[DeTomaso] Brake Upgrades & Pads for Stock Brakes

[Mike Thomas]

On the bleeding, I'd recommend going to a Les Schwab / Pep Boys, etc. and
have them do a pressure bleed on the brakes.  Makes a HUGE difference.
On the vented rotors, you can go to our website at www.panterasnorthwest.com
and find the article I wrote on the SSBC vented/slotted rotor upgrade to the
front brakes.  A very easy and inexpensive upgrade.

Mike Thomas
Panteras Northwest
Yellow '74 L 6328 

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of wkooiman at earthlink.net
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 5:28 AM
To: rick mcclure; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Brake Upgrades & Pads for Stock Brakes

My non-professional opinion is:

1.  Remove or gut the prop valve.
2.  Make sure they're bled properly.
3.  Porterfield r4s pads, front & rear - with the e-brake groove in back.
4.  stainless brake lines.

That should give you plenty of street stopping power.  With those mods, I
can stop as fast as my wife's Boxster-S - which has the 911-turbo brakes.

next up is:

1. vented disks in front.  I don't have them yet, so my brakes smoke after
30-45 minutes of spirited driving.

next up is:

1.  call a vendor and pay lots of bucks for mondo brakes.

-----Original Message-----
>From: rick mcclure <rickrows at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 26, 2007 7:19 AM
>To: detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: [DeTomaso] Brake Upgrades & Pads for Stock Brakes
>
>
>What are the possible brake upgrades for street use?  Even perfect stock
brakes seem to be marginal compared to modern braking systems.  
> 
>What are recommended pads to "optimize"stock brakes?
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