Front track pads, rear oem pads?

[MooMoo]

Am I being dumb for just changing the front pads to paragon R5s and leaving the rears as oem? Eventually will do paragon R3 in back but for the first track day thats coming up don't really want to mess with changing the rears because its kind of annoying. Don't want the brake bias to be thrown off too much. Is this a bad idea? fine? similar experiences?

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[blackert]

older thread, but i’m in the same boat here. going to be installing paragon P3 pads before a track day coming up and keeping OEM rear pads.

did you follow through with installing front pads and keeping OEM rears? if so what was the outcome?

 

[MooMoo]

older thread, but i’m in the same boat here. going to be installing paragon P3 pads before a track day coming up and keeping OEM rear pads.

did you follow through with installing front pads and keeping OEM rears? if so what was the outcome?

I didn't, I ended up going with the R5 front and R3 rear. However in my personally opinion and from reading what others have done, OEM rears would have been likely fine and with R3 in the front they will be even more fine as the compounds are likely closer in terms of performance.

 

[scuderia_miso]

OEM rear pads are fine, I am still on my original rear pads after 2 track days and 4 time attack weekends (2 days per event). I am running the R5's up front though.

I drive in +R with long press on traction control.

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