You can't hear the warning squeaker tabs while the brakes are hot anyways and they don't hurt the rotor when they touch it. You do have to snap them off on the rear pads to swap them inside to outside. It is easy to do with a pair of needle nose pliers just moving it back and forth.
Agreed on the taper wear; it is best to take the wheels off to check for it before a track event.
I have run the stock pads a session too long several times at different tracks often due to unseen taper wear. At Barber and Road America I was getting left to right movement in high speed brake zones because of running out of pad material in one small spot on one pad which is not a good feeling! I almost dropped a wheel into the grass at over 100mph at Barber because of this...not worth it! If you run out of material on a small part of a front pad you might feel the pedal go deeper than usual and ABS engaging. Thankfully my rotors have been fine after these experiences and just installing new pads evened out the scoring/grooves over time.
I haven't had any heat issues with stock pads and SRF fluid on stock SS 1LE tires but the pads do wear faster as they get thinner as others have mentioned.
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Originally Posted by Kmeleon
going to Watkins Glen in 2 weeks so I needed a new set.
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Awesome, enjoy! It is an incredible track! It is my second favorite track just slightly below Daytona on my list.