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Old 05-19-2008, 08:56 PM   #11 (permalink)
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AND alot of people buy them just because they look cool. If you're not going to upgrade the calipers I don't think they're worth the money. BUT, if you decide to buy that fancy stuff don't expect to ride down to the local parts store to buy replacement pads when you need them. Seems like more of a PIA in my opinion.
You do make it sound that way... food for thought. Thanx.
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Old 05-19-2008, 09:02 PM   #12 (permalink)
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You do make it sound that way... food for thought. Thanx.
I've gone with EBC on both my trucks.. the dimpled (not drilled through) rotors and the Green Stuff pads. if you do a little searching on the internet you can find them for the same price or less than OEM.

EBC seems to have done their homework as far as the efficiency of dimpled, drilled and slotted brake rotors.. Slotted rotors seem to "shave" the pads more than cool them, and drilled through rotors lost some of their strength and actually warped worse than solid rotors etc .. read their studies on their website, it made sense to me, enough for me to buy their products.


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You do make it sound that way... food for thought. Thanx.
I just recall working on a Mustang one time years ago that had some huge Brembo brakes on it. Had to wait a week for the guy that owned it to get his mail order replacement pads for it. He was travelling and had to lay over in a motel room until they showed up.

That made me a non-believer real quick.
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I've gone with EBC on both my trucks.. the dimpled (not drilled through) rotors and the Green Stuff pads. if you do a little searching on the internet you can find them for the same price or less than OEM.

EBC seems to have done their homework as far as the efficiency of dimpled, drilled and slotted brake rotors.. Slotted rotors seem to "shave" the pads more than cool them, and drilled through rotors lost some of their strength and actually warped worse than solid rotors etc .. read their studies on their website, it made sense to me, enough for me to buy their products.


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I've gone with EBC on both my trucks.. the dimpled (not drilled through) rotors and the Green Stuff pads. if you do a little searching on the internet you can find them for the same price or less than OEM.

EBC seems to have done their homework as far as the efficiency of dimpled, drilled and slotted brake rotors.. Slotted rotors seem to "shave" the pads more than cool them, and drilled through rotors lost some of their strength and actually warped worse than solid rotors etc .. read their studies on their website, it made sense to me, enough for me to buy their products.


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I've gone with EBC on both my trucks.. the dimpled (not drilled through) rotors and the Green Stuff pads. if you do a little searching on the internet you can find them for the same price or less than OEM.

EBC seems to have done their homework as far as the efficiency of dimpled, drilled and slotted brake rotors.. Slotted rotors seem to "shave" the pads more than cool them, and drilled through rotors lost some of their strength and actually warped worse than solid rotors etc .. read their studies on their website, it made sense to me, enough for me to buy their products.


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I didn't respond to this right away, 'cause I wasn't sure if it was really BG, or ItsBob using your account again!
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I've got to make sure I don't buy whatever brand filter that is again, it hasn't been on there that long..
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