Rear Brake Pads - Ceramic

[Ekin95]

~ my bad (revised) ... the Z16.

Cool thx. Reason why you chose the z16 over z23 or z26?

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[Andrew4Supra]

Cool thx. Reason why you chose the z16 over z23 or z26?

~ The Z16 seemed to be the best option for me ... for normal driving, low dust, noise free and gentle on the rotor. Zero complaints.

 

[Ekin95]

thank you, I was thinking the same. No track days for mine, just driving and not getting on it. I had low dust pads on my old car and loved them and I need something quick, this dust is making me nuts. i am keeping my oem rotors so I have choices. Will read up some more but definitely buying something tomorrow. Thx again.

~ The Z16 seemed to be the best option for me ... for normal driving, low dust, noise free and gentle on the rotor. Zero complaints.

 

[spta97]

Curious - the Z26 claim "dust free" whereas the others do not.

Price aside, these would seem to be the best choice if looking to reduce dust, no?

Are they ok for the stock rotors?

 

[Andrew4Supra]

Cool thx. Reason why you chose the z16 over z23 or z26?

~ Well after seeing the differences in material compounds & dust reduction ... I elected to switch from the Z16 (low dust) to the Z26 (near zero dust) pads.

I installed the front ones tonight and will report back once I put some miles on them. Awaiting the matching rears to arrive.

I’ve added some pics of the new pads installed & the prior installed Z16 along side of the new Z26 extreme pads.

 

[spta97]

~ Well after seeing the differences in material compounds & dust reduction ... I elected to switch from the Z16 (low dust) to the Z26 (near zero dust) pads.

I installed the front ones tonight and will report back once I put some miles on them. Awaiting the matching rears to arrive.

I’ve added some pics of the new pads installed & the prior installed Z16 along side of the new Z26 extreme pads.

Any feedback on the Z26 yet?

 

[peppersam740]

Any feedback on the Z26 yet?

 

[peppersam740]

That's what I put on mine. No complaints.

 

[Kiwi Greg]

That's what I put on mine. No complaints.

Same here

 

[Andrew4Supra]

Any feedback on the Z26 yet?

~ Zero complaints...

Performing perfectly with very very light dust (mostly road dust against the black wheels).

Producing less dust than the Z16 pads. No noise or reduced braking.

 

[spta97]

Thanks for the feedback! I also checked with PowerStop and they said it is a good pad with the major difference being dissipation of heat via the backing plates.

On the list.

 

[Loco38SUP]

~ Zero complaints...

Performing perfectly with very very light dust (mostly road dust against the black wheels).

Producing less dust than the Z16 pads. No noise or reduced braking.

Can you give a quick summary of the dust produced from all 3? For example stock being 100% dust then the Z16 reduced dust by 50% and the Z26 reduced dust by 75%.

I’m trying to gauge if switching from Z16 to Z26 is worth it.

-RJM

 

[Andrew4Supra]

Can you give a quick summary of the dust produced from all 3? For example stock being 100% dust then the Z16 reduced dust by 50% and the Z26 reduced dust by 75%.

I’m trying to gauge if switching from Z16 to Z26 is worth it.

~ Great question.

I feel the stock pads were very dusty after a short period of driving. Something I refuse to deal with on a daily basis.

The reduction in brake dust is indeed apparent with the change of pads. However, I’m on the fence with the comparisons between the Powerstop Z16 and Z26 compounds. Since I have used both on my Supra ... I was expecting to see a distinctive difference between the two types and I’m not sure I’m seeing this with city driving.

The other challenge is ... the wheels are black in color and it’s tough to determine if it’s road dust or brake dust that’s accumulating.

I’d like to call the manufacturer and ask a few questions regarding the compound differences in real brake dust reduction.

 

[Loco38SUP]

~ Great question.

I feel the stock pads were very dusty after a short period of driving. Something I refuse to deal with on a daily basis.

The reduction in brake dust is indeed apparent with the change of pads. However, I’m on the fence with the comparisons between the Powerstop Z16 and Z26 compounds. Since I have used both on my Supra ... I was expecting to see a distinctive difference between the two types and I’m not sure I’m seeing this with city driving.

The other challenge is ... the wheels are black in color and it’s tough to determine if it’s road dust or brake dust that’s accumulating.

I’d like to call the manufacturer and ask a few questions regarding the compound differences in real brake dust reduction.

Perfect, thanks for the feedback. If dust is negligible between the two I will stay with the Z16 pads for now. ??

-RJM

 

[Loco38SUP]

Did anyone else notice how loose the rear brake caliper guide pin bolts were. According to bimmerpost threads the bolts are torqued 30 nm or 22 ft/lbs. Judging by the amount of force to remove them that seems about right.

-RJM

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