Brake pads, does Porsche have more types for 964??
05-11-2003, 12:18 PM
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Brake pads, does Porsche have more types for 964??
Hi everyone,
By the day I have to replace my brakepads, I am thinking about a different sort of pads.
I am not completly satisfied about my brakes now.
I have original calipers, and original Porsche brake pads.
My opinion is that my BMW and Audi brakes where better in the past.
Does Porsche have original brake pads who have more 'bite effect'?
The pads I use now are not so great. I need to push the pedal real hard at high speed to stop the car in a short time range.
Please help.
Greetings,
Arjan
964 C2C 1992 Black
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By the day I have to replace my brakepads, I am thinking about a different sort of pads.
I am not completly satisfied about my brakes now.
I have original calipers, and original Porsche brake pads.
My opinion is that my BMW and Audi brakes where better in the past.
Does Porsche have original brake pads who have more 'bite effect'?
The pads I use now are not so great. I need to push the pedal real hard at high speed to stop the car in a short time range.
Please help.
Greetings,
Arjan
964 C2C 1992 Black
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05-11-2003, 03:58 PM
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Dear Arjan,
May I suggest that you do a little test. Only has to be approximate. Measure how much distance you cover whilst braking. Say from 100 kph to 0 kph. This will provide some level of indication of stopping power. It may not be the pads. The cylinders in the callipers also wear. I find my C4 brakes work very well from very high speed and mine are only standard. I have reduced weight which helps but I would establish some form of basic parameters first.
You will not get wonderous changes in braking just by changing one component. Especially the pads. Braking is primarily based on how much pressure applied to the calliper pistons, how effective they are in creating the required clamping force upon the pads and the friction co-efficient between the pad and the brake disc. Increasing brake pad effective area is going to bring some improvements but not much. Most brake upgrades improve hot braking or brake fade rather than actually help you stop quicker from a given speed. Do not forget the ABS either.
Ciao,
Adrian
911C4
May I suggest that you do a little test. Only has to be approximate. Measure how much distance you cover whilst braking. Say from 100 kph to 0 kph. This will provide some level of indication of stopping power. It may not be the pads. The cylinders in the callipers also wear. I find my C4 brakes work very well from very high speed and mine are only standard. I have reduced weight which helps but I would establish some form of basic parameters first.
You will not get wonderous changes in braking just by changing one component. Especially the pads. Braking is primarily based on how much pressure applied to the calliper pistons, how effective they are in creating the required clamping force upon the pads and the friction co-efficient between the pad and the brake disc. Increasing brake pad effective area is going to bring some improvements but not much. Most brake upgrades improve hot braking or brake fade rather than actually help you stop quicker from a given speed. Do not forget the ABS either.
Ciao,
Adrian
911C4
