Need new Brake Pads Any suggestions
07-25-2002, 07:23 AM
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street only...Mintex Red Box; street/track...Porterfield R4S...
BTW - I have Metal Mashers on my M3. They do dust, but they stop very well and hold up on the track (the one I go to anyway).
07-25-2002, 07:46 AM
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All pads can squeal if not installed properly...
The part that squeals is the metal backplate vibrating in the caliper carrier (not the pad to disk). You have to use anti-squeal adhesive to glue the pad to the caliper (outside pad). Mintex (most anyway) now come with rubber backing on the backplates. This work so well that I put some on my Metal Master pads on the M3...squeal is all gone now.
BTW - I haven't found any yet, but I'll post if I find some high temp rubber material like the backing that comes on the Mintex pads. It works better (and easier) than any anti-squeal compound I've used.
BTW - I haven't found any yet, but I'll post if I find some high temp rubber material like the backing that comes on the Mintex pads. It works better (and easier) than any anti-squeal compound I've used.
