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07-15-2009, 03:07 AM
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e53 braking power is ho hum
Ever since I put on the dustless brake pads on
the front I have not been happy with the braking power. I'm getting close to changing all the pads and whatever else I need for best results. Any suggestions
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07-15-2009, 03:57 AM
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Unfortunately that is the sacrifice with dustless. You will always lose that initial bite that the stock pads, and most aftermarket ceramic pads have.
Which dustless pad do you have now? I am running Akebono Euros in my M3 and wish I got the "street performance" as this is the best dustless pad they make. The best non-dustless pad I've tried is definately the Axxis Ultimates.
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07-15-2009, 07:13 PM
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07-15-2009, 07:45 AM
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You could always do a little modding and swap the rubber flex lines to braided steel lines... that mod adds initial bite and might compensate enough to make it feel back to normal.
Just a suggestion.
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07-15-2009, 08:16 AM
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are you saying that overall stopping power is less than OEM? or you just prefer to have the initial bite of the OEM pad vs aftermarket?
i've been running ceramic pads for years and have never felt that braking power suffered at all; otherwise I would have changed to something else. with ceramic pads, you do loose some initial bite (its kinda squishy), but IMO stopping power is equal.
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07-15-2009, 10:10 AM
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You can't go wrong with OEM. I personally have the Axxis XBG pads (also known as PBR Metal Masters), which are essentially between the Axxis Delux (low dust) and Axxis Ultimates as far as performance and dust are concerned. I have had them for about 15,000 miles or so and have been very happy with them so far.
I agree with the others that low dust pads typically do not perform as well as other types. It is a trade off. What pads are you using?
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07-15-2009, 10:35 AM
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All pads have different characteristics for initial bite, pedal feel, and so on. It isn't about whether they are dustless or not, it is just that OEM are being compared to others, which usually have less dust. Making dust does not equal better performance, as the carbon black is not added for performance reasons. If you don't like the performance of the pads you have, try another pad formulation.
My Axxis Deluxe pads on several BMW vehicles, properly bedded in, had no reduction in performance over the stock pads. However, every pad will be different.
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07-15-2009, 12:17 PM
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go to zechhausen racing and check out there semi metallic pads. they r great. weasel recommend the S.S. brake lines which will definitely improve the response time. good luck
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07-15-2009, 03:34 PM
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Thanks for the suggestions.....
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