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richardmvaldez

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well it time to do the brake again on the 95 it will need new rotors and pads all around

so i started looking on the net for a deal and you know theses drilled and slotted job come up as cheaper than napa 279. pads rotors

any one using these on there 80

I do lite towing for camping and such and don't like brake fad with the kids in the cruiser

thanks any ideas
 
richardmvaldez said:
well it time to do the brake again on the 95 it will need new rotors and pads all around

so i started looking on the net for a deal and you know theses drilled and slotted job come up as cheaper than napa 279. pads rotors

any one using these on there 80

I do lite towing for camping and such and don't like brake fad with the kids in the cruiser

thanks any ideas
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Don't get drilled rotors.
Doesn't NAPA have blanks ?
Drilled rotors do not provide superior stopping power (pads and everything else the same) than blanks, the actually don't provide as much as blanks.




:)
Fred
 
BCM said:
Recently tried EBC Green Stuff Pads (for 100 series...slightly larger contact area) with good success. Make my LC w/ 35's stop like a stock truck.
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Yup, the 7000 series are second to none.
A "blind" test was done last year with a bunch of different pads, all using new, or resurfaced (non-directional and in spec still) rotors and the 7000 series easily outperformed everything else, including ones like Hawk, etc.



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Fred
 
I used to do autocross so I have a lot of experience with different pads. I recently did my front brakes and used Brembo blanks with Axxis Ultimate pads.

The drilled rotors have less contact area which gives you 2 things; less friction to stop and less metal to soak up the heat so they will actually heat up faster. The only advantage is they'll cool down quicker but thats not a good reason to buy them. Get a cheap version and they'll crack on you as well. The slotted are good, however, as they help clean the pad and disperse gases.

The EBC pads, well, are better than OEM but still arent very good. The Axxis Ultimates take stopping power to a whole new level. The difference is remarkable, it truly is. To give you some perspective, I locked up the fronts at 40-50mph in an open area just to see if I could. Imagine that. They like a little heat in them but work in all temperatures. They dust like crazy though. 1 week and your wheels are black.
 
I have to second the EBC green stuff pads, i have them with Brembo rotors and stainless lines and they work great, very quiet..
good luck
Bret
 
I put EBC green stuff 7000 series in the front and replaced the rotors with powerstops. That's before I joined MUD. If I had it to do all over I'd probably go with the 100 series OEM rotors and maybe the EBC's again. I have noticed some noise when I first start to move especially with light pressure applied like stopping in a parking lot or the like. It could be the cheap powerstop rotors I bought. There was a huge difference in stopping power vs. the worn out pads and rotors though.
 
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