i have the 6 pot/4 pot AP racing brakes... but i feel like they dont stop very good... what brake pads should i get?? what kind of brake pads fit the AP racing brakes?? are these considered brembos?? or non brembos?? whats the best pads for performance? do they make a huge difference?? because my brakes suck for being 4000... i have stainlless brake lines as well..

 

AP racing brakes are not Brembos, they are...{wait for it}...AP Racing brakes. AP is a different brand, and clearly these are aftermarket brakes, not OEM.

Now, as to why they are not working very well, it's hard to say. My guess is that you are running higher temp pads that are more geared for racing, and while they likely have a higher coefficient of friction, they need more stops to heat up. This means that cold stops will not feel very good and will have slightly longer stopping distances. This is the unfortunate tradeoff in brake pads: You give up cold stopping power for fade resistance; you give up fade resistance for cold stopping power.

You need to find pads that are cut specifically for your calipers. I would talk to Stillen, who sells the AP Racing BBK to find out what your pad options are.

The other possibility, and I don't know if this is true because I don't know the specific characteristics of the AP Racing BBK, is that the BBK has thrown off you brake bias - i.e. caused too much front braking, which increases your stopping distances unless you somehow offset the change and restore the factory brake bias.

One final thought is that you are running 20" wheels, which certainly will have an effect on braking performance (i.e. a negative one.)

 

^^ What he said.

AP brake setups tend to come with higher temperature pads, which will not work well for the street. Do they squeek?

Give us a call for some brake pad options; we will need the specific model of your brake caliper to make sure that we get you pads that will fit.

If the kit was made for your car, bias should not be a problem (and rarely is for street driving)
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