peter makes a good point about the dust.... performance pads dust more and
the R4S are definitely a dark color where the metal masters arent. how much
they stick to the wheel also differs.
putting different pad compostitions front and rear can screw up your brake
balance because their coefficients of friction will not change exactly the
same as the temp changes (however, ive almost always done this myself!)
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thana, Peter {High~Palo Alto}" <PETER.THANA@ROCHE.COM>
To: "Dennis & Sherry Armstrong" <miata@pacbell.net>; "Multiple recipients of
list" <miatamail@txt.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 10:40 AM
Subject: RE: Any recommendations on Brake Pads?
> Most every aftermarket pad maker has a "street", a "street plus", and a
"track" pad. The street is supposed to work well cold, have a somewhat
higher coefficient of friction than OEM, and maybe a tad more fade
resistance while producing minimal dust and no squeal. Track pads are
designed to work great hot at the expense of squeal, dust and rotor wear.
>
> I have only tried the Porterfield R4S on the rear of my MR2 in an
experiment to even out the heavy front brake bias. Seeing as it was a bit
more effective than I wanted, I would say these bite a little harder than
stock. I have no problems with squeal, while dust is much greater than the
oem Toyota pads (almost no dust) but not much worse than something like an
OEM BMW pad. The dust is a kind of reddish brown color. I never tried the
Metalmasters, but they claim the dust is white making it all but invisible.
>
> I got my Porterfields from stranoparts.com if you want a supplier who
supports our hobby...
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis & Sherry Armstrong [mailto:miata@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 10:40 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Any recommendations on Brake Pads?
>
>
> I am about to do the brakes on my Miata. Does anyone have any
recommendations
> or personal experiences with different brands?
>
> I have been thinking about the following
>
> Axxis Metal Master
>
> Axxis Ultimate
>
> EBC Green stuff Kevlar
>
> Hawk
>
> I realize that for autocross the stock pads are fine. What I want an
improvement
> in is for stopping power at freeway speeds. However I don't want pads that
will
> increase peddle effort or need warming up before they work. I also don't
want
> them to be noisy.
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> Dennis Armstrong
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