Hi,
Planning to get new Brembo Replacement rotors on all 4 corners and trying to locate 2 pairs (front and rear) of bite-hard Akebono Street Performance pads... but it's a problem!
So far I was only able to locate front pair of Akebono SP (ASP707) on the tirerack.com, but they do not sell those for rears, why?
Emailed them, so far no reply.
I checked authorized local retailers of Akebono in North-East and they only list Advance Auto Parts stores. so i checked and all they offer is Akebono ProACT series, which I do NOT want (too weak stopping power for me) and they do NOT carry Street Performance series at all :facepalm:
Emailed the regional representative of Akebono, so far nor reply.
Reason why I want badly Akebono SP is that despite that I love Hawk HPS stopping power (and they ARE very quiet for me), I noticed they started dusting more with wear.
Mild dusting in fronts only (I have rear drums) on '00 solara is acceptable, but I do not want 4 dirty wheels on '02 solara... sole reason why I don't want Hawk HPS for another car.
By looking at pads ratings on tirerack.com I see that Akebono SP are rated I mark lower for stopping power than Hawk HPS, but they are better in terms of both noise (never an issue for me) and dust (becomes a little problem).
Why is it that hard to find Akebono Street Performance pads ? any ideas where to get them from locally in NJ/NY or online (amazon doesn't carry them either, nor rockauto) ?
any online stores selling rear fitment pads ?
Do tehy even make SP series pads for rear fitment on '02 solara ? it's weird ...
How do you compare Akebono SP pads to others you've used ?
Planning to get new Brembo Replacement rotors on all 4 corners and trying to locate 2 pairs (front and rear) of bite-hard Akebono Street Performance pads... but it's a problem!
So far I was only able to locate front pair of Akebono SP (ASP707) on the tirerack.com, but they do not sell those for rears, why?
Emailed them, so far no reply.
I checked authorized local retailers of Akebono in North-East and they only list Advance Auto Parts stores. so i checked and all they offer is Akebono ProACT series, which I do NOT want (too weak stopping power for me) and they do NOT carry Street Performance series at all :facepalm:
Emailed the regional representative of Akebono, so far nor reply.
Reason why I want badly Akebono SP is that despite that I love Hawk HPS stopping power (and they ARE very quiet for me), I noticed they started dusting more with wear.
Mild dusting in fronts only (I have rear drums) on '00 solara is acceptable, but I do not want 4 dirty wheels on '02 solara... sole reason why I don't want Hawk HPS for another car.
By looking at pads ratings on tirerack.com I see that Akebono SP are rated I mark lower for stopping power than Hawk HPS, but they are better in terms of both noise (never an issue for me) and dust (becomes a little problem).
Why is it that hard to find Akebono Street Performance pads ? any ideas where to get them from locally in NJ/NY or online (amazon doesn't carry them either, nor rockauto) ?
any online stores selling rear fitment pads ?
Do tehy even make SP series pads for rear fitment on '02 solara ? it's weird ...
How do you compare Akebono SP pads to others you've used ?