I'm looking at Mazdatrix, and for the rear pads, it's 77 bucks. Autozone has the same pads, for 25. Am I missing something here, or are the ones from Mazdatrix REALLY that much better?

 

Hawk HPS = ~55 from TireRack.

 

Centric Ceramics 45.00 a set from me!

 

I'm just curious why Mazdatrix would try to sell them for 77 bucks *Which i'm sure there's a reason, I just don't know it..*

Are the Duralast pads horrible to get?

And is there a way I could get a set for every tire for a good price elsewhere?

 

duralast pads are junk... I have no idea why they are charging that much..

Dave

 

Well, when every dollar counts, and you don't feel like skipping out on meals for 3 days, you tend to go for the cheaper items when you can.....unless you have something that I could get for a decent price?

 

So, why are Duralast pads junk?? please back up that statement with something like...yeah I tried duralast pads they didn't stop the car worth crap and they didn't last long. Or is it because they are $25 and you think everything that cheap is junk?

 

duralast pads suck cus they use cheap metal. thats why they are $25.

 

I'm not defending duralast in particular, but decent products CAN come at a good price. Don't be so narrow minded.

 

Hawk HPS pads are $49 for the rear axle from tirerack.com. They are one of if not the best pads you can get. Duralast, while they will stop the car, probably won't stop it nearly as well. I have used similar (or the same for all I know) pads on my daily driver and they just don't stop very well. Also, the reason they are expensive from Mazdatrix is because they sell OEM parts which are expensive.
That said, NEVER skimp on brake parts. That is the single most important item on the car. Also, I don't want to sound like a dick, but if you can't afford an extra $30 bucks for a vastly superior set of brake pads then you are driving the wrong car.

 

Thanks for the details on why Duralast pads suck, I won't buy them now. How about Bendix pads:

http://www.partsamerica.com/productd...pe=219&PTSet=A

 

Go to tirerack and get Hawk pads. They are worth the extra few dollars. I didnt get any fading at all this past week at DGRR where as last year I wouled get fading half way through lap 2 of back to back runs. The only draw back is higher dusting.

BC

 

Also if you are thinking about the carquest blue pads, skip on those. The fronts hum when hot and the backs squeal when cold. I think I paid around $45 or 50 for the back set from them and $55 on the fronts.

 

I just use cheap Raybestos pads on the street, they do the job just fine for daily driving.

 

these will be going on a DD vert, so I don't need racing pads of any sorts. I did think about going with the raybestos pads, sicne i used them before on other cars and never had a problem...plus they have a lifetime warranty.

 

Hawk HPS aren't racing pads, just good heavy duty street pads. HP+ are mild racing (auto-x, etc) pads and Hawk Blue and Black are racing pads. I know that there are cheaper ones that are OK, but when you are talking about a difference of 20-25 bucks I think its worth it.