brake performance package
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So how much shorter can you stop with your standard pads Nate? Sounds like you did testing, how many feet difference?
Hmm... Perhaps there is validity to your statement, at least until we consider braking under extreme conditions like 75-0 or going down a mountain pass. While your pedal still feels stiff, what your brake pads feel is FAAAADE.
Hmm... Perhaps there is validity to your statement, at least until we consider braking under extreme conditions like 75-0 or going down a mountain pass. While your pedal still feels stiff, what your brake pads feel is FAAAADE.
Any high end european car from the factory has gone away from cross drilled rotors. Cross drilled rotors were intended to help vent gas from Asbestos but new pads dont create gas. You are entitled to your opinion. I tried them on a few cars and my Dakota too and noticed the stock rotors were better.
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I actually went back to bone stock rotors and pads. The slotted/drilled rotors just fell apart really quickly every time I used them. Got warped easier, drill holes became rusted shut, and in general, brake performance became poor quicker. I used 3 sets of them, 2 on my 2001 EC Dak, and 1 set on the 2005 QC Dak I have now. Never again for me at least.
Looks good on paper, worked like crap for me day to day. Amazingly, just going back to stock rotors on the 2005 completely restored braking performance. Pads, I'm using plain old semi metals from wherever they came from. Nutin fancy. I've used EBC, as well as plenty of other brands over the years, and I had nothing but trouble.
I had an Audi A8 for 4 years that had awful brakes in general, tried all sorts of rotor/pad combos and it just made a bad situation worse. I eventually got rid of the car, but went back to stock ultimately there too.
Looks good on paper, worked like crap for me day to day. Amazingly, just going back to stock rotors on the 2005 completely restored braking performance. Pads, I'm using plain old semi metals from wherever they came from. Nutin fancy. I've used EBC, as well as plenty of other brands over the years, and I had nothing but trouble.
I had an Audi A8 for 4 years that had awful brakes in general, tried all sorts of rotor/pad combos and it just made a bad situation worse. I eventually got rid of the car, but went back to stock ultimately there too.
Any high end european car from the factory has gone away from cross drilled rotors. Cross drilled rotors were intended to help vent gas from Asbestos but new pads dont create gas. You are entitled to your opinion. I tried them on a few cars and my Dakota too and noticed the stock rotors were better.
I can say that my slotted and dimpled brake performance rotors were a significant and noticeable upgrade in stopping power with the upgraded semi-metallic pads they offer over the stock rotors and pads. I replaced the stock ones because a caliper seized, they weren't wearing out noticeably yet.