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I have a set of rotors and pads for the track. Doing the swap is pretty easy now that I've done it a few times and takes about 20 minutes a wheel and only requires basic tools. If you had no tools at all it would cost you less than $100 bucks to get everything you need for the swap, thats if you get the low profile jack and stand set from walmart.
I've seen people changing pads at the track but not both. There are a couple promblems I can see with doing it at the track: you'd be pressed for time (track days start early), you'd still need all the same tools but now you'd have to get them to the track too, and at the end of the day when your exhausted, you'd have to wait for everything to cool down before doing the swap and driving home. The only pads I've used so far are the Hawk HP+ pads and they don't make any noise before going to the track. However, they do occasionaly squeel on the way home but I wear that like a badge of honor!
Another advantage of doing this yourself besides the huge money savings is that when you get a chance to do the swap back to your street stuff, it's a good opportunity while you got the wheel off to really get it clean because it will no dought be caked in track rubber and brake dust.
If you do decide to do a swap for the track, don't do like I did, take burnishing (degassing, or bedding) your pads seriously before going hard on them. I went hard on my bran new pads and rotors after doing the swap the first time and took a trip to the sand box because of it.
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