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I have a similar but much less pronounced overhang on my R4 pads. I ignore i=
t and they run fine.
Phil
114 TR4A
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 25, 2019, at 7:10 PM, DAVE HOGYE via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote=
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> Obviously we don't have many choices for our brakes for racing. We need t=
hese companies to build us quality parts. As if brakes might have an import=
ant job to do in as safe a way as possible. These things are not inexpensiv=
e, but they are built kinda cheap. I went through quite a time consuming p=
rocess trying to understand and determine what was going on with front brake=
issues and felt sharing what I found could help others. Porterfield was wi=
lling to address the problem, but why was there a problem in the first place=
? They sell these pads to a lot of racers. Does this R4 pad always hang ov=
er the edge of the rotor? One would think and hope that they are all made t=
o the same specs for our Triumphs and whatever other car they might fit. Ca=
rbotech was more difficult to deal with and less willing to accept the fact t=
hat there was any problem at all. I went back and forth with phone calls an=
d sending them photos of what I was finding. It was really a total pain in t=
he behind. Hawk pads have been of excellent quality and exactly the same pa=
rt every time and they have the closes tolerances between the backing plate a=
nd caliper slot. But, they seem to be harder on the rotors and don't have a=
s much of a progressive feel. =20
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> DH
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>> On July 25, 2019 at 3:09 PM Dave Hogye via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote=
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>> Here is the R4 Porterfield pad hanging well over the edge of the rotor. N=
ice.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">I have a similar but much less pronounced o=
verhang on my R4 pads. I ignore it and they run fine.<div>Phil</div><div>114=
TR4A<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone<=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Jul 25, 2019, at 7:10 PM, DAVE HOGYE via Fot &l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br=
><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">
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<p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; colo=
r: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Obviously we don't have many choices for our brakes for=
racing. We need these companies to build us quality parts. As i=
f brakes might have an important job to do in as safe a way as possible.&nbs=
p; These things are not inexpensive, but they are built kinda cheap. &=
nbsp;I went through quite a time consuming process trying to understand and d=
etermine what was going on with front brake issues and felt sharing what I f=
ound could help others. Porterfield was willing to address the problem=
, but why was there a problem in the first place? They sell these pads=
to a lot of racers. Does this R4 pad always hang over the edge of the=
rotor? One would think and hope that they are all made to the same sp=
ecs for our Triumphs and whatever other car they might fit. Carbotech w=
as more difficult to deal with and less willing to accept the fact that ther=
e was any problem at all. I went back and forth with phone calls and s=
ending them photos of what I was finding. It was really a total pain i=
n the behind. Hawk pads have been of excellent quality and exactly the=
same part every time and they have the closes tolerances between the backin=
g plate and caliper slot. But, they seem to be harder on the rot=
ors and don't have as much of a progressive feel. </p><p style=3D=
"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 5=
1, 51);">DH</p><blockquote type=3D"cite">On July 25, 2019 at 3:09 PM Dave Ho=
gye via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>=
> wrote:<br><br><br>Here is the R4 Porterfield pad hanging well over the e=
dge of the rotor. Nice.<br>DH <br><br><br><br>Sent from my iPhone___________=
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