[Shotimes] Ceramic Brake Pads

[John J. Weidenbenner]

Thanks to Leigh and all others who responded through the list and directly.
I did not get one negative comment on the ceramic pads for street only use.
Now the next question. What brands and suppliers did you use? JC Whitney
(yuck!) advertises ceramic pads anybody use these? Raybestos had a good
selection at Advanced Auto Parts.

John W.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leigh Smith" <leighsm@comcast.net>
To: "John J. Weidenbenner" <johnjweid@charter.net>
Cc: <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Ceramic Brake Pads


> John;
> I have them (Raybestos Ceramic) on the rear of my SHO and the front of
> my Villager minivan. You think SHO's are underbraked, that thing has the
> 94 ish sized 10.5 in Ford rotors and weighs 4300 lbs empty. Probably
> 5000 lbs all loaded.
> Basically I like them a lot. Almost no dust, wheels wash easy, no
> squeel, no cold hard pedal, good response, not grabby, and don't fade
> with hard stops even with all that weight. Wear seems low, and no rotor
> vibrations (nice change). Friction coefficient might be just a little
> lower than some others, but hard to tell. I am very picky about brakes,
> and yet these didn't cost $100 / pair. Great value. Haven't needed to
> try them on the front of my SHO yet, as I can't wear out the Porterfields!
> Lee
>
>
> John J. Weidenbenner wrote:
>
> >It time to change pads. Anyone have experience with ceramic pad material
> >technology? How's the wear, dusting, and rotor wear compare to other
street
> >pads. This is a street application - no track time.
> >
> >John W. 93 atx
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