[PhoenixM3]

I put on a set of the SSM plus. My initial impression was that the didn’t quite have the feel that the stock pads had. These are a bit more wooden feeling.

Much less dust.

Performance? I honest haven’t used them in that way. Probably only 250 miles on them so far.

I'll take the much less dust, and swap out as needed for any autocross events. Plus dust on silver wheels is much more annoying than dust on black wheels.....

 

[PhoenixM3]

I ran EBC Yellows on my FiST with the Whoosh Calipers . Of course now it was Wilwoods with Wilwood pads.
I was wondering if they made Yellows for the GRC . Probably less money than Endless. Endless has always been exorbitantly expensive . I am sure it’s better now due to the dollar to Yen . Though EBC’s have always been really reasonably priced.

I think I paid around $260 for the Yellow Stuff pads. The Endless are about the same price IF you buy from BlackHawkJapan.

 

[PhoenixM3]

I've had the SSM Plus on my car for a few hundred miles now, and I can definitely say the dust is substantially less than OEM. The OEMs were just so unbelievably bad about dust. This is a huge improvement. Stopping power is still excellent in my opinion.

Thanks. Pads ordered!

 

[PhoenixM3]

Fun fact, you can recycle your brake dust by packing it into some brake shaped molds then microwaving it on high for 5 minutes. If you collect enough of your brake dust, you'll never have to buy new brakes again! The fact that you're seeing so much brake dust is a feature, not a bug. Toyota engineers optimized the calipers and wheels for brake dust collection for you to do this very thing!

 

[PhoenixM3]

You'll be glad when you do. The difference in dust is astonishing.

Ok. Brake dust is greatly reduced, but so is a good amount of stopping power. Fair trade for my daily.

 

[PhoenixM3]

Mine arrived today. Doubt I’ll get them insta before next week…..

 

[PhoenixM3]

Looks like pads will take about a month, which is ok because I’m busy with honey do tasks…..

 

[PhoenixM3]

Wanted to be sure about lower dust levels, the company responded with this,


Ahmed (Black Hawk Japan)
Jun 2, 2024, 10:15 GMT+9

Hi!

Thank you very much for contacting us.
SSM series from Endless are low dust break pads for street use.

Best regards,
BlackHawkJapan Team

 

[PhoenixM3]

Looking forward to another report on dust levels. I bought EBC Yellow stuff and the pads are decent and dust is lower I believe, but still pretty bad.

 

[PhoenixM3]

Just installed EBC Yellow stuff pads yesterday. Some dust evident following bed-in procedures, but much lower than OEM. Jury is still out on brake feel, because I changed from snow tires to 200 treadwear Summer tires.

 

[PhoenixM3]

Just order from Blackhawkjapan.com. Due to the favorable Yen to USD exchange rate, quality brake pads are attractively priced when ordering from them vs US distributors.

Appreciate the tip.

 

[PhoenixM3]

Seeing as I have Apex wheels in Race silver coming, I guess I should look hard at low dust pads with OEM bite/feel. Still miffed at the price of brake pads in general.....