Nonvteclegacy Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I called my subaru dealer and asked them how much brake pads were. 92.50 just for the Front!!! I didnt know when I bought my subaru I was going to pay for BMW prices for parts. Does anybody know where I can get Cheap factory pads? Post links if you can thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 how about searching in the brake forum ? And btw, if you are to spend a buck or two...just get aftermarket. I believe Cobbs will run 220 F&R; Hawks about 200 and Endless about as much. I got a smoking deal off another member so I ended up not buying. There's always Pep Boys and Murrys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Moved to the brake forum. F1 is spot on w/ his comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I have a complete set of factory pads(front and rear) that are brand new. wana buy them for $70? wait, you dont have a GT. these are gt pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-2.5-GT Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 http://www.subarugenuineparts.com Front pads for 2.5i - $65.84 Rear pads for 2.5i - $58.52 (i believe the 2.5i has solid rears, but i know GT gets vented rears) The last place i would go for these would be the dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 it's a newer version of the brake pad.. I think cost was around $65 to $70 if you keep looking for some of the dealer-vendors here. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antny Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I have pads from my 06 with 2k miles on them front and rear, if your interested send me a pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonvteclegacy Posted December 22, 2006 Author Share Posted December 22, 2006 I have a complete set of factory pads(front and rear) that are brand new. wana buy them for $70? wait, you dont have a GT. these are gt pads. Nice I would have bought them if they were for a 2.5i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonvteclegacy Posted December 22, 2006 Author Share Posted December 22, 2006 Honda OEM pads for front are only 30 bucks from dealer. I didnt think subaru is would want triple that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 why so much for the smaller 2.5i brakes? I was gonna flame you, but noticed you had a 2.5i. I guess do an upgrade and go with larger better aftermaket brakes. BTW... how many miles do you have that you need new brakes. Mine are perfect are 17K miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opie Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Just FYI...the OEM brake pads also come with the shim kit and caliper grease necessary to do a complete brake job. Most other brake pads kits do not include these items that if not replaced may cause brake noise. The shims and caliper grease are available in the aftermarket as well...they are just not included with the pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyd2005 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Like D-2.5-GT said, you can get cheaper OEM parts online. For my previous cars, I used to get Raybestos Ceramic pads. Dust seems to stick less and they were quiet. They also included the brake shim (at least, the previous models did). http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?mfrcode=RAY&mfrpartnumber=PGD1078QS&parttype=219&ptset=A For the LGT, I've decided to get the Hawk Ceramic pads from Brakeswap. Price is a little bit better and Hawk seems to have a good reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I am pretty sure OEM is 185 for the GT (at the dealership) and Raybestos should cost about 80 bucks (front and rear) at Murry's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonvteclegacy Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 does anybody know what would be the best aftermarket brake pads with low dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antny Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I have yet to see a good aftermarket pad beside endless pads that dont dust alot. Endless pads will cost you though. It is one of the things you have to give up for better stopping power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonvteclegacy Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 I have yet to see a good aftermarket pad beside endless pads that dont dust alot. Endless pads will cost you though. It is one of the things you have to give up for better stopping power. So I should just stick with the factory pads then? When rotors warp. Can you still get them cut? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rougeben83 Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 No, throwing money at the pads does not equal better anything. Look up some Akebono ceramic pads from tire rack, Hawk ceramics, Axxis Deluxe ceramics, EBC Yellow stuff, even Raybestos ceramic pads. The first two I've heard a lot of good things about, and I've used Hawk pads before (mind you more aggressive compounds, dusting wasn't a priority for me) with good success. Most if, not all of those have the same or better stopping ability than OEM on top of dusting less and costing less. Also, double check your fitment, I have a hunch your 2.5i may be using the same pad shape and size as the older subaru's; in which case there's a lot more pad choices for the older cars than the GT, and you can go nuts on what kind of pad to choose from. EDIT: ok, a quick google for an 05+ 2.5i shows you may be running the same size 929 front pad and rotors (per DBA) as the 03-04 Legacy GT's, 03+ WRX's, etc. Basically...you got a hellova lot more options than the GT guys in pad selection. Do some more searching to doublecheck though because the application guides are sometimes out of date and incomplete (they're still not showing HPS pad availability for LGT's for example). It's the same deal with the rear pads http://www.buybrakes.com/ebc/pad-apps-Subaru.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonvteclegacy Posted March 30, 2007 Author Share Posted March 30, 2007 No, throwing money at the pads does not equal better anything. Look up some Akebono ceramic pads from tire rack, Hawk ceramics, Axxis Deluxe ceramics, EBC Yellow stuff, even Raybestos ceramic pads. The first two I've heard a lot of good things about, and I've used Hawk pads before (mind you more aggressive compounds, dusting wasn't a priority for me) with good success. Most if, not all of those have the same or better stopping ability than OEM on top of dusting less and costing less. Also, double check your fitment, I have a hunch your 2.5i may be using the same pad shape and size as the older subaru's; in which case there's a lot more pad choices for the older cars than the GT, and you can go nuts on what kind of pad to choose from. EDIT: ok, a quick google for an 05+ 2.5i shows you may be running the same size 929 front pad and rotors (per DBA) as the 03-04 Legacy GT's, 03+ WRX's, etc. Basically...you got a hellova lot more options than the GT guys in pad selection. Do some more searching to doublecheck though because the application guides are sometimes out of date and incomplete (they're still not showing HPS pad availability for LGT's for example). It's the same deal with the rear pads http://www.buybrakes.com/ebc/pad-apps-Subaru.html Thanks:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetic1 Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 The Hawk Ceramics are a pretty good daily pad that doesnt dust much. A cheaper option would be Wagner Thermoquiets. Should be about $40 for front. If you want more aggressive pads, you just arent going to find one that doesnt dust. It's the nature of the beast. Free Sonax Cleaner Deal http://www.brakeswap.com Carbotech, Hawk, PFC, DBA Rotors, Motul, Wilwood, Castrol... Great service. No bumping required ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aryx Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 The Hawk Ceramics are a pretty good daily pad that doesnt dust much. A cheaper option would be Wagner Thermoquiets. Should be about $40 for front. If you want more aggressive pads, you just arent going to find one that doesnt dust. It's the nature of the beast. +1 on the Hawk Ceramics, they have an amazing bite to them compared to stock. I've been using them for about a year now with a HUGE improvement in brake dust. Look on BrakeSwap.com or TireRack for the front and rear sets (Front D929 Back D1114) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilh Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Hawk Ceramics dust less than stock? How are they on noise? I find the stock pads to produce little dust, certainly far less than I've had with VW and Volvo stock pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aryx Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 They dust a whole lot less than stock and there is no squealing or noise of that sort whatsoever. I have heard of Hawks producing noise but those were from installations where there wasn't any or enough lube applied to the shims or calipers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC GT Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 I have a set of lightly used Endless SSS pads that I won't be needing anymore. I can sell you those for $150 plus shipping, front and rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rougeben83 Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 He has a 2.5i, it uses a different pad than the GT's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC GT Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 He has a 2.5i, it uses a different pad than the GT's. Oops. Never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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