Brake pads recommendation

[aaronliu]

My 2004 Cayenne S needs to replace brake pads soon, I am curious what pads are people using on their Cayenne S?

I have the stock brake system, normal daily driving, not an aggressive driver.

I noticed that Suncoast Porsche sell factory replacement pads (made by Brembo?)

How about Pagid brake pads, are they as good as the factory brake pads? (Does anyone know the part number for Pagid brake pads on 2004 Cayenne S? )

Also, do I need to purchase brake sensors while I purchase new pads?

[mudman2]

My 2004 Cayenne S needs to replace brake pads soon, I am curious what pads are people using on their Cayenne S?

I have the stock brake system, normal daily driving, not an aggressive driver.

I noticed that Suncoast Porsche sell factory replacement pads (made by Brembo?)

How about Pagid brake pads, are they as good as the factory brake pads? (Does anyone know the part number for Pagid brake pads on 2004 Cayenne S? )

Also, do I need to purchase brake sensors while I purchase new pads?

I changed to Hawk no dust pads, I am amazed how my wheels look

[rowlands57]

My 2004 Cayenne S needs to replace brake pads soon, I am curious what pads are people using on their Cayenne S?

I have the stock brake system, normal daily driving, not an aggressive driver.

I noticed that Suncoast Porsche sell factory replacement pads (made by Brembo?)

How about Pagid brake pads, are they as good as the factory brake pads? (Does anyone know the part number for Pagid brake pads on 2004 Cayenne S? )

Also, do I need to purchase brake sensors while I purchase new pads?

I changed to Hawk no dust pads, I am amazed how my wheels look

Where did you end up getting the Hawk pads and did they come as a complete kit with hardware and sensors? Thanks!

[ahavis]

Hi,

I was at the dealer recently and they told me that in a few hundred miles I would need to replace the front brakes. They quoted me for changing the following:

Front Pads

Front Rotars

Front Sensors

Front Hardware

I have changed brakes on many cars that I have owned in the past and only change rotars when they cannot be cut or if they are in bad shape. Not sure why they would want to change the rotars by default (other than the $$). I also have the same question as above... are new front sensors and hardware a requirement or can the current sensors and hardware be re-used?

Lastly, I can only assume that the procedure to replace the front pads, HW, and sensors is similar to any other car. Is this a mistake? Any tips/tricks specific to the Porsche Cayenne brake job?

Thanks for starting this topic and for any responses.

Aaron

2004 Cayenne S

[Loren]

The simple test is the buy/borrow a micrometer and see if the rotor thickness is within spec.

You can also check the runout.

If they are within 1 mm of the minimum spec I usually change them out.

Remember SUVs are a very heavy vehicle and it will go through front rotors. My wife's SUV (Jeep) was the same way, the factory rotors barely lasted 25,000 miles. I put a set of Brembos on and now have 75,000 miles on them and are still with spec.

[RFM]

The rotors are calculated to change out while installing the third set of pads from new, in other words, you can use 2 sets of pads and than replace the rotors with the 3th set. Changing the sensors at the same time of the pads is recommended. This are averaged values.

[mudman2]

The rotors are calculated to change out while installing the third set of pads from new, in other words, you can use 2 sets of pads and than replace the rotors with the 3th set. Changing the sensors at the same time of the pads is recommended. This are averaged values.

I agree, sorta. If you are mostly highway I can believe 3 times, with a mix of city/highway 2 times may be more advisable.

Dont pay, do it yourself

Edited February 4, 2008 by mudman2

[lintakoc]

The rotors are calculated to change out while installing the third set of pads from new, in other words, you can use 2 sets of pads and than replace the rotors with the 3th set. Changing the sensors at the same time of the pads is recommended. This are averaged values.

I agree, sorta. If you are mostly highway I can believe 3 times, with a mix of city/highway 2 times may be more advisable.

Dont pay, do it yourself

if i buy the pads and rotors to diy, i can do this without bleeding the brakes?

after reading this forum, i am buying the hawk performance cermanic pads off tirerack.com $130, and i dont know if i need to replace the rotors yet. I am buying a micrometer off ebay to check when i take the wheels off.

i have no experience with car repair. any advice or pertinent info is greatly appreciated.

[kirk7]

Hi there,

FYI

i recently purchased some geniune replacement pads from a dealer.

The shoe say Brembo but when you look at it closely the pads actually say Pagid.

Kirk

[97boxsterred]

I replaced the brake pads on my 2005 cayenne about 1 month ago with the Hawk Ceramic Brake Pads and I can tell you they work really well. Before I would clean the wheels every few days, or once a week at least.. My wheels would be so full of brake dust with the original pads.

After changing to the ceramic ones, there is hardly any brake dust, I have only cleaned the wheels once in the past month. They really work well. I got them from autosupermart.com, and the Hawk part numbers for the Cayenne (not S or Turbo) are:

Hawk Performance Ceramic Brake Pads FRONT HB501Z625

Hawk Performance Ceramic Brake Pads REAR HB502Z606

[jpollari]

see my post "32000 miles"....original pads are only half worn....what kind of mileage are you guys getting? Downshift Baby!

[m3power1]

I am looking to get the Hawk HPS pads. I also looked at the ceramic ones. From Hawk's website, the HPS has better stopping compared to the ceramic. Why is everyone getting the ceramic ones? I understand that it has less dust, but isn't performance more important?

Measured my front rotors. They are at 32.70 mm. Seems like I wore down 1.7 mm in 28,000 miles. Should I replace it already? Seems like I can get at least another 10,000 miles out of them. What do you guys think?

Chris

[Dennis C]

I ended up going with OEM pads after considering the Hawk pads. I am OK with the dust - it's part of owning a high performance vehicle in my mind. I am still pleased with that decision, and will go with OEM pads again when these wear out.