Re: Pagids (was: Slagmaster Q (brakes))

[LToy@aol.com]

>Pagid's have a special anti-vibration backing on them.  Did you get a 
>look at yours before they went on?  Maybe the disc preparation is more 
>responsible for my squeal-lessness than the pads are.  Still, I highly 
>recommend the Pagids if you can get them.  Tecstar and Jurrid are good 
>alternate brand$.  
>
>Jeremy R. King
>1986 VW Quantum GL5

The squeal problem is mostly as you lighten the pressure just before coming
to a stop--at higher brake pressures, there is no noise--but that's also an
uncomfortable way to drive on the street!

Pagid, like many other pad manufacturers, makes several compounds.  I don't
know which compound you're using--I have the RS4-2, the blue pads--they also
make a black, a yellow, an orange, and probably more.  Each has a different
application--I chose mine based on discussions with Ned.

BTW, Textar, Jurid, and now Pagid have been OEM suppliers for Porsche in the
past, too, but that really doesn't mean a whole lot here, because those cars
weigh around 3000-3200#...Similarly, keep in mind that you're comparing
quantum gl5 vs. 200q.  while both have common roots, there's a world of
difference between the cars, not the least of which is weight (my 200q is
pushing 4000#, and is using smaller brakes than originally installed--your
quantum is probably closer to 3000#), and speed potential (I've seen
125-130mph at the end of a .7 mile straight, original magazine tests showed a
150mph top speed). 

Bottom line:  I like the pads (though not the noise), just wish I could find
them easily and for less money.

--ldt
LToy@aol.com