[Bimmer2345]

What the title said. What's the best brake pads and rotors. And what's the best upgrade?

[drewnel22]

What are your goals? Just a street car? AutoX? There is no single best pad or rotor.

[Air Drop]

I just scooped up Posi-Quiet Ceramic pads and StopTech slotted rotors for $485 shipped from AutoAnything.com.

I don't AutoX or drag race; just spirited street driving for me. These will do the trick without annoying squeaks.

[Bimmer2345]

I just want to stop quicker

[Taskmaster]

Better tires will make you stop quicker.

[Bimmer2345]

Originally Posted by TheAxiom

Better tires will make you stop quicker.

Am running Michellin tires athe the way around

[dmatre]

Best brakes I've ever used are Performance Friction. Not rotor-friendly, dust a bit, can be noisy, bite hard across a wide temp range, but can be grabby cold. For tracking, nothing else even comes close.

For street/auto-X/light tracking I prefer Porterfield R4S. Good balance of properties. Still high-torque but easier on rotors, quieter, light dusting, but still more dust than OEM. Not as high-temp capability as the PFC but better than OEM.

For street only the 2011+ factory pads are non-dusting, quiet and still have good stopping torque.

[Douche]

OEM