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Old 07-07-2008, 05:24 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Brake pad contact question

I would suggest replacing your pads if they have 10% left

But if those are the fronts they shouldn't have anything to do with your rears. Wait a little while and see if the pad seats into the "unwarped" rotors better.

If you had warped rotors with the pads there is a possibility they were just wearing funny because of that.

As far as the 80 - 20 stops, I have the same problem, but I think it is because I am using crappy rotors/pads. Oreilly brand to be exact.

It is just getting very hot and its not so much "dangerous" as it can glaze your pads/rotors, so it could become a "glass on glass" braking scenario. Glass on Glass doesn't stop very well.

Basically when that happens you are probably going to experience a lot of brake fade, but as long as that is not your normal stop and you do that very rarely, you'll be ok.

What pads/rotor combination are you using?

Hope this helps!

-Steven
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