Drilled rotors are great for "looks" but under heavy use they will
develop cracks from the holes outward. Performance wise you're better
off not doing it.
Be careful how aggressive a pad you get. You want a STREET pad that
won't eat up your rotors nor give off heavy dust. Porterfield can tell
you more about the compound.
Alan
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Mankin [SMTP:bob@cadpros.com]
Sent: Friday, September 11, 1998 11:03 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: performance brakes(and cross drilled
rotors)
nut wrote:
>
> Hey Mike,
> has anyone gotten back to you with your brake pad quesions, I
need pads too.
> Let me know
For those interested, Porterfield does have a rear brake shoe
kit to fit
the '98 DAK 2WD with 9" drums. These are carbon/kevlar shoes.
Not cheap
at $79 a set, but you probably won't find a better stopping shoe
on the
market for this app. I plan on installing the front pads I got
from them
over the weekend. Will consider the shoes later on.
Since they have a listing for such a new truck, I'm sure they
have
something for the older models as well. Their phone number again
(800)537-6842.
The brakes on my DAK have been one of the few complaints I have
about
the truck. I'm hoping between these pads and possibly cross
drilled
rotors, I'll have some good stopping power in the truck. FWIW,
the cross
drilled rotors from Porterfield for the '98 will run you $270 a
set.
About $90 less than what Stillen wants for a pair. These are OEM
spec
rotors that they take and cross drill for a $50 additional
charge each.
(insert standard disclaimer here)
I'm not in any way associated with Porterfield. These guys
primarily
build race car brake stuff, so use at your own risk and YMMV.
Bob
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