Performance Friction Auto Parts
Performance Friction, better known as PFC Brakes, is an American brake manufacturer that builds pads, rotors and calipers at its 200,000 square foot plant in Clover, South Carolina.
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Why Performance Friction
Performance Friction, better known as PFC Brakes, is an American brake manufacturer that builds pads, rotors and calipers at its 200,000 square foot plant in Clover, South Carolina. The company took the Performance Friction name in 1984, the year its pads earned their first race win at Martinsville, moved to Clover in 1991 and launched its CarbonMetallic brake pad formulas in 2004.
That racing work still runs through the brand. PFC lists itself as brake supplier to the NTT IndyCar Series and to Porsche Motorsport, Ferrari and Ford Motorsport, and it took a class win at the 2025 Rolex 24 at Daytona. On the road, its CarbonMetallic pads are the compound PFC says is typically used for everyday driving, and that is the line AutoBuffy carries, alongside PFC brake rotors.
PFC sums up its pads as quieter, quicker and longer lasting, and it makes them itself in the USA. They also work with the discs you already have: PFC says its pads can be used with OE aftermarket discs and keep its guarantees.
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CarbonMetallic Brake Pad Sets
PFC's carbon-metallic pad compound, which it says is the one typically used for everyday driving. PFC describes CarbonMetallic pads as quieter, quicker to stop and longer lasting, with better thermal stability.
Brake Rotors
PFC brake rotors to go with a pad change. PFC says its pad and disc combination gives the best braking experience, though its pads can also be used with OE aftermarket discs.
Performance Friction, answered
The questions our support team gets asked most about Performance Friction.
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Do I have to use PFC rotors with PFC brake pads?
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Performance Friction Auto Parts
Performance Friction, better known as PFC Brakes, is an American brake manufacturer that builds pads, rotors and calipers at its 200,000 square foot plant in Clover, South Carolina.
Shop Performance Friction for your vehicleAdd your vehicle from the garage in the top bar, then browse the full Performance Friction catalog that fits it.
Popular Performance Friction products
Why Performance Friction
Performance Friction, better known as PFC Brakes, is an American brake manufacturer that builds pads, rotors and calipers at its 200,000 square foot plant in Clover, South Carolina. The company took the Performance Friction name in 1984, the year its pads earned their first race win at Martinsville, moved to Clover in 1991 and launched its CarbonMetallic brake pad formulas in 2004.
That racing work still runs through the brand. PFC lists itself as brake supplier to the NTT IndyCar Series and to Porsche Motorsport, Ferrari and Ford Motorsport, and it took a class win at the 2025 Rolex 24 at Daytona. On the road, its CarbonMetallic pads are the compound PFC says is typically used for everyday driving, and that is the line AutoBuffy carries, alongside PFC brake rotors.
PFC sums up its pads as quieter, quicker and longer lasting, and it makes them itself in the USA. They also work with the discs you already have: PFC says its pads can be used with OE aftermarket discs and keep its guarantees.
Which Performance Friction line?
CarbonMetallic Brake Pad Sets
PFC's carbon-metallic pad compound, which it says is the one typically used for everyday driving. PFC describes CarbonMetallic pads as quieter, quicker to stop and longer lasting, with better thermal stability.
Brake Rotors
PFC brake rotors to go with a pad change. PFC says its pad and disc combination gives the best braking experience, though its pads can also be used with OE aftermarket discs.