G70 aftermarket brake pads

[Volfy]

FWIW, t's always good to follow brake rotor mfr's recommendations on cleaning, but here's what I do with brand new rotors:

1. Method One: spray a full can of brake cleaner on each new rotor. This might sound excessive, but you really need to make sure every bit of the preservation oil is flushed clean off. It's a small price to pay for assurance.

2. Method Two: clean the rotors first with good ol' dishwashing liquid and water. Dawn works best. It's what the oil field guys use. This is much more environmentally friendly. Dry the rotors quickly, so rust doesn't set in. Follow up with brake cleaner spray, which you won't need as much, since most all the oil has been cleaned off already.

3. Install rotor and new pads. After everything is bolted and torqued down good, follow up with brake cleaner spray, just in case there are any finger smudges left on the rotors.

 

[futur3stig15]

FWIW, t's always good to follow brake rotor mfr's recommendations on cleaning, but here's what I do with brand new rotors:

1. Method One: spray a full can of brake cleaner on each new rotor. This might sound excessive, but you really need to make sure every bit of the preservation oil is flushed clean off. It's a small price to pay for assurance.

2. Method Two: clean the rotors first with good ol' dishwashing liquid and water. Dawn works best. It's what the oil field guys use. This is much more environmentally friendly. Dry the rotors quickly, so rust doesn't set in. Follow up with brake cleaner spray, which you won't need as much, since most all the oil has been cleaned off already.

3. Install rotor and new pads. After everything is bolted and torqued down good, follow up with brake cleaner spray, just in case there are any finger smudges left on the rotors.

I never realized how important that step is. I sprayed down a shop towel and ensured I wiped off each side completely. I was mainly trying to keep the cleaner off the paint.

Have you had good experiences with the OEM brake rotors? If in the future I end up changing the rotors i might just go back to factory rotors if they can handle a little bit of heat. If I did that though I would probably go to yellow stuff. But im not going to do that for a long time.

 

[Volfy]

Have you had good experiences with the OEM brake rotors?

Our '21 G70 6MT came brand new with OEM rotors (made by Brembo) and the fabled OEM Eurosport pads (only equipped on the 6MT and supposedly 1 other G70 trim). They performed excellently. They look every bit as good as my Stinger's brakes. The Eurosport pads are equivalent to somewhere between yellow and bluestuff. Also produces brake dust like my Bluestuff... a tradeoff of performance-oriented pad compounds we gladly accept.

It pains me to think how many G70/Stinger owners threw away perfectly good OEM Brembo rotors, all because of the crappy standard OEM pads.

 

[futur3stig15]

Our '21 G70 6MT came brand new with OEM rotors (made by Brembo) and the fabled OEM Eurosport pads (only equipped on the 6MT and supposedly 1 other G70 trim). They performed excellently. They look every bit as good as my Stinger's brakes. The Eurosport pads are equivalent to somewhere between yellow and bluestuff. Also produces brake dust like my Bluestuff... a tradeoff of performance-oriented pad compounds we gladly accept.

It pains me to think how many G70/Stinger owners threw away perfectly good OEM Brembo rotors, all because of the crappy standard OEM pads.

Yeah my original rotors were COOKED. That was autocross and spirited driving for two or so years.

Eventually I'll get this all right. I'm still 23, so this is a first for me, and I'm trying to learn it all so I can pretty much do all basic maintenance on my own.

 

[danielehoff]

If you didn't have the dreaded vibration issue, there is a chance those are the OEM Euro-Sport pads. If that is the case, I would've tried to squeeze every last mm of wear out of them. We have them on our '21 6MT Sport and I'm not changing them until the wear indicators have made contact and are hissing away. Other than generating a good amount of brake dust (which most high-performance track-oriented pad compounds tend to do), they perform brilliantly.

BTW, if DFC doesn't specify a bedding process, then it probably isn't that critical on that pad. The typical street compound usually aren't. That said, you still need to "seat" or "break in" the pads to the rotor, which is to wear the pads/rotor together so they make optimum (full) contact with each other. This is true whether you use brand new rotors or resurfaced rotors, and especially if you just replaced the pads straight onto old rotors. Depending on how even the wear surfaces are to each other, it might take up to a few hundred miles of driving and "easy" braking to seat the pads. It's important in this stage to avoid heavy braking on partially seated pads, which might create hot spots that could glaze the pad surface and be detrimental to rotor life.

