[DeTomaso] NPC - Brake Drum Wear Limits, does Porterfield R4S material eat drums, etc.

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/13/15 6:16:57 PM, guido_detomaso at prodigy.net writes:


> Have done a little driving with the Porterfield rear pads installed, to 
> match the fronts.  While the fronts made a huge difference, not really 
> feeling a big difference after changing the rears.  Ought to get out in the rain 
> though, make sure the fronts are locking up first.
> Is there any downside to this R4S material, other than initial cost?  
> Short life?  Eats rotors or drums?  Otherwise seems too good to be true.
> 

>>>I think what you're experiencing is not so much a reflection of how good 
the Porterfield pads are (they are very good indeed), but rather how truly 
awful the stock pads are.

The Porterfield pads will likely have a shorter lifespan, but that's 
trivial on a car that is driven so rarely.   The stock pads will look almost new 
after 75K miles, because they don't work worth a damn.   The Porterfield pads 
are more sacrificial, but it's unlikely you will wear them out in your 
lifetime.

I'm not aware of any adverse affects on brake rotors.   While stock rotors 
are plentiful, and should be cheap (it depends on where you get 
them--sometimes they can be had for free if you're lucky), I wouldn't be in a hurry to 
stampede towards the turning machine.   If they are a little rough but have 
no appreciable runout, I would just leave them alone....

Mike
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   In a message dated 12/13/15 6:16:57 PM, guido_detomaso at prodigy.net
   writes:

     Have done a little driving with the Porterfield rear pads installed,
     to match the fronts.  While the fronts made a huge difference, not
     really feeling a big difference after changing the rears.  Ought to
     get out in the rain though, make sure the fronts are locking up
     first.
     Is there any downside to this R4S material, other than initial
     cost?  Short life?  Eats rotors or drums?  Otherwise seems too good
     to be true.

   >>>I think what you're experiencing is not so much a reflection of how
   good the Porterfield pads are (they are very good indeed), but rather
   how truly awful the stock pads are.
   The Porterfield pads will likely have a shorter lifespan, but that's
   trivial on a car that is driven so rarely.  The stock pads will look
   almost new after 75K miles, because they don't work worth a damn.  The
   Porterfield pads are more sacrificial, but it's unlikely you will wear
   them out in your lifetime.
   I'm not aware of any adverse affects on brake rotors.  While stock
   rotors are plentiful, and should be cheap (it depends on where you get
   them--sometimes they can be had for free if you're lucky), I wouldn't
   be in a hurry to stampede towards the turning machine.  If they are a
   little rough but have no appreciable runout, I would just leave them
   alone....
   Mike