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Brake pads DBA or DIXCEL

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DIXCEL › Brake pads
andrei_jdmshed
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Rating 4.0

If they’re readily available? Dixcel is for us the perfect blend of track/street usage. Dixcel S, or Dixcel Z if you can live with the little squeak.

Pros: good track/street blend
Cons: slight squeak
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DIXCEL › Brake pads
Team-Redundancy-Team
  • Dust:
Rating 5.0

Dixcel M-Type are the least dusty street pad I've ever used. A little pricey and straight from Japan, but they aren't kidding when they advertise "ultra low dust". Have about 1500 miles on them so far and they're great on the street and for the occasional togue/mountain days.

Pros: ultra low dust, great street
Cons: a little pricey
Vehicle: Honda Civic
Mileage: 2414 km
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DIXCEL › Brake pads
GasManMatt123
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Rating 4.0

Dump the OEM pads. I went Dixcel in my M3 and the thing stops better and there’s so much less dust. Traded off is squeal at higher brake temps.

Pros: stops better, less dust
Cons: squeal at higher temps
Vehicle: BMW
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DIXCEL › Brake pads
Themostepicguru
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Rating 4.0

I have always ran DIXCEL Z on all my cars. Extremely quiet once you bed them in and has a temp range of 0-850°C with a friction coefficient of 0.67. They're just a bit dusty.

Pros: quiet, wide temp range
Cons: a bit dusty
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DBA › Brake pads
angryviking
  • Braking:
  • Dust:
Rating 5.0

I have the T2s and the DBA SP Street Performance Brake Pads, the green ones, on 4 corners along with SS brake lines. They have been rock solid since sept of 2022 over 50k miles. Hardly any brake dust compared to Stoptech street semi metallic. They are a great all-round setup, Street and canyons.

Pros: rock solid, little brake dust
Mileage: 50000 km
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DBA › Brake pads
redvaldez
  • Braking:
  • Dust:
Rating 5.0

I'm running DBA Street Performance pads. Low dust and performance seems fine. I'd buy again.

Pros: low dust, fine performance
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DIXCEL › Brake pads
matadorformissles
  • Braking:
  • Dust:
Rating 2.5

had a track day over the weekend and saw that a hard, black substance that seems a little rubbery had formed on the brakes. The brake pads are Dixcel ES brake pads. I had not bedded them in and instead street drove with it for a couple months as the website suggested. Brake grease was placed on the pad surface contacting caliper. The track has lots of left turns and I braked from 170+ kmh to 80kmh on the first corner. I'm pretty new so i may have braked deep as I was turning. The substance formed heavily on right front wheel, less on left front and none on rear. Brakes were smoking lightly when i came into the pits. Braking feel didn't change throughout the day as I continued lapping. Car still tracked straight. I tried not to brake too hard and didn't observe any other substance buildup.

Cons: brake smoking, substance buildup
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DIXCEL › Brake pads
TSI50
  • Braking:
Rating 2.0

Tune is pointless for NA in terms of power figures you'll feel the difference a bit but power wise you won't make enough to justify the cost, upgrade the brakes tbh, you get good options from dixcel.

Pros: feel the difference a bit
Cons: power wise not enough
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Which brake pads to choose — DBA or DIXCEL?

If choosing brake pads across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.

We compare brake pads across these categories:

Comparison of brake pads DBA and DIXCEL
  1. PR Score.
  2. Overall ranking.
  3. Vote balance.
  4. Average rating.
  5. Number of reviews.
  6. Feature ratings.
  7. Car owners’ choice.

Which brake pads are better — DIXCEL or DBA?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads DIXCEL were overall better than DBA.

  1. DBA received a PR Score of 66 out of 100, and DIXCEL scored 87 points.
  2. DBA ranked 39 in the overall ranking, and DIXCEL ranked 30.
  3. The average rating is higher for DIXCEL (4) than for DBA (3.7).
  4. Brake pads DIXCEL have better feature ratings than DBA:
    • Noise - owners believe, that this property for DIXCEL is better than DBA.
    • Dust - drivers claim, that this property for DIXCEL is outperforms DBA.
    • Braking - reviews suggest, that this property for DBA is preferred to DIXCEL.

Which brake pads are more popular — DBA or DIXCEL?

In March 2026 on PartReview, brake pads DIXCEL were overall more popular than DBA.

By vote balance, brake pads DIXCEL surpassed DBA:

  • For DBA, the ratio of positive (24) to negative (12) votes is 12 votes.
  • For DIXCEL, the ratio of positive (35) to negative (5) votes is 30 votes.

By number of reviews, brake pads DIXCEL surpassed DBA:

  • For brake pads DBA there are 12 reviews: 8 positive, 0 neutral, 4 negative.
  • For brake pads DIXCEL there are 13 reviews: 11 positive, 1 neutral, 1 negative.

Which brake pads do car owners prefer — DBA or DIXCEL?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, brake pads DBA and DIXCEL have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.

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