Hi all,
I've had EBC greens on my 99 Miata for about a year, after frying the stock
pads (which still had plenty of meat on them) during a track day. So far,
they have been great: much higher resistance to fade and less dust than
stock pads. Highly recommend them.
Under normal driving conditions (i.e. freeway stopping), I didn't notice any
significant braking improvements... If you're looking for improved braking
under these "normal" conditions, you should look beyond just swapping pads -
i.e. look towards changing rotors, calipers, etc.
As I understand it, only swapping performance pads maintains your braking
performance under repeated heavy braking, since the compound is able to
widthstand a lot more heat while maintaining about the same amount of
friction as when the pads were cooler.
Happy and safe braking! :)
Ruben
>From: Dennis & Sherry Armstrong <miata@pacbell.net>
>Reply-To: miata@pacbell.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list <miatamail@txt.com>,
>ba-autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: [miatamail] Any recommendations on Brake Pads?
>Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 22:40:16 -0800
>
> 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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