That should read "Those do *not* make good friction." What a difference a word makes! =) On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > The best pads for stopping are probably the OEM special Jurids. The next > best aftermarket is the PBR metal masters. Good rotors, proper thickness is > a must. Having good rears also helps a lot. Low coast organic pads are be > avoided as is so called long life really hard do not wear pads. Those do > make good friction. Cheap pads will glaze and warp the rotors. Rotor wear is > normal and to some extent necessary to keep them deglazed and cut surface > rust. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Loren Busch > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 3:39 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Brake Pad Advice Wanted > > Approaching the need to replace front brake pads. So I'm looking for > suggestions. I'm ONLY interested in stopping power (and fade resistance). > So, what SPECIFIC brand/make/model is going to give me the best stopping > under normal conditions? And please, I'm looking for specific make/model > and also a source if you have that. > BTW, the reason I'm emphasizing 'specific' is whan I asked a similar > question some time back I got a long string of vauge glittering > generalities > without enough info to be able to order parts. > Thanks >
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