Which pads for 996 brake conversion?

[DropTopKingM3]

Hey guys.. I'm putting together a Porsche 996 BBK for my car. I have the calipers and rear rotors. I'm about to pull the trigger on front rotors and pads through FCP so I can utilize the lifetime warranty in the future. I like dustless Akebono pads! I hate dirty wheels with a passion and I definitely won't like them on the LMs I have on order.


Would these be the correct pads to use with a 996 BBK kit?
Porsche Brake Pad Set - Akebono EUR917 | FCP Euro
Porsche Brake Pad Set - Akebono EUR738 | FCP Euro

Thanks

[SWRT_M3]

fronts are ok, but the rear pads will create a rust ring

go with these instead https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/por...-cayman-eur737

[mrgizmo04]

fronts are ok, but the rear pads will create a rust ring

go with these instead https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/por...-cayman-eur737

It depends on which mounts he is running, those will work with rallyroad. Otherwise he can run 737 on outside but needs shorter 738 on inside.

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[DropTopKingM3]

Thanks guys. I’ll be running Rally Road brackets front and rear. Would I still be able to run the same pads that SWRT_M3 mentioned?

[mrgizmo04]

Thanks guys. I’ll be running Rally Road brackets front and rear. Would I still be able to run the same pads that SWRT_M3 mentioned?

This is only an issue in the rear (dependance on brackets). Yes with rallyroad brackets, you can run 737 pads, which are taller and will sweep the entire rotor surface and not create a rust ring close to the rotor hat. Rallyroad brackets ensure there is no interference to fit the taller pads (the interference with other brackets is really on the inside of the rotor, so some people run the taller 737 pad on outside and a shorter 738 one on inside, but that is a pain and you need to buy 2 sets of rear pads).

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[S14]

This is only an issue in the rear (dependance on brackets). Yes with rallyroad brackets, you can run 737 pads, which are taller and will sweep the entire rotor surface and not create a rust ring close to the rotor hat. Rallyroad brackets ensure there is no interference to fit the taller pads (the interference with other brackets is really on the inside of the rotor, so some people run the taller 737 pad on outside and a shorter 738 one on inside, but that is a pain and you need to buy 2 sets of rear pads).

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This is why I went with the rallyroad brackets, and I run the 737 pads in the rear no problems

[DropTopKingM3]

Thanks guys. I’m going to order the 737 pads for the rear along with the rally road front and rear brackets along with their brake lines.

[Tonggi]

Anyone use a very LOW dust pad? I dont care about bite, its for the street.

[Tonggi]

BTW forgot to add George I used these pads:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Spent $101 for both pads. Does the job fine. The dust is not bad (maybe im just anal) and the bite is fine for the street.

[t44tq]

I hate Akebono Euro Ceramic pads! They squealed like crazy on my Volvo V70R that had Brembos all around. No way would I ever recommend those pads.

I've used Hawk HPS for a LONG time and have been relatively happy with them in terms of cost and performance. I'm hard on pads and have gone through many, many sets of pads on several cars. Hawks are somewhat dusty, but nothing like OE Textars for 996. But they hold up under hard use.

[DropTopKingM3]

Thank you guys. I just ordered the pads from FCP.

If anyone comes across a set of rebuild kits for the calipers please let me know. I appreciate it !!

[repoman89]

Get rebuild kits from Girodisc, and don’t ruin your fancy brakes with ceramic pads.

[Arith2]

From my experience with Porsche, Textar is pretty much the way to go. The only downside is they're dusty which means they're rotor eaters. Get the actual Porsche OE pads and not the Textar equivalent. The pad materials are slightly different.

[scotty737]

I run Ferodo ds2500s on mine, but definitely dusty. No other complaints though. A little noisy as any performance pad.