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Originally Posted by cdrptrks
Note that 2022 and newer model year Camaros came with copper-free brakes in Washington State and California by law which are a different part number front and rear vs. standard SS 1LE brakes. Calipers and rotors and larger. It is option code BCD if you check the sticker. My option code sticker was under the trunk false floor but they might have relocated the sticker since 2017 model year.
I would not recommend running stock rear pads with front track pads. You would probably wear the rears out very quickly likely with extreme taper wear and might experience decreased or odd braking performance.
Most track/race pads wear rotors faster and their minimum operating temperature is quite high so they might not stop well on the street if you need to do emergency braking and they will probably wear rotors even faster when operated below their minimum temperature. Race/track pads also generally make nasty noises on the street that sound like your brake pads have run out.
The EBC SR11 sintered endurance pads (also suitable for track days and HPDE) don't have the high minimum operating temperature issue but they still don't recommend using them in the street, maybe because the dust they put off doesn't comply with environmental regulations. They're advertised as 0.55mu. I got a set of them recently from KNS Brakes but haven't had the chance to try them out yet. I was happy with the stock pads on stock tires for 5 years of track use except that they wore quickly. The SR11 pads look like they will probably reduce my average total brake pad + rotor cost per track day (not to mention less labor because stock pads need to be replaced more frequently) but I can't confirm yet. There's some discussion about it here: https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=615649 |
I bought my Camaro in Colorado, so it has regular non copper-free brakes. Thanks for your advice! I will go with another set of stock pads.