Hi folks

The 2009 XF Premium Luxury is about to be parked for the winter and I'm getting the To-Do list ready. Besides a wiring harness and some paint touch-ups/scratch repair this year, I've got the front brakes on the list.

So, I'm looking for any recommendations on the best dust-reducing pads to use. The pads on there really produce a lot of dust, and I'd like to cut that down.

Since I'll be doing both pads and rotors, I'd also like to know of any gotchas that I should know about - like having to wind the pistons back instead of compressing them, etc.

Thanks

Z

 

Which pads to get depends first and foremost on which front brakes you have, the 380 mm or 355 mm.
Look down the side of a caliper and you will see either 380 or 355 embossed into the caliper holder.
For low dust you want ceramic pads (one exception, see below) and there are a wide range of ceramic pads for the 355 mm brakes but very few for the 380 mm brakes.
For the 355 mm brakes I recommend Power Stop Evolution either Z16 or Z17, I put a set of Z16 on my old 2010 XFS and they were the best brake pads I have ever used and extremely low dust.
For the 380 mm brakes you can try EBC Redstuff for road use or Yellowstuff for a more track focussed pad, both get good reports although I have never used them.
Or else you could try Porterfield R4-S "carbon kevlar" pads, I have them on my F-Type and they are reasonably low dust, see here: https://www.lpiracing.com/store/pc/P...762p266555.htm
Don't worry that the page lists them only for the F-Type, if you have the 380 mm front brakes they are exactly the same in every way as those on your 2009 XF including the pads.

 

4.2 xf is 326 front and rear