Brake rotors/pads

[Godiva]

Time for new rotors & pads on my '02 E320 4matic wagon....is the best combo Brembo Sport Drilled rotors & EBC Greenstuff pads?

[dnewman]

I tried the greenstuff pads with Zimmerman cross drilled rotors.The rotors made a humming noise when I applied the brakes(I personally did not like the noise) and the pads squealed very badly. I tried a some factory rotors and the pads still squealed badly. I found a pad sold here in Vegas by an import parts house that are dust free and are perfectly quiet. They are made Centric.

[Godiva]

I have Kleen Wheels on the car, so dust isn't/won't be a problem. I just want to put on the best pads,

Did you use the Mercedes brake paste when you installed the Greenstuff pads?

[dnewman]

Yes, I tried everything. I worked with EBC and they even sent me some shims which did not work. Tire Rack ultimately gave me a refund. If you don't care about dust the ATE pads are supposed to be good and they come with built in shims. I have tried many combinations of pads and rotors. If you want high performance rotors the PowerSlot (Tire Rack sells them) seem to be the best that I tried for being smooth stopping and not too noisy. The Zimmermans cross drilled(std equip. on Porsche) are smoothe but pretty noisy. The ATE PowerDiscs were NOT smoothe at all. They felt warped.

I have to say the Centric pads stop excellent make no noise and have virtually no dust. You can go to their website and check it out if you like. www.centricparts.com. Good luck.

[mjhawkins2346]

Which Centric pads did you use?

They make quite a few different units, ceramic, organic,semi-metallic, extended wear etc....

Did you use their shims?

Thanks.

[dnewman]

I used the semi metallic's. They did not come with shims and were not available. I was skeptible with them not having shims but the guy at the parts house said if I was not happy with them I could return them and get the ATE's. I just used CRC synthetic brake caliper grease on the backing plates, all bolts, and contacts. There was some very minor noise untill the pads and rotors seated.

[olivengco]

Would guys recommend Brembos for a E320? Do Brembos produce a lot of brake dust on the rims?

[Storm.]

Brembo and AP Racing do a conversion for the front of the W210. Nothing can compare to the stopping power of those things, but you'll need a minimum of 18 inch rims to clear the larger rotors & calipers.

I'm currently saving up for a conversion for my E280.

[spine911]

Brake dust is caused mainly by the brake pads....i highly recommend AXXIS Brake Pads(semi-metallic, ceramic) minimal brake dust, rotor friendly, reasonably priced.

[Godiva]

[quote]Storm. - 2/5/2005 2:46 PM

"Brembo and AP Racing do a conversion for the front of the W210. Nothing can compare to the stopping power of those things, but you'll need a minimum of 18 inch rims to clear the larger rotors & calipers."

Storm, are you refering to the Brembo Big Brake kit? I have stock size wheels, and was looking ar replacing the front rotors w/Brembo Sport Drilled.