[Fot] Brake pad / shoe poll

[Ted Schumacher]

We supply Kevlar or carbon Kevlar pads. The carbon Kevlar has a ceramic 
heat shield built into the pads between the back of the friction 
material and the steel backing plate.Reduces heat transfer  to the 
caliper. Kevlar shoes as well   Both materials are a drum/rotor friendly 
compound that does not need to be warmed up.   Commercially, Ted


toodamnfunky at comcast.net wrote:
> Greetings FoT
>
>
>
> I'm just taking a poll of what brake pads & shoes are being used. I have been
>
> using the Porterfield vintage compound on the front because of exceptional
>
> initial bite. Unfortunately the last two times I raced the car on freshly
> turned
>
> rotors with new pads I end up cooking the pads & rotorsB in a single weekend.
>
> I'm not ready to throw Porterfield under the proverbial busB but so far I'm
> not seeing
>
> anything in the front end or calipers that would cause the problem.
>
> Both times the rotors scored up pretty bad all the way across.
>
> The pads have a gap at the outboard edge of the pads ( top )B and snug at the
> inboard side.
>
> The smell of cooked brakes is present and blue rings toward the inboard edges
>
> of the rotors. Chunks of pad missing, pads glazed. The rears have performed
> great,
>
> no problems. I had to use the brakes so hard over the 15th & 16th I still have
> a prononced limp,
>
> no joke. I do have Uncle Jack's spindles and have a real good pedal, no fade
> or kickback.
>
>
>
> Thanks for the input,
>
> Jim G.
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