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Brake pads V70-XC70 2005

posted by  roadster657 on  Sun Jul 3 06:54 CST 2005
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Looking for a recomendation for replacment brake pads for an '05 XC70. Requirements: OEM performance with a lot less brake dust. I used Rotex replacement pads on my '01 XC70 and they were very good, but I can no longer find them. Any suggestions for brands and suppliers?








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    Brake pads V70-XC70 2005

    posted by  jrothe on  Tue Jul 5 04:32 CST 2005
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    Read both of these pages:

    http://www.jimrothe.com/volvo/pbr_brake_pads.html

    and

    http://www.jimrothe.com/volvo/ebc_green_stuff.html


    FWIW, I'm currently running on the Rofren pads sold by FCP Groton. Performance is barely better than stock, moderately less dust, but they do exhibit a very rare and brief squeal, perhaps about once a week.

    I've been running these since March of this year, and have put a few thousand miles on them. I have no word on long-term rotor wear yet but, thankfully, these pads are not like EBC Green Stuff, which would have exhibited some rotor scoring by now.
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    Jim Rothe, '99 S70 T5M,
    http://www.jimrothe.com/volvo/index.html








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    Brake pads V70-XC70 2005

    posted by  someone claiming to be V70 dude on  Sun Jul 3 09:11 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    You can try the Mintex pads offered by IPD and others. So far they are a little bit dustier than my personal favorite the PBR/Axxis Deluxe pads, but a LOT less dusty than OEM. Performance seems to be same as or better than those miserable, dusty OEM pads that came with my T5.








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      Brake pads V70-XC70 2005

      posted by  MadeInJapan on  Mon Jul 4 03:50 CST 2005
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      Better performance also = more wear on the rotors....I believe the OEM pads are still the best solution unless you are upgrading rotors too all the way around. My recommendation is to wax the hell out of the wheels, then all you have to do is rinse the wheels a couple of times a week...live with the dust, you're car is still brand new. Replace with upgrades all around when you need new pads (usually between 30-40K miles).
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      1998 S70 T5 Emarald Green Metallic, 2004 V70 2.5T Ruby Red, Previous Owner of Black '94 850 Turbo Wagon








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        Brake pads V70-XC70 2005

        posted by  someone claiming to be V70 dude on  Mon Jul 4 09:36 CST 2005 [RELATED]

        Actually the OEM pads are a real beast on rotors. I have gotten much better rotor life using PBR/Axxis pads than OEM by at least a factor of two to one, plus no dust. The same seems to hold true for our Z3 BMW.







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