H&R Street Coilovers ECS Poly engine mounts 034 density line trans mounts 034 density line control arm set B6 S4 front sway bar 034 Rear sway bar Apikol rear diff mount B7 RS4 steering rack With servotronic retrofit Brakes 18z BBK, braided lines B6 S4 rear brakes EBC Red pads
Akebono ceramic - been great for daily
I run the Akebonos on my B8.5 S4 for my daily. I also had them on my A4. Great daily pads with minimal dust.
Akebono ceramic pads with OEM or Zimmerman rotors is an OEM+ solution. They produce almost 0 brake dust and maintain OEM feel and performance.
EBC red stuff pads work great. Better stopping power than stock, way less dust, but I've always swapped rotors and pads at the same time.
They handle brake fade quite well. Did a run down tail of the dragon and had no issues.
Just switched from Stoptech street pads + stoptech drilled and slotted rotors to zimmerman cross drilled rotors with hawk hps5.0 pads. Must say I like my Zimmerman + Hawk setup a lot.
Brake dust- so much brake dust.
My S4 needed brakes at around 30k. I had a couple dealerships price it out and it was about that.
i have the same complaint about my mintex red box pads, they are a bit noisy at times and they my like a rubbing/squeaking sound somtimes when i stop or roll a bit with my hand brake pulled up, but the dust is much less than it was so im kinda happy about that.
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In March 2026, the ranking of brake pads for Audi S4 on PartReview included 6 manufacturers. It is based on 14 reviews and 45 votes.
Last month, PartReview users preferred Akebono. 26% of positive votes went to this manufacturer.
In second place: brake pads EBC — 20%.
Third place: OEM Audi with 13% of the votes.
In the overall ranking of brake pads, which aggregates opinions of owners of different car makes and models, these brands hold the following positions:
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