Date:         Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:33:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Brake Pad Advice Wanted
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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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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Jake

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