quattro Digest, Vol 11, Issue 93

[Larry C Leung]

Chris,

As for pads, I like the Repco/Axxis Deluxe (NOT MetalMasters). Good
response, low dust, so far in my Suburban driving, not prone to fade. 
Haven't tried urban, but don't expect anything too bad. I have stock
rotors front and rear, but my 200 outweights your 5K by nearly a couple
of hundred pounds, so I'd bet they'd be fine. Inexpensive, too. Got this
tip from lister Smitty. 

As for the SS lines, you absolutely WANT braided lines that have some
form of external sheathing. The theory is that debris gets in the braids
of
unsheathed lines, and then wears a hole into the teflon line within the
braids. That causes the failure. BTW, rubber lines are similar in
construction,
however they'd likely bulge when they started to fail whereas SS lines
can't. 
So they're easier to inspect. Not any less likely to fail. As for line
sources,
not endorsing them, but I noted that ECS has sheilded, DOT approved SS 
brake lines for G60 equipped UrS's. Didn't bother to check for type 44, 
although I'd bet they have them. 

HTH,

LL - NY


> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:38:29 -0700 (PDT)
> From: ti at amb.org (Ti Kan)
> Subject: Re: type44 brake pad recommendations
> To: chrisdyer at hotmail.com (Chris Dyer)
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
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> Chris Dyer writes:
> > What brake pad brand & compoud would be good for me? Car is a '87 
> 5kcstq, 
> > driven daily in the traffic jungle that is L.A.  A lot of fast 
> street 
> > driving, a lot of zoom-stop-zoom-stop etc., so the brakes get 
> pretty hot 
> > pretty fast.  Of course low dust would be nice too, although 
> that's not a 
> > huge priority. No track days or rallycrossing here, just mucho hot 
> weather, 
> > stop n' go type stuff.
> > 
> > If it helps in the decision process, I have stock rotors in back, 
> and Ate 
> > Powerdisks in front.
> 
> I like Mintex red box for street use.
> 
> > Last, opinions on stainless braided lines. I've that one should 
> only use 
> > them if you plan on inspecting them regularly. Idea being that 
> with rubber 
> > lines, you have slow leaks, whereas with stainless it's a big, 
> instant 
> > catastrophe.  Flame suit on, that's just what the "wisdom" was on 
> a orscheP 
> > list a few years back.
> 
> Stock rubber hoses could also fail suddenly as well, so it's 
> prudent
> to inspect your brake hoses no matter the type.  If you go with 
> braided
> steel lines, get the DOT approved ones.
> 
> -Ti
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