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When changing brake pads, you are nearly 2x as likely to be installing front brakes vs. rear brakes, and for good reason.  Your vehicle does most of it’s braking work in the front of the vehicle, and pads wear a great deal faster as a result.  Thankfully, front brakes are usually easier to change than rear brakes, so vehicle engineers did something right…. 

If you are wondering why exactly front brake pads wear faster than the rear, or want to know how rear brakes differ from the front, then read this article…

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Installation of a pair or full set of performance brake rotors is pretty simple if you understand the science behind how theyfunction.  Installing a set of brake rotors with a curved set of cooling veins is a bit different than installing a set with straight veins, so this is something to be aware of for each unique install.

Other than determining brake rotor orientation, based upon design variance, basic quality control must be

In this article, we are going to explain the basics of brake pad bed in and brake-in.  The information listed in this article will apply to most brake pad installations for street vehicles. 

The purpose of brake pad bedding is simple; a layer of brake pad material must exist on the brake rotor for proper friction to be generated between the pad and rotor.  During any usual brake pad bed in procedure, brake pads are heated and cooled again through a series of braking applications. 

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The benefits of using drilled brake rotors vs.stock blanks are many, but drilled rotors have their drawbacks as well.  While a drilled brake rotor will cool much easier than a standard blank rotor or slotted rotor, the drill sites are prone to cracking. 

There are different techniques for drilling a brake rotor, and later honing it to perfection, to prevent the chance of a crack, and we will discuss these techniques in this article. 

First of all, we are going to explain exactly what causes a rotor to

Any serious performance driver will look at a brake pads in a different way than your average joe before purchasing. 

There are a few details to examine before deciding on a brand.   Of these, the main thing that qualifies a pad suitable for its particular application is its friction coefficient.  Another important number to look at is recommended operational temperature range, and such information is available from all pad manufacturers, so don’t pass it up.

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