Or when some jackass spins out and crashes on the inner city
interstate when the traffic is running 70.
In my humble opinion, brake pads that require "warmup" should stay on
the race track, they are LETHAL in ordinary driving.
Peter
On Oct 14, 2008, at 8:32 PM, ernest breakfield wrote:
i find that it's not how much pads cost that determines their wear
rate and how fast they wear rotors, but their hardness (or lack
thereof).
the ceramics are nice in that they don't dust and don't fade as
much under extreme and/or extended braking. downside is that they
*may* wear rotors faster and that they typically need a bit of
initial warm-up time before they begin to 'bite'; that can lead to
some serious pucker-time if your first stop on a cold morning is at
the bottom of a hill,...
cheers!
e
Loren Faeth wrote:
Buy the least expensive pads from McParts. Oreilly, AUtozone,
Advance, and NAPA all have house brand inexpensive pads. I use
NAPA or oreilly. Fronts generally run $16-$20.
Expensive pads wear out your rotors. SO next time, you have to
replace pads and rotors.
Unless you are racing, not much difference in stopping power. The
human factor (reaction time) is much more significant.
At 01:00 PM 10/14/2008, you wrote:
Okay, this will reveal that I an considering going to a McParts
(thought I
did try to call Rusty a couple times and he must have been
swamped, and I
had to go).
Remind me what the difference is that I will see with ceramic
brake pads.
I called the local Schucks (theyre called Checker where I come
from). They
offer ceramic for the front at about $60. Otherwise their
Professional line
is about $50 for front and $30 something for rear.
Talking about the 87 190D in which the brake light has been
coming on, and
the brakes squeal a bit.
Havent made time to pull the wheels and look yet. Hoping mightily
that I
havent let them go too long.
Brian
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