Any update on the bluestuff or M-sport ssm? I dont see any vendors selling either of these that look trustworthy.

It is confirmed that the GRY pads work no issue on the GRC correct?

 

I’ll put this in here also

 

If they're confirmed to be the same as the GR Yaris, a forum member on the GR Yaris forum seemed to indicate that the Endless Super Street M-Sports SSM Plus pads had little to no dusting.

Source: Brake Pad Change

 

I ordered some Project Mu Type NS-C pads. Waiting for them to arrive, and hopefully they will work.

 

I have had the Endless SSM Plus pads installed for a couple hundred miles no with pretty much no dust in comparison to the stock pads. Initial bite might be a touch weaker but modulation is great and overall power is at least the same. I reused the stock backing plate and put anti seize on the plate where the pistons meet it and I have zero noise. 10/10 from me.

 

@DHM For the Endless pads, are the part numbers EP558MP/EP559MP? Thanks.

 

Camry Trd?…. But no real pad options yet. The only pads available are track pads which means……More Dust and noise plus they are rough on rotors.

 

Hate to bring this up again and I have read all the reasons why enthusiasts just love having performance brake pads for superior braking and that brake dust is ok to deal with but... I am, not a fan of the dust...and I also love great breaking but after having performance brakes on my BMW 135i and Speed3 and dealing with heavy brake dust for years it was relief to get away from it for a few years now in my wife's Mazda Turbo CX-5 which has good brakes but not as good as the GR Corolla., but good. And no dust. I am willing to give up a little brake performance for brakes that do not create so much dust , even in local easy driving. the GR rims are coated after just a few miles.. Regardless of cost is there options out there for pads that will work with the GR and not create so much dust...Not looking to change anything but the pads. Obviously I will live with the dust if need be as I like the car but for street driving that I do that's fairly non aggressive except for some pulls here and there on back roads...no track driving ... GR does have the Performance Pack...suggestions?

 

If the pads are identical with the GR Yaris, I would look into what their forums have said. The GR Corolla is just too early in its life cycle. On other cars, I've had good results with Akebono.

 

haha right, I welcome brake dust. that also means it's easy on the rotor, comparative to other pads with similar performance. I have a set of g-loc r10s on my is300 and my rotors look like new with 10 track days but they dust like a mf'er.

 

I understand why the brakes make so much dust, and my car is a daily, not a garage Queen. I bought the car to drive and enjoy, not to stare at. I won’t be ceramic coating or PPF any part on the car.

That said, when i do wash her up i rather the wheels look nice for longer than backing out of my driveway haha. After the whole car is a little dirty it doesn’t bother me, but that timeframe while the car is clean and the wheels look rough makes it seem like i don’t care enough or just forgot to wash the wheels.

I may consider swapping to non PP brake calipers as well if i actually do something with the wheels. The red is just as much to blame as the gloss black wheels for looking grungy in short order.

 

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!

 

 

I really do not think folks want weaker brakes....only that brake dust is a paint to deal with...Interrsting that the brake dust is bronze in color,,,,I have only dealt with dark grey or black dust on my cars.Had Advan Gunmetal rims on my last 2 cars and the brake dust was not to visible but for sure dulled the finish...The leaf blower took care of most in between washes...

 

I really do not think folks want weaker brakes....only that brake dust is a pain to deal with...Interrsting that the brake dust is bronze in color,,,,I have only dealt with dark grey or black dust on my cars.Had Advan Gunmetal rims on my last 2 cars and the brake dust was not to visible but for sure dulled the finish...The leaf blower took care of most in between washes...

 

Standard ops for good brakes. I’m the polar opposite. I’d be concerned if there wasn’t a lot of brake dust. I mean how ungrateful. Toyota equips the car with larger rotors and calipers than I think even the Supra gets (IIRC) yet people complain. Wow, we are lucky we get this car at all. Don’t like brake dust then don’t buy the car and get a CUV instead.

Pretty easy to manage. Clean car and wheels. While wheels are wet, apply Armor All Wheel Protectant or a similar product from another mfr. Follow the instructions on the can. Very easy to manage and clean. You could always acquire some regular Corolla hatchback brakes and decrease your braking performance. That will certainly be much less brake dust.

 

Yea I find it weird that people buy performance cars and complain about brake dust and noise. Like those fancy lap times and numbers are the reason that led them to buy the car right? Brakes made that happen. Now that they have it in hand, they complain about it. I don’t think I’ve ever complained about dust. I welcome it because I know those are good pads. Wheels, I don’t even wash any more. A dusty ass wheel to me is a badge of honor for track folks. If I’m at a C&C and I see a car with some dusty ass wheels, I know the owner is of the same mindset as me. And they’re cool in my book.

 

This may sound stupid, but I’ve considered either buying a new set of wheels, or blasting and powder coating the factory wheels a bronze color that is more the color of the brake dust haha. I think they would also be a decent color match with the supersonic red… Tell me I’m crazy and save me some money please.

 

Absolutely NOT! lol, BRONZE would look sooo freaking good against the red. There is a Tacoma in my neighborhood red, close to supersonic and he is rocking the bronze TRD wheels. Man does it look great. And I do agree that they would probably hide the brake dust better.

 

Brake dust sucks. Had big time issue on my BMW 135i...As mentioned above Ceramic Coat the rims and caliper and although it did not take all the dust off I always used my..leaf blower to daily blow out the brake dust.. Worked great...The blower also worked great as well when you wish the car to get excess water of before you dry..man, the leaf blower is used so much around my house living in the woods its been fine tool.

 

F Sport Lexus models are known for brake dust issues. If you change to Akebono pads, when they're available, it should solve it. Or if you track, you have a set of street pads and track pads you swap out.

 

FYI, stock are Akebono pads, just not ceramic.

Almost all performance cars have brake dust issues, you can obviously change to ceramic compound to decrease dust, but also decrease braking performance.

 

Ceramic coat the wheels and calipers, dust will stick less and hose right off.

 

I guess that's why they made the wheels black, lol. I've already gotten used to it. I hose the brake dust off once a week.

 

Yea it's the nature of the beast. Sport pads will dust. You can get commuter pads with little to no dust but you'd be trading performance and braking power for keeping your wheels clean. I just leave my wheels dusty.

 

Lol this car sheds it faster then a dog or cat sheds their fur/hair. I clean my wheels drive around the block and poof they're covered in brake dust. Some other ppl have mentioned swtiching to different pads to try to reduce dust. But it is annoying and even worse (first world problems) the front brakes are sooo big, you can barely fit a brush behind them to get inside the front wheels. Rear wheels no problem. But i am going through diablo chemical guys wheel cleaner thats for sure.