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Originally Posted by tme
I had terrible dust problems on my 03 Cooper S and put EBC greenstuff pads on it. They reduced the dust to tolerable levels (and kept the performance up). I've been looking for low dust pads for my SRT8, I've found several sites with EBC rear pads but can't find anybody who sells the EBC front pads. FRONT>EBC greenstuff part number DP21764.
REAR> EBC greenstuff part number DP21140.
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EBC Greenstuff is indeed a low dust brake pad. But it's also more likely to cause judder problems from uneven pad deposits than any other pad I've ever come across. This pad is singlehandedly responsible for turning most service shop mechanics against all "low dust" pads, with the claim that they will "warp" your rotors. They misunderstand the root cause of their customers' judder problems. But they have correctly associated the problem with these pads.
The BMW forums are rife with posts from people who installed new rotors and EBC Greenstuff pads and are reporting a reduction in dust. Invariably, a follow-up post appears within a month complaining about how their "poor quality" Brembo rotors (or Zimmerman cross-drilled rotors) warped and how they are going back to OEM rotors. It's so predictable and the poor aftermarket rotors are merely innocent bystanders. But they get the blame.
See:
http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp...rakedisk.shtml for a really good explanation of the physics of what is
really going on.
Performing a good bedding is an excellent way of reducing the likelihood of experiencing brake judder and can even help EBC Greenstuff pads. See:
http://www.zeckhausen.com/bedding_in_brakes.htm for bedding instructions. If you get the slightest hint of brake judder on your MINI, I strongly suggest you bed the brakes in as soon as possible to avoid permanent damage to the rotors.
When you decide to replace the EBC Greenstuff pads on your MINI, you'll find that Axxis Deluxe Plus pads produce almost no dust at all, yet are much less prone to judder problems.