Mintex Brake pads

[chadwick405]

Anyone ever used Mintex brake pads, was going to get a set for the rear.

[scrowley111]

I have used mintex pads on a vw gti before with brembo rotors and they worked pretty well. They are great for the dust. They were very noisy though.
Anyone ever used Mintex brake pads, was going to get a set for the rear.

[art@rmeuropean]

They dust less than OEM but they also don't have as much bite.

[Rob Levinson]

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I think the better question to ask is what pads fulfill your needs.

What are your braking priorities? How important, and specifically what are you willing to give up, for these characteristics...

Good initial response
Even response
Long life
Average life
Low dust
High temp performance
Low cost

Many things in life have a trade-off... there are no "right" answers, just "right for you".

[chadwick405]

Im just looking for something that will not dust very much. Its for the rear brakes so there isnt a load of braking needed I just need to have it be cheap and not have alot of brake dust.

[Rob Levinson]

Im just looking for something that will not dust very much. Its for the rear brakes so there isnt a load of braking needed I just need to have it be cheap and not have alot of brake dust.

Can I be frank and say I cringe whenever a person refers to wanting a "cheap" brake part? The number one safety device in your car should not be a place to save pennies. If you wanted cheap, a BMW M3 was not a good choice! :D

Second thing - what pads are you running in front? It's very important to the integrity of the brake system's performance to use same or similar pads front and rear. Even though rear brakes do only about 35% of the total braking, they are 100% as important as the fronts.

If you're not sure what front pads are installed, see if you can find a service receipt or manufacturer's marking on the back side or the edges of the pads. If you can't tell at all... then I would probably recommend replacing all four wheels' worth of pads. Great time to inspect the rotors also, of course.

If you're looking for a basic and affordable street pad with low dust, you should consider a few choices that are in the ceramic-compound family. One of the cheapest would be Satisfied Pro Ceramic, which fulfills the low cost and low dust requirements. It's not a very "sharp" pad, initial bite is a bit dull, but it will last a long time and be gentle on the rotors. Very similar but with slightly better initial bite is the Akebono ProACT Ceramic. TireRack carries both of these pads, and they are very similarly priced at around $60 per axle set.

If your budget can stretch a few more dollars, the Hawk Performance Ceramic is the street pad for the enthusiast, with better initial bite and higher temp performance. Figure about 15% more than the Satisfied Pro or Akebono. UUC carries these, usually at the best price around (lower than we've seen published, anyway!). No downside with the Hawks compared to the others, just a slightly higher cost and better performance.

- Rob

[chadwick405]

I got bendix up front.

[Rob Levinson]

I got bendix up front.

Then get the matching Bendix in the rear... they're not expensive, and are a typical street pad... heck, you already know what they feel like up front.

- Rob