Adding more findings. I took the pads out and you could see the rusty color on the outer edge of the pad. I measured the pad thickness and it was 8.5mm on the inside and 8mm on the outside, so .5mm difference. I saw a Facebook post with someone having the same issue on one side. His ACT1001 pads...
Doesn’t bite as hard compared to most Brembo OE pads. Feels more natural like a standard vehicle. On other vehicles I’ve tried EBC Red Stuff and Carbotech 1521. Akebnono dust the least in my opinion.
Pucks are definitely the right size putting them against the OEM. Picture also shows the arrows pointing that they go all the way to the outer part of the rotor. What's interesting is when the rotors turn that orange tint from washing so does the outer rust ring. When I go for a short drive...
With less than 50 miles on the car I replaced the stock pads with Akebono ACT1001 front and ACT1878 rear. Really like the low dust for my daily street driving. The fronts are leaving a small outer edge rust ring that's not making full contact with the pad. Removed and inspected at 1k miles and...
Installed the Aquity short shifter with ESCO knob. After 1k miles the stock shifter didn't feel as tight anymore. Definitely worth the upgrade.
While I had panels off, I decided to remove more and unplug the Active Sound Control. In my opinion, I definitely think it was still pumping in sound...
TE37 ultra M-SPEC 19x9.5 +36 Matte Blue Gunmetal
OEM PS4S 265/30/19
Eibach Sportline Springs, front pins still in at 1.9 camber, Eibach rear camber arms at 1.6