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Sorta o/t really, I'm lo0oking for a brake pad set up for a prototype at work, I need good bite at low temperatures, with quite a high torque co-eff.
I don't actually know anything about brake pads, my quest today is to find out as much as possible!
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Apr 24, 2006 10:19:38 GMT
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Carbon metallic pads are really good, we alawys use them on the race cars, try here www.performancefriction.com/pages/faq.htmdon't bother with drilled and gorvved disks untill you have mega crazy 6pots and seperate bells and rotors, Just stock disks and super abrasive pads work much better. The pads are only going to wear out the disks anyways. J
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Apr 24, 2006 10:52:17 GMT
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Drilled and grooved discs were for older style pads. They used to glaze on the surface and the grooves would scrape the surface of the pad clean. The drill holes do a similar thing but when the pad gets hot it can produce a little gas and the holes let the gas away from the pad surface. Again, only older pads used to do this and new compounds get around it.
I've always found kevlar pads grab quite nicely at low temperature, if in doubt use a standard pad whch is designed for use from cold.
Another option may be use a brake drum as the operating pressure is lower. Just be aware it's not as good when it gets hot or at high speed.
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