What do you think about these they are brembo and semi metallic. I think these will be very good for high performance and for a really good price. I don’t think there’s any other pads that give this kinda bang for buck

 

[danielehoff]

2020 Genesis G70 Sport RWD 3.3T. Genesis dealer just quoted me $877.00 for OEM replacement front brake pads. Rotors were $153 each, but $877 for a set of front pads???? Is that correct??????

check these ones out

 

[Husky]

Interesting. I hadn't seen those. Wouldn't it be interesting if these were the same pads that Genesis wants crazy money for

 

[danielehoff]

Our '21 G70 6MT came brand new with OEM rotors (made by Brembo) and the fabled OEM Eurosport pads (only equipped on the 6MT and supposedly 1 other G70 trim). They performed excellently. They look every bit as good as my Stinger's brakes. The Eurosport pads are equivalent to somewhere between yellow and bluestuff. Also produces brake dust like my Bluestuff... a tradeoff of performance-oriented pad compounds we gladly accept.

It pains me to think how many G70/Stinger owners threw away perfectly good OEM Brembo rotors, all because of the crappy standard OEM pads.

Does 6MT stand for Sport? I have a 2021 G70 3.3T sport with Brembos, but I honestly don’t think I have the euro pads because from the very start of owning the brakes would overheat and start to shudder after about 15 minutes of spirited driving. Would go away after they cool down. I had 2013 Audi S5 and I put that car thru hell and the brakes never overheated.

 

[Husky]

No, it refers to Manual Transmission.
The only G70 models that came with the good pads were the manual transmission Sport and the limited edition Dynamic model (2019 only??)

 

[danielehoff]

No, it refers to Manual Transmission.
The only G70 models that came with the good pads were the manual transmission Sport and the limited edition Dynamic model (2019 only??)

Ah this makes a lot of sense and at the same time, it makes no sense at all. Why wouldn’t they put good brake pads on the brembo calipers… atleast on the Top Trim/Sport… I kept trying to gaslight myself into thinking the brakes where good, bc I really didn’t think Genesis would cheap out on the brake pads that go on Brembo Calipers… I will be ordering These brembo pads from NAPA they have FF temperature rating which is considered very good for Street performance.

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The friction performance of pads intended for typical street temperatures is classified under SAE Standard J866, expressed as a two-letter code where the first letter designates the normal low-temperature (200 to 400 degrees F) friction performance, and the second letter the high-temperature (300-to-650 degrees F) friction performance. Higher letters in the alphabet indicate better friction potential than lower letters (for example, "E" is better than "D"). If the first letter is lower than the second letter, it means the pad works better at high temperatures and needs a warm-up to be fully effective; if the second letter is lower than the first, the pad may fade at high temperatures. The best street pads have good friction at both high and low temperatures (ideally, both letters would be the same or at least near the midpoint of the available letter-sequence, as in "FF").

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[Volfy]

Are you sure those NAPA pads fit the Brembo calipers? I looked up that P/N P30108 on another site specifically for Brembo brakes, and that part number cross-references to Kia 58101J5A00, which is for the non-Brembo calipers, as seen here: 58101J5A00 Genuine Kia Pad Kit-Front Disc Brake

So, you might want to double-check before ordering.

Regardless, that brake pad compound doesn't look bad. Although, personally for performance pads that I might run on track, I prefer buying pads that have a mu vs. temp graph (see example below). It tells the same information as the two-letter code but in far more detail. Everybody's requirements is different, so we all have to decide what we are comfortable with.

 

[enzomatik]

Can anyone give me the part numbers for the EBC red stuff front & rear pads for a 2021 sport AWD?

 

[blnewto]

Are you sure those NAPA pads fit the Brembo calipers? I looked up that P/N P30108 on another site specifically for Brembo brakes, and that part number cross-references to Kia 58101J5A00, which is for the non-Brembo calipers, as seen here: 58101J5A00 Genuine Kia Pad Kit-Front Disc Brake

So, you might want to double-check before ordering.

Regardless, that brake pad compound doesn't look bad. Although, personally for performance pads that I might run on track, I prefer buying pads that have a mu vs. temp graph (see example below). It tells the same information as the two-letter code but in far more detail. Everybody's requirements is different, so we all have to decide what we are comfortable with.

Tried the same search on Autozone and appears those Brembo pad sets are for the 2.0 equipped and non-Brembo 3.3s

 

[blnewto]

Anyone try these pads, really only want a daily driver, occasional twisties type pad, not a full on rotor grinder
Don't mind dust though as long as they stop better than OEMs.
TIA
These are on Rockauto.com for about $120 for the full set, or $100 if you don't want the hardware kits.

