[Shotimes] Bad Brake Pads!

[SHO GOS]

Leigh I have a set of Hawks on a Vette and they don't dust at all. I got
them from tirerack.com.
.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leigh Smith" <leighsm@concentric.net>
To: "Josh Salaets" <jsalaets@msn.com>
Cc: "James White" <greensho@crown.net>; "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Bad Brake Pads!


> Josh;
>
> Yes, the good Carbotech "F" pads are no longer made, and the Hawk
> version of the compound is not cryo treated so the dust levels are much
> more severe, it just isn't the same pad. The rest of their line is
> nothing to rave about for our application. The Porterfield R4S is what
> me and a few others are currently running. It is expensive ($80-90) but
> carbon mettalic based, long lasting, quiet, fade free and almost dust
> free. Seems like almost all the other alternative pads anyone has tried
> come up way short in at least one of these major categories. These
> should work well with any of the 3 front rotor sizes. The second best
> alternative (based on list consensus, not personal opinion) seems to be
> the stock Ford 96+ SHO pads when used with the larger 96 rotors, and the
> larger matching 598 pad size. They might give up a little temperature /
> fade resistance but it doesn't seem to even bother some guys who put
> their car on the track. Performance Frictions are the bargain of the
> litter, they work well and are cheaper, but dusty...
>
> Yeah, I agree the brake info is getting a little dated now, what with
> all the above changes. I think the data is about 3+ years old. The
> survey was done in May '99.
>
> Leigh
>
>
> Josh Salaets wrote:
> >>(IMHO) Forget carbotech.
> >>
> >>Go to Porterfield.
> >>
> >>The still offer a good street/race pad, whereas Carbotech only offers a
> >
> > fair
> >
> >>race pad.
> >
> >
> > So you don't like Carbotech?  Any particular reason why - just curious,
as
> > the SHOtimes FAQ raves about them.  Anyone else out there like/dislike
the
> > Carbotechs?
> >
> > Maybe the SHOtimes FAQ should be updated - at least with the specs and
> > reactions over the Porterfields, as they aren't even mentioned in the
brake
> > pad discussion.  Come to think of it, I totally forgot about
Porterfields!
> >
> > Josh Salaets
> > 95 Taurus SHO (I SHO U)
> > 85 Omni GLH-T (Yeah, it's fast.)
> > Eugene, OR
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