[Shotimes] Ceramic Brake Pads

[Paul Nimz]

Can you get the ABS to work?

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx


----- 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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