[DeTomaso] Porterfield rear brake pads

Dennis Valdez sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com
Mon Oct 19 22:16:21 EDT 2015


I have a set of Porterfield GD 535 R4-S pads for the rear I haven't installed yet. The knob on the back is round and stubby. 

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Dennis Valdez 

> On Oct 19, 2015, at 5:56 PM, Guido deTomaso <guido_detomaso at prodigy.net> wrote:
> 
>   Has anyone bought Porterfield rear brake pads for stock calipers
>   recently?
>   What prompts me to ask is, I found out today the price of re-lining old
>   pads is $139, while new pads are $79.
>   So it's a high price for sentimentality, keeping the Girling "G" on the
>   back of the pads.
>   Wondering what kind of a "bump" Porterfield is putting on the back of
>   the new pads, a weld blob or something like the originals?
>   FWIW the old pads I'm considering re-lining, someone on this list
>   mailed me many years ago, finally getting around to it.
>   Thanks,
>   GD
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