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Topic: need advice choosing brake pads
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SN Roush
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whats up guys????
i have a '97 roush gt. and i need new rear pads only. i dont want any dust or noise. but i still want to stop on a dime with no heat fade. i have 13" drilled and slotted eradispeed rotors all the way around.
any suggestions??????
thanks a lot,
-Chase
Posts: 194 | From: mateo / woodland hills | Registered: Jan 2005
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BlackDrop50
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No matter what you will get dust, especially with an aggressive pad. Noise is dependent on pad material and if it is formulated for the rotor.
Good brake pads = Hawk or EBC.
Both have excellent stopping power, both also have quite a bit of dust, not excessive noise though.
Posts: 1379 | From: 510 East Bay | Registered: Aug 2002
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Curt
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I remember seeing some plastic thing that fits between your wheels and the hub, prevents the wheels from getting black, dunno where i saw em though
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Posts: 866 | From: Monterey/Rocklin | Registered: Nov 2005
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Blind
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if you want zero dust get OEM pads from the dealer, they are the only ones that dont throw up that much dust
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Posts: 8521 | From: Fairfield | Registered: Jul 2003
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GOT 50
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first get rid of your rotors. They will produce alot of the brake dust by acting like a cheese grater to your pads.
Posts: 2139 | From: SF/DALY CITY/MILLBRAE | Registered: Oct 2002
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SN Roush
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When I had flat rotors, my stopping power would fade dramatically when my brake temperature would rise. Outgassing occurs at extreme temperatures when the bonding agents that hold the pad material together, break down into a gas form. This gas creates a pneumatic barrier between the rotor and the pad, reducing friction. Crossdrilling or slotting creates a path for the outgassing that occurs during extreme braking conditions. If you road race, having drilled and slotted rotors is a great advantage. They allow you to maintain a high speed until the last possible moment, making you faster overall.
Posts: 194 | From: mateo / woodland hills | Registered: Jan 2005
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GOT 50
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Originally posted by SN Roush:
When I had flat rotors, my stopping power would fade dramatically when my brake temperature would rise. Outgassing occurs at extreme temperatures when the bonding agents that hold the pad material together, break down into a gas form. This gas creates a pneumatic barrier between the rotor and the pad, reducing friction. Crossdrilling or slotting creates a path for the outgassing that occurs during extreme braking conditions. If you road race, having drilled and slotted rotors is a great advantage. They allow you to maintain a high speed until the last possible moment, making you faster overall.
Interesting read i wonder where you copied and pasted this from. As far as cross drilling goes it is the stupidest thing you could do to a rotor. It does not help you break faster or keep the rotors cooler due to the loss of mass to asorb the heat. Furthur more slotting is primarly used to clean the pads from glazing. Kinda like cutting the rhine (sp?) off of bread. The gassing of pads is not really a problem with todays compounds of break pads. There is a great article on corner-carvers.com if you would like to read it. It has many facts sited from numerous resources including the break manufactures. Main point is cross drilled rotors are prone to cracking and breaking.
Eric
Posts: 2139 | From: SF/DALY CITY/MILLBRAE | Registered: Oct 2002
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