I don't know how long brakes generally last on Mustangs but I know they will be coming up sooner than later. I was wondering if anyone had suggestions on pads/rotors and where to buy... I've looked at Breenspeed and American Muscle. I'm not looking for any huge upgrade from stock, but since I'm replacing these on my own I figured I would go after market...

 

I typically get 60,000-120,000 miles on a set of brakes with a mix of city and highway driving. You shouldn't need rotors unless you've warped yours. As far as pads, many of the guys seem to like some of the Hawk pads. I've had good luck with Performance Friction (PF).

 

I've heard good things about the Hawk HPS pads for the street. My street pads, I just picked some up at the local auto parts store and threw them on. They're for street driving only, so I don't need them to be especially fade resistant or too spectacular in any way. They're quiet and that's all I really wanted.

I also recently put EBC Yellowstuff front pads on my F-150 and thusfar I'm very happy with those as well.

 

Brake life really depends upon driver and tendencies while driving.

Do you downshift and engine brake or use only the brakes?


Typically, rotors will last much longer than pads and can be resurfaced when installing new pads. That is, unless they are warped.

What kind of driving do you do? If it is street/spirited driving, you should need nothing more than a better pad. If it is light track and/or auto-X driving, you may want to consider vented(drilled or slotted) rotors and stainless brakes lines, as well as good pads.

 

I downshift and use the engine to brake... I am more of a street/spirited driver... Anyone have recommendations on rotors if I would need to replace them?

 

Your rotors should be fine for a while, but the only rotors I've found are the Ford ones. The non-brembos are a new size, 13.2 inches in diameter and I don't know if any aftermarket manufacturers are making them yet.

 

Did they up the break size in 2011 from 2010? Also I see no one has made a distinction between ceramic and composite brakes... I was always told ceramic are better because of little dust and no squealing... I did find Brembo roters but not pads available on Tireracks website...

 

The brake rotor size on GT has not changed from 2005-2010 but the 2011+ models that come with the optional Brembos will have to use larger rotors.

As for pads and rotors, yes, you are correct in that the ceramic will be quieter and produce less dust than a composite pad.

I would recommend a combo of the Hawk Ceramics and the Powerslot rotors:
http://muscle.am/qJIHKN both of which can be found at this link.

The combination of the slotted rotors and ceramic pads will give you great stopping/grabbing power while at the same time properly expelling brake gases(slotted rotors) and creating minimal dust.