Cool Carbon Brake Pads

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

Just my opinion, I wouldn't have ordered cross drilled and slotted rotors as you are taking away some pad contact surface in my eyes as opposed to a fully solid braking surface, but I am all about the zinc plating on the rotors for corrosion protection.

They do look nice though, looking forward to the impressions of the cool carbon pads! The PO did all new Pagid OEM pads and rotors on all 4 corners before I bought the X so I probably won't be replacing for a while, but nice to know what works when I do have to replace someday.

As long as the pads and rotors chosen activate ABS when you slam on the brakes it doesn't matter what they are. The only potential loss of braking capability would be the time it takes to reach that point with one combination or another.

As you well know, the potential advantage of slotted/drilled rotors would be when dragging the brakes for an extended period of time as I might have to do on the downhill side of mountain road or multiple hard braking that I would have fun doing on a high speed winding road. In either situation solid rotors would hold more heat and cause brake fade sooner.

I like the look of slotted and drilled rotors, have had them on the front for some time and have the rears on the bench to do this weekend. I have not found that the loss of contact surface has made any difference. I did go to pads that are claimed to increase stopping power. I do notice the significant reduction of brake dust.

[TiAgX5]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

.....As you well know, the potential advantage of slotted/drilled rotors would be when dragging the brakes for an extended period of time as I might have to do on the downhill side of mountain road or multiple hard braking that I would have fun doing on a high speed winding road. In either situation solid rotors would hold more heat and cause brake fade sooner....

It helps when towing at highway speeds too. A few yrs ago the wife and I were traveling to the TX home from the FL home with a 6200 trailer behind the loaded X, every 15 mins or so I would have to tell her to slow down because the GPS was showing over 90 MPH, pulled out the HP 11C, ran the kinetic energy formula and came up with almost 5 million joules! That's more energy then 2 sticks of dynamite if memory serves me correctly. The thought of transferring all that kinetic energy into thermal energy via rotors/pads made my butthole pucker.