for running propper race pads at the track, that's fine and I had the same brembos you would've but replacing the rotors I was using wasn't something I wanted to shell out for every few track days. The Forodos never had any fade issues on track and I have a picture with the back wheels almost lifting as I brake from speed cut.