[s-cars] RE: [BIRA] Uneven brake pad wear with upgraded brakes

[t44tq at mindspring.com]

Lee-
Hawk HPS pads are _excellent_ IMHO for street use.

The problem is that I need something more track-oriented
for summer use, thus I've gone to Hawk HP Plus for the
rears and will go to Porterfield R4 or Pagid Orange
for the front.

Keep in mind that R4 and Orange will squeal like crazy on
my non-slotted, non-drilled rotors, at least from seeing them
as installed on my friend's 951S.

If I get two sets of pads, one for street, one for track, then
I'll get Hawk HPS for street and the above mentioned for track.

Taka

-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Levitt [mailto:lee at wheelman.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 5:48 PM
To: t44tq at mindspring.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
Cc: birabrakes at yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [BIRA] Uneven brake pad wear with upgraded brakes


Taka,

Why'd you switch off the Hawk HPS pads?

I'm just going *to* them, having glazed a set of Mintex Reds trying to
get rid of a squeal.

The good news is that the squeal is gone...but so is my braking! :(

Lee

> -----Original Message-----
> From: t44tq at mindspring.com [mailto:t44tq at mindspring.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 5:40 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Cc: birabrakes at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [BIRA] Uneven brake pad wear with upgraded brakes
>
>
> Listers,
> I'm running Porsche 996 calipers and having just
> changed the pads, I've noticed uneven pad wear:
>
> Left outer-    3mm top  5mm bottom
> Left inner-    4mm top  5mm bottom
>
> Right outer- 3.5mm top 4.5mm bottom
> Right inner- 2.5mm top  6mm bottom
>
> "Left, right, top and bottom" are used to describe
> the orientation of the pad as it is installed in
> the caliper.
>
> Pads in question were Hawk HPS.
>
> Any idea why this would occur- looks strange to me.
>
> I'm running OEM Porsche Textars now, we'll see how
> they wear, will go to Porterfield R-4 or Pagid Orange
> for the summer.
>
> Taka
>
>
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