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Old 07-27-2011, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by protour73 View Post
I have Wilwood Dynalite 4 piston calipers front and rear w/ drilled and slotted 12"
rotors. Since day one I have been fighting this brake system for the decent performance expected for a spirited street car ......
stopping power is non-existant in the current manual setup ...... also a Wilwood Tandem Master with a 7/8" bore

Any suggestions for a good low noise/dust street pad....with MAYBE an occasion track day?

Also, with the Wilwood setup what do you order for the proper pad to fit the Wilwood calipers? Is it just the same pad dimension?

Thanks.......

Scott
Scott, it would help to know what pads you are running now for comparison since pads can be a fairly subjective topic. Additionally, I have yet to find a pad that is low-dust, low-noise, low-rotor wear and high-performance...it's the just the nature of the beast. There are certainly some pads that are relatively better than others in one or more of the performance characteristics noted above, but what is generally accepted as "low-dust" for a "GG" friction rated high-performance pad can and will be totally different from what would be considered "low-dust" for an "EE" friction rated street type pad and the same should be said for noise, rotor wear, etc.

With a manual brake system, lockup can take some effort, however it should still be readily achievable. If it isn't, then there are probably some other issues taking place that need to be accounted for when troubleshooting the system. Mismatched and/or misapplied components can certainly be one cause, as can wear/use related issues like glazed pads which lower the effective coefficient of friction of the pads.

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Tobin
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