disc brake pads
EBC is what's up for pads. modern compounds are darn near night and day difference to what's available over the counter.
even if you were putting beaucoup miles on your ride and burning thru a set of pads and smoking a pair of rotors once a year, you'd be out what? $300? big whoop. that's the cost of doing business.
if you wanted to be extra frugal, just order up some semi-metallic raybestos for police/taxi/HD and plan on changing rotors and pads as a set. make sure your radio works tho, cuz they loud