Interested in hearing more on this, since I have a set ready to go on this spring. Bill, have you had any issues at the shop?
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 7:34 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Not sure which Porterfield pad I tried, but the things crumbled and fell > apart. Perhaps I received pads from a bad batch, but I've read several > reports of the Porterfields crumbling. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Will Erickson <[email protected]> > To: B Johnson <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected] > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] > Sent: Sun, Mar 6, 2011 3:02 pm > Subject: Re: Which hawk pads? > > I've been happy with Porterfield R4S, I've been using them on my 93 dd > for nearly 10 years/100k, still on the original factory rotors, 155k total > mileage on the car. They don't dust overly bad. I have probably 10 or so > track days in addition to the street miles. They're on my 94 FM2 also, but > only have 15k or so street miles on them. > > FM used to sell them, not sure if they still do, but that qualifies them as > good enough to put on a miata. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* B Johnson <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] ; [email protected] > *Cc:* [email protected] ; [email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, March 06, 2011 11:44 AM > *Subject:* RE: Which hawk pads? > > hi list, > > back onto my brakes, as the time is coming. this is an effort to > marginally improve the street braking experience > > > ok i am getting close to doing my brakes/rotors/ and possibly caliper(s) > if I find one is dragging (other post) on the 92 auto DD > > the frustrating thing is that I would like better braking than oem or > replacement pads. SOME listers have said the hawk street pads are the > ticket, others say they are crappy feeling. > > is there a pad that improves the braking from oem, but is durable for > daily use? > > also, are there rotors better than generic replacement ones from autozone > or whatever? (resist warping) > > finally, if anyone has upgraded their NA brakes, and has good rotors or > caplipers I would be interested. > > > > thanks! > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:09:09 -0500 > Subject: Re: Which hawk pads? > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Perhaps the issue is changing pad compounds on existing rotors? There is > supposedly a film on a rotor that needs to be compatible with the pad > compound. (I am not entirely convinced of this.) > > I have replaced pads with HPS for a lot of people, and then PROPERLY bed > them. They then grip with excellent feel. I have never had a disappointed > customer yet. Of course, they are generally upgrading from stock (or worse) > pads. > > > Ken Bogart > ----------------------------------------------------- > 96 Montego Blue FFS Coldside (His) > 97 Black & Tan (Hers) > 90 Crystal White (sons) > ------------------------------------------------------ > http://www.miatacare.com > http://www.cincimiata.com > http://www.bcchallenger.org > MiataMail.com list owner > > > On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 3:58 PM, bvl <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 12/16/10 12:20 PM, Robert M wrote: > > > When I was running my FMII on the track I used HP+. They were dusty, > noisy, spendy, and had great initial bite and easily modulated friction. > > Once I stopped going to the track I switched to HPS. They were quiet, > clean, and may as well have been made of wood. Terrible feel- I really > hated them. > > Weird that I had such a bad experience contrary to everyone else; I've no > explanation for this. > > > I don't think you are alone. Though not the same car, I went from HP+ to > HPS on the subaru and the feel of the HPS > is very soft in comparison. The initial bite is not there with a dead > feeling post switching. > > Its been years since I had stock pads on the WRX, but I gather the HPS > feels similar or a tad better then OEM. > > Reason for changing: HP+ is a high friction pad, plenty of dust (I do clean > the car, but its heavy dust that does not like to be washed away easily), > and the accelerated rotor wear I observed which for a street only car seemed > a bit over the top. > > - b > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > > _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing > [email protected]http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > -- "It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue..." -Queen Elizabeth II
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