How to choose a brake pad...

[WillM]

Here's a very informative article that has been floating around the 'net for a while.

Having used a variety of pads, made of a variety of compositions, my (limited) experience matches some of their findings.

There is plenty of application-specific information & tips, such as:

Because of their format, certain time trial and time attack events do offer the opportunity to exploit a competitive advantage through brake pad selection. Some organizations run a format of one warm-up lap, followed immediately by a very limited number of hot/timed laps (one to three), culminating with a cool-down. Just as with autocross, a brake pad that doesn't need a substantial amount of heat to provide stable maximum friction can provide a great advantage. In this regard, a sintered pad has the advantage over other pad types.

http://www.essexparts.com/learning-cent ... brake-pads

Cheers,

Will

[6PAK72]

Thanks Will, great article.

[abud]

Hi WillM, thanks for the info....this is very useful, next month is the time for me to check brake pads on my car.