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Old 02-26-2007, 05:27 PM
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What pads did you use?? Have always had good results with Raybestos semi metallic pads

May have to look to Summit Racing for Rotors.
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The ones you see in the picture are Posi-Quiets semi-metallic pads. I wasn't that impressed with them. Plus they still produced a lot of break dust. So I switched them with NAPA Ceramics Gold series, big difference in stopping. They where a little hard on the rotors though and slightly warped them. I wound recommend the medium grade ceramic pads from napa. That's probably all you really need to do to see a difference in stopping. If you don't want to use ceramic pads go with Wagner or Hawks pads. I hear they are great and produce a lot less dust.
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Ceramics are hard on the rotors for sure, the drilled and slotted rotors are good for faster heat dissipation, which is a good thing.. You're on the right track..
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SLotted rotors cause more heat.... the holes will help prevent the heat tho.



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