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88Ciera_SC
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 Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 3:36 am |
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i use EVERWEAR GOLD
seem to stop me 
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1988 Cutlass Ciera SC
3.8L Sequential Fuel Injection
Horsepower- 160 @ 4000 RPM<factory lie
Torque(lb-ft)-215 @ 2750 RPM
Displacement- 3802cc
4 Speed Automatic
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strokercutlass
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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 8:59 am |
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After watching several cars go thru the shop, I'd honestly tell you to spend a little more $$$ and go with a ceramic based brake pad. A few reasons for that include little or no brake dust(if you have decent wheels you want to keep clean), slightly less brake fade, and less chance of brake squeal if you tend to get on the brakes a bit hard. I've begun to notice a trend with peoples cars in the fact that they tend to get on the brakes harder then they used to...a semi metallic pad, while long lasting, tends to glaze the surface of the pad and rotor under hard braking, which can cause squealing brakes when they're applied lightly, where a ceramic pad tends not to do that. Just my .02 cents
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Brando
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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 3:37 pm |
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strokercutlass wrote: After watching several cars go thru the shop, I'd honestly tell you to spend a little more $$$ and go with a ceramic based brake pad. A few reasons for that include little or no brake dust(if you have decent wheels you want to keep clean), slightly less brake fade, and less chance of brake squeal if you tend to get on the brakes a bit hard. I've begun to notice a trend with peoples cars in the fact that they tend to get on the brakes harder then they used to...a semi metallic pad, while long lasting, tends to glaze the surface of the pad and rotor under hard braking, which can cause squealing brakes when they're applied lightly, where a ceramic pad tends not to do that. Just my .02 cents
Hey, what about those Titanium Brake Pads?
http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... reId=10101
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88 Coupe
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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 6:45 pm |
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nwmaximus wrote: what are the best performance upgrade pads for my stock brakes that dont produce excessive wear?? Until I can afford the brake package I really want,I'd like the best stopping ponwmaximuswer available, for mainly just a Street Cruiser. Thanx...
Hi nwmaximus, 88Ciera_SC, strokercutlass, Brando, Hi all
I just go to Autozone and get what they have for my application.
That includes both my coupes, which have been known to make repeated stops from in excess of 115 MPH.
As you may have gathered, I don't believe in buying more that I need.
Regards, Norm
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strokercutlass
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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 8:18 pm |
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Honestly, by the price, I'd have to say that the "titanium TI" brake pads are titanium in name only, and are most likely a semi metallic construction..
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69 Olds Cutlass S
70 Olds Vista Cruiser Wagon
72 Olds Cutlass S, 12:1 470 stroker, JM40 solid lifter cam, TH400, 3500 10" PTC stall, 4.11 posi
74 442 455/TH350
79 Cutlass 455/TH375 sleeper
'97 GMC Sierra Ext Cab 9" lift w/ 37's |
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