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DYNAMIC FRICTION 1552214401 5000 Advanced; Low Metallic; Includes Hardware Kit
DYNAMIC FRICTION 1552214501 5000 Advanced; Low Metallic; Includes Hardware Kit
DYNAMIC FRICTION 1552214400 5000 Advanced; Low Metallic
DYNAMIC FRICTION 1552214500 5000 Advanced; Low Metallic

 

[Jlapaglia]

Anyone try these pads, really only want a daily driver, occasional twisties type pad, not a full on rotor grinder
Don't mind dust though as long as they stop better than OEMs.
TIA
These are on Rockauto.com for about $120 for the full set, or $100 if you don't want the hardware kits.

2021 GENESIS G70 3.3L V6 Turbocharged Brake Pad | Shop Now at RockAuto

Brake & Wheel Hub Parts and More for Your 2021 GENESIS G70 at Reliably Low Prices. Fast Online Catalog. DIY-Easy. Your Choice of Quality. Full Manufacturer Warranty.

www.rockauto.com

DYNAMIC FRICTION 1552214401 5000 Advanced; Low Metallic; Includes Hardware Kit
DYNAMIC FRICTION 1552214501 5000 Advanced; Low Metallic; Includes Hardware Kit
DYNAMIC FRICTION 1552214400 5000 Advanced; Low Metallic
DYNAMIC FRICTION 1552214500 5000 Advanced; Low Metallic

I am using these as part of the rotor and pad kit they sell. I have about 4-500 miles on them and no issues so far with noise or excessive dust that I can tell. I’ll update more once I get some actually mileage on them.

 

[blnewto]

I am using these as part of the rotor and pad kit they sell. I have about 4-500 miles on them and no issues so far with noise or excessive dust that I can tell. I’ll update more once I get some actually mileage on them.

Great to hear, look forward to any updates you can provide, hard to beat that deal for rotors & pads. I've used Dynamic Friction pads before and liked their overall performance. I assume those are the low metallic pads???

 

[Jlapaglia]

Great to hear, look forward to any updates you can provide, hard to beat that deal for rotors & pads. I've used Dynamic Friction pads before and liked their overall performance. I assume those are the low metallic pads???

Yes, they are the Advanced 5000 low metallic pads. I still need to do a brake fluid flush but overall they work fine for normal use. I had some dynamic friction semi metallic pads before and they would get a little noisy at times but that could have been because I put them on and didn’t resurface the rotor. These are less aggressive than those I believe based on the compound.

 

[blnewto]

Yes, they are the Advanced 5000 low metallic pads. I still need to do a brake fluid flush but overall they work fine for normal use. I had some dynamic friction semi metallic pads before and they would get a little noisy at times but that could have been because I put them on and didn’t resurface the rotor. These are less aggressive than those I believe based on the compound.

I prefer a semi metallic vs. full ceramic, at least from all I've used. My incoming 21 G70 has 26k miles so I assume it's still on the stock pads. Are the stock pads the typical low dust, low-bite ceramics???

 

[Husky]

Yes, but more importantly the stock pads are the "high vibration" type, lol. In other words they leave deposits on your rotors after any heavy braking, resulting in vibration when stopping. (Unless you have a 2.0 MT, in which case you got the good Euro pads.)

 

[Volfy]

It used to be that semi-metallic compounds are the go-to for high performance brake pads. While this is still true to some degree, there are now organic compounds that make excellent performance brake pads. More and more, brake mfrs are moving away from metallic content in brake pads, for environmental reasons. Metals traditionally used in brake pads, like copper, can be harmful to the environment. Plus metallic brake dust can be corrosive on painted finishes. Not to mention they can be noisy and hard on brake rotors.

There are still applications where I prefer brake pads with a good bit of metallic content. Motorcycles is a good example. They typically use stainless steel rotors, which is a high chromium/nickel alloy that resist wear much better. Plus, when I'm rolling on two small contact patches, ultimate performance trumps every other consideration.

With the soft cast iron rotors on cars/trucks, I prefer high-quality organic pads. The one downside is that they do tend to wear faster. However, compared to what I see most the guys here are willing to pay for gumshoe tires that last barely 15k miles, a good set of brake pads is a far better investment. I would much rather spend $350 on a set of excellent brake pad, than to obsess over what $1200/set of street tires have the best performance.