I wanted better braking overall, especially from higher speeds. I'd
never tried pricey rotors before and I thought I'd give it a whirl.
Before on my Neon I just had stock rotors with some Hawk HP+ pads and
other than horrible dusting and noise they were amazing... I went milder
on the truck and now I regret it. I definitely should have gone at
least Hawk HPS or EBC Greenstuff. Honestly I don't think the rotors were
probably worth it. I got a good deal though and they weren't much more
than stock replacements, though.
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: DML: Brake Pads
> From: "Ray Block" <BPracing@wowway.com>
> Date: Tue, August 02, 2011 2:47 pm
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Josh Battles
> >
> > On Aug 2, 2011 3:31 PM, <mailinglists@moparhowto.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I just wanted to warn people off... DON'T get "Performance Friction"
> > > brake pads. I installed some with some EBC rotors a while ago at the
> >
> > I have used Hawk, EBC, Pagid, PBR, Mintex, and Akebono over the years with
>
> > good results. For the Dak, I would stick with EBC greenstuff or Hawk heavy
>
> > duty pads. You will want to have your rotors ground when you swap pads if
> > they are glazed. I think slotted rotors helped me out bigtime too. You
> > may
> > also want to check and adjust your drum brakes too.
> >
> > - Josh
>
> FWIW...I've used Raybestos PG Plus pads and rotors on all my vehicles for
> years now and have had no problems with stopping or with brake dust. BTW,
> they sell for (from Rockauto.com) a lot less than the other brands.
> And...my wife and I race all our vehicles, ('92 Dak, 00 Grand Cherokee, 02
> Stratus R/T) while having to slow reliably from 105 (or 87 mph for the Jeep
> & Stratus) in the quarter mile. I just don't understand why a daily driver
> Dak would need anything more than that. My personal opinion is some of you
> guys are spending way more than you need to. Why not try to save some
> money? Do any of you really need to stop quicker than I do from high speeds
> in a short distance? And...can you? (another one of those things that make
> me go, hmmm...)
>
> Ray
> http://www.dragtruk.com/ENTRIES/20KM1FD2KWBP.html
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