What brake pads options are available for the '04 XKR with the Brembo brakes? My rotors are not drilled they are slotted, but the calipers are definitely the Brembo ones. They are silver with Jaguar R written on them and they're huge.

I was looking at the StopTech Street sold on Rockauto as the Centric 308s, but there is no mention of those being specific to the Brembo brakes or not. The EBC Restuff and the Hawks on partsgeek don't specify if they fit the Brembo calipers. The Akebonos I have found all seem to only be for the rears. I can't seem to find any for the fronts. I want something that produces little break dust, ceramics are ideal, and that will provide improved stopping power (performance pads for the street). I don't mind grippy pads. I also would like to avoid squeaking. I would prefer to not spend upwards of $300 on pads for all 4 corners (parts; I'm doing my own labor), but it is not a hard requirement.

I am not buying the Textars or the OEM Brembo pads, those are too dusty.
I am also not buying Wagners, I don't believe they make performance pads.

 

See if akebono ceramic pads are available. The low dust is a strong point for me.

 

 

I'm getting the following part numbers for the original brake pads: for the fronts MXD1550AB# and MXD2750AA# for the rears.

From Akebono I have only been able to find the EUR592. Does anyone know which Akebono pads fit the front brakes?

Edit:
I have found the following:

Fronts: StopTech StreetPerformance pads 308.08100 or 309.08100 StopTech Sport pads, which seem to be a match. They are available for about between $40 for the 308's and $60 for the 309's per front set.

For the rears, the Stoptech 308.05921 and 309.05921 also seem to be a match. In price, they undercut the previous two fronts by about $8 each, depending on the vendor.

From reviews I have read, they seem to be very good pads, but the Sports (309) are a little less streetable and more suited for light track and autocross. Whereas the Streets seem to be designed for street use with some autocross. The Subaru forums rave about these pads. I contacted StopTech themselves regarding the fitment of these pads. If they confirm the fitment, I'll take a leap of faith and try them out.

 

Also, if those pads turn out to fit, that means that the front Brembo brake pads for our cars fit all four corners of the '04 Viper's Brembos.

 

I have used the Centric Ceramic pads for years on a previous XJ8 current XJR & XK8, recommended to me by mechanic, very low dust, stop great and I'm not worried about the name wow factor. plus I don't do track days, just drive around, sometimes spirited, and enjoy the CAT.

 

 

I do not have Brembo brakes on either car, the XJR has very large calipers but not Brembo, ATE I think. At any rate I did use the StopTechs by Centric and they have worked really well.

 

I've used ebc redstuff pads on several different performance cars. Low dust, excellent friction coefficient, works very well when cold too. An all round superior ceramic brake pad for regular or spirited street driving and limited track use.

PS. very easy on the rotors too.