Jay,
What you say is very true and probably worth mentioning. However, I doubt
that the (real) Cobra I was following at 1/2 a car length at 120 mph into
turn one a Willow Springs last year gave a rat's patootie how long my
rotors were going to last. The stock brakes are, IMHO, the weakest factor
in the 130+ mph Tiger. Using organo-metallic or carbon-metallic pads and
linings can significantly improve the braking capability, albeit at some
sacrifice of rotor lifetime. I will reiterate my suggestion though that
swapping the pads from time to time will even out the wear and extend the
life of the rotors. BTW, after the Willow event I spoke of, I put on a new
set of rotors for the first time since 1978.
TTFN,
Bob
At 09:12 AM 5/30/00 -0700, Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com wrote:
>Someone commented that there are semi-metallic and other material pads and
>shoes for our Sunbeams. I would point out however that rotors are much
>harder to come by than pads. So, I would not want to be using a pad that
>might grip better, and not wear out as fast, but would wear out the rotors
>faster. Don't some of these other pads do exactly that?
>
>Jay
|