Brake pads POWER STOP or OEM Mercedes

Firstly, thank god you’re getting rid of the stock Falkens, because they’re garbage. But as far as the brakes, it’s common. Mazda OE brakes are notoriously short lived. If you don’t want to be right back in the same boat in another 20,000 miles, put on a set of PowerStops or R1 Concepts and you’ll not have to worry about it again for a long time.

OK, just giving an update. I am really enjoying these breaks. I think they are a lot better than my first assumption of 30%. I was just in a quick stop situation and they are very good

For generic JDM/American cars, we install Power stop. Parts House has good wholesale pricing on them, and 0 comebacks.

In my personal vehicles I like to use Powerstop. No noise, pulsation, low dust, ok pedal feel.

Just installed the powerstops yesterday. Did the break in, and they feel much better than the basics i had on. You can feel the stopping power by i would say 30% more than just regular rotors and pads.

I installed power stop brakes a year ago. I have a 2004 V6, with the smaller caliper. The power stop is a huge upgrade. Been off-road with them, downhill coming from lake Tahoe with my family of 5 and full load, towed a few thousand lbs to the dump, brakes did great. I swapped because my rotors always warped, after 3 full rotor changes I had enough.

Power stops are great I’m about to get some for my Ulti that fit with my brembo calipers

Had em on my LS430, brake feel better, definitely a bit more noticeable bite

I have a set of these on my mustang and they're fine for daily use but if you're looking for performance go with something else

Started sticking after only a couple months. Warranty was only 90 days.