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Re: Rear brake shoes (pads in general)

To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Rear brake shoes (pads in general)
From: Chris Coker <chriscoker@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 22:54:00 -0400
On the race car, I have a completely stock brake setup, except for pads and
shoes.  The shoes have been relined with KFP's Carbon-Kevlar material, and I
use their Blue compound Carbon-Kevlar shoes up front.  Braking performance
is awesome.  The only tradeoff is the amount of dust they create, and they
wear out a lot quicker than stock.  Pads and shoes are very rotor/drum
friendly too.  I've never experienced any fade.

Regards,
-- 
Chris Coker
69 1600 SPL311      <http://mywebpages.comcast.net/chriscoker/roadster.html>
66 1600 GP Race Car <http://mywebpages.comcast.net/datsunracer/racecar.html>
Royal Oak, MI

> From: SLBESQ@aol.com
> Reply-To: SLBESQ@aol.com
> Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 21:25:44 -0400 (EDT)
> To: alvingogi@hotmail.com, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Rear brake shoes (pads in general)
> 
> hi again
> yesterday at WSIR, i braked really hard for really only two turns each lap, 3
> and 5.  
> i noticed fade after only four or five instances of hard braking.  (i.e., the
> ability of the brakes to slow the car was reduced on each succesive
> application of the brakes). can i change the front and/or rear pads to reduce
> fade?  i know alot of folks have stated that the stock brakes should be fine
> for racing.  is this because they use different pads?  do the brakes that use
> the volvo calipers on the stock rotor suffer less fade?
> thanks
> s
> 
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