Any way to fix the brake dust?

[luciddaydream]

Hi there
The brake dust on these cars is pretty nuts.
Has anyone come up with a solution to this?

Either pads or some sort of treatment I can put on the wheels?
Thanks a ton

 

[Tomwa]

Agreed, that's the tool you need. Seems a wild price for something that is a modified caulk gun

 

[brainf18]

Hawk Ceramic Pads are super low dust. I can confirm the rears fit and I'm waiting on the fronts to install. But they are specific sizes for the AP Racing Calipers that the Emira has, so I'm confident the fronts will also fit but I'll report back. Here are the Hawk Part #'s. 585's in the rear 586's in the front

 

[zoomtt]

Hawk Ceramic Pads are super low dust. I can confirm the rears fit and I'm waiting on the fronts to install. But they are specific sizes for the AP Racing Calipers that the Emira has, so I'm confident the fronts will also fit but I'll report back. Here are the Hawk Part #'s. 585's in the rear 586's in the frontView attachment 59054

waiting for your review!

 

[Griceygarage]

Hi there
The brake dust on these cars is pretty nuts.
Has anyone come up with a solution to this?

Either pads or some sort of treatment I can put on the wheels?
Thanks a ton

Armor All Brake Dust repellent or Autglym Protectant. Both a spray can you apply after you clean your wheels. Have used both for years. Both work great on silver wheels. Autoglym not suitable for black wheels as it leaves a white film, can't speak for the Armor All product on black wheels. Armor All product cheaper to buy. Requires reapplication after each wash. Apply like you would paint from a spray can, fast light passes. Needs to not be driven for about an hour to allow it to dry so may not suit your situation.

 

[kitkat]

Hawk Ceramic Pads are super low dust. I can confirm the rears fit and I'm waiting on the fronts to install. But they are specific sizes for the AP Racing Calipers that the Emira has, so I'm confident the fronts will also fit but I'll report back. Here are the Hawk Part #'s. 585's in the rear 586's in the frontView attachment 59054

Keep in mind rotor annulus and pad thickness are measurements that’s separate from caliper backing plate shape. Like how much of the rotor is used and how thick the pads are. You specifically don’t want a mismatch on the first one.

 

[brainf18]

Keep in mind rotor annulus and pad thickness are measurements that’s separate from caliper backing plate shape. Like how much of the rotor is used and how thick the pads are. You specifically don’t want a mismatch on the first one.

The Hawks are Identical to the OEM pad in all dimensions. In fact Hawk specifically states the pads are for AP Racing Caliper AP RACING CP7040D61 (Front) and AP RACING CP6600D55 (Rear).

 

[Blue Dude]

This only helps you if you take the caliper off. It's not slim enough to go only in between the caliper and the rotor (if you keep the caliper on the car).
There's other tools designed for this type of a brake caliper if you keep it on the car - example https://www.essexparts.com/essex-caliper-spreader

That's a cool tool.

Thanks for the tip.


Edit...

Did some more research and found another option made by Lisle:

(Best demonstration type video I found.)

 

[gcmak]

That's a cool tool.

Thanks for the tip.


Edit...

Did some more research and found another option made by Lisle:

(Best demonstration type video I found.)

I found the same video referenced in this amazon listing, hah! https://a.co/d/b2Qrdyb

 

[idleuser]

Nanobond ceramic coating is highly effective. While some brake dust still accumulates, it significantly reduces buildup. You'll still need to clean your wheels after each car wash, but the dust is hardly noticeable once the coating is applied.

 

[crashprash]

Swapped to RB XT970 pads and Motul RBF660 today. These are the stock pads after 4k kms and 1 trackday

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RB pads are bit less dusty than stock pads (wheels are ceramic coated) but squeaks a lot under low speed braking when cold (street driving) despite having followed the recommended break-in process from RB. Will see how they perform on the track next month.

 

[crashprash]

RB pads are bit less dusty than stock pads (wheels are ceramic coated) but squeaks a lot under low speed braking when cold (street driving) despite having followed the recommended break-in process from RB. Will see how they perform on the track next month.

Performed really well on track. Squeaks seem to have gone away as well.

 

[John_Matrix]

Im not the first owner of my car. Previous owner had paid for ceramic coating and PPF. I have noticed there is barely any brake dust on the alloys at all. Reminds me of when I had ceramic brakes on a 981 previously. I assume the wheels were ceramic coated as well that would appear to be the cure, if you don’t want dirty Wheels

 

[scv]

Good to hear; on my GT with matte/satin black, this made no difference-just did wheels on Emira siilver gloss, and would be nice if this is effective-we'll see.

 

[gcmak]

I started to install a set of EBC Blue pads (for light track use) and planned to order some EBC Reds for street. The front pads fit perfectly, but the rear pads don't fully sit on the brake rotor. After talking with EBC and taking measurements, they still believe it is the right pad, but I'm curious for others who have installed aftermarket rear pads, if their experiences are the same.

The inner diameter of the rotor is where pad that hangs off by around 1mm.

The reason for this is because the holes for the caliper pins are ~1-1.5mm offset compared with the OEM pads. The tension on the metal spring clip is also less than OEM partially due to this offset.

Lastly, the EBC pad has a slightly larger pad surface towards the outer diameter of the rotor. This actually accounts for the 1mm offset of the caliper pins and keeps the pad sitting mostly in the same space as the OEM pads did - at least on the outer edges of the rotor.

At the end of the day I think I'll still try to run these pads as I don't think they'll create a lip on the rotor, but how it might cut unevenly into the pad will be interesting to observe.
Here's measurements I took between the OEM Brembo pad (top) and the EBC Blue pad (bottom).

If there's insights anyone can offer about their experience and how their pads sit on their rear rotors, that'd be helpful to me. Cheers!

 

[jp129]

My case is similar to yours since I have the EBC Reds on. But I will get getting a set of PFC pads soon and will compare. I'll report back with my findings.

Also for just reference, my OEM pads are labeled AP racing instead of Brembo.

 

[crestima]

My case is similar to yours since I have the EBC Reds on. But I will get getting a set of PFC pads soon and will compare. I'll report back with my findings.

Also for just reference, my OEM pads are labeled AP racing instead of Brembo.
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It’s the same company since Brembo bought AP Racing some 25 years ago. I suppose the reason they maintained the AP Racing branding in some markets was because it was originally a reputable British-based company with an established brand identity there.

 

[gcmak]

My case is similar to yours since I have the EBC Reds on. But I will get getting a set of PFC pads soon and will compare. I'll report back with my findings.

Thank you. A different Emira owner confirmed the EBC pad is sitting off the inner radius of the rotor face. Separately another Emira owner with EBC red pads showed that there is a lip forming on the inner radius portion of the pad (which is sitting off of the rotor face). Someone else mentioned to me that this was the case on the Evoras as well but the lip tends to break off over time and not be an actual issue. Having less tension on the metal clip and the pins is kind of my only unknown (and perhaps overly OCD) remaining concern.