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Brake pads and rotors 12 years, 10 months ago #12824

PNM52 OFFLINE Drivers Ed Posts: 15	Any input on brake pads and brands of rotors for the build? Paul Meier / Mike Fischer
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Re: Brake pads and rotors 12 years, 10 months ago #12827

joepaluch OFFLINE Moderator Posts: 1483	PNM52 wrote: Any input on brake pads and brands of rotors for the build? Paul Meier / Mike Fischer I have run Hawk blue pads for years. Love them. As for rotors I do fine with the cheap $30 ones from paragon products. I think these are made in china. They work and are cheap. I still get over a year form each set of rotors. The rears are take offs from a parts car and last 2-3 years.
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Re: Brake pads and rotors 12 years, 10 months ago #12830

B1BFlyer OFFLINE Senior Racer Posts: 111	I had Hawk Blues on the front and no-names in the rear and I wound up flatspotting several front tires. I now have Hawk DTC 70s in the front and DTC 60s in the rear and I really like the feel and balance compared to the Blues. As for rotors, I've got some $40 cheapies on the the front and Zimmerman coated in the rear. No issues with either. Cheers, Ryan
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Re: Brake pads and rotors 12 years, 10 months ago #12832

S2racer OFFLINE Comp School Posts: 23	I have run Hawk, Performance Friction, Ferodo and Carbotech brake pads. Carbotech are the best by far. I was truly able to go deeper and out brake my competition. Carbotech is a family owned business and they do a lot of road racing themselves. Give them a call, you won't be sorry. Of course they're more expensive then Hawks but they do last long and work better(IMO) www.ctbrakes.com/
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Re: Brake pads and rotors 12 years, 10 months ago #12839

Sterling Doc OFFLINE Endurance Racer Posts: 2102	DTC 70/60's are nice, but more money. Hawk Blue front, HP+ rear is what most of the MW guys run to minimize rear lock up, and is a very effective, and inexpensive solution. Hawk does give us a contingeny. Great to hear that the car is getting far enough along to worry about these things! Post some pictures of the beauty up, I've heard it's amazing.
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Re: Brake pads and rotors 12 years, 10 months ago #12846

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Sterling Doc wrote:

DTC 70/60's are nice, but more money. Hawk Blue front, HP+ rear is what most of the MW guys run to minimize rear lock up, and is a very effective, and inexpensive solution. Hawk does give us a contingeny.

Great to hear that the car is getting far enough along to worry about these things!

Post some pictures of the beauty up, I've heard it's amazing.

+1 on DTC 60/70 combo - don't cheap out on pads! Rotors are less important, it seems. Slotted at the very most, but probably not even that.

- Greg - #518

'88 944 Spec Racer - Race Ready! (finally)

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