 Porterfield brake pads., front only? |
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| tradisrad |
 Nov 27 2009, 11:30 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 985 Joined: 11-September 06 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 6,815 Region Association: Northern California  |
Rich at High Performance House sold me Porterfield pads for the front of my car (a noticeable improvement), but he did not think they are necessary for the rear brakes.
It seems to me that I could also benefit from putting them on the rear giving me overall improved braking instead of just improving the fronts. Is there some reason that the pads are not recommended for the rear brakes? |
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| SirAndy |
Nov 27 2009, 11:41 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,648 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(tradisrad @ Nov 27 2009, 09:30 AM)  Rich at High Performance House sold me Porterfield pads for the front of my car (a noticeable improvement), but he did not think they are necessary for the rear brakes. It seems to me that I could also benefit from putting them on the rear giving me overall improved braking instead of just improving the fronts. Is there some reason that the pads are not recommended for the rear brakes? Depends on your brake bias. I'm running them in the rear also, plus my bias is different from stock (more bite in the rear). It's a bit of trial and error. The last thing you want is the rears lock up on you first when braking hard. Every car is a bit different, i had to try out a few different compounds to get there and you certainly can use different pads front/rear. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) Andy |
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| RoadGlue |
Nov 27 2009, 01:25 PM
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Sonoma County Gear Head Group: Admin Posts: 2,033 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 108 Region Association: Northern California 
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QUOTE(tradisrad @ Nov 27 2009, 09:30 AM) Rich at High Performance House sold me Porterfield pads for the front of my car (a noticeable improvement), but he did not think they are necessary for the rear brakes. It seems to me that I could also benefit from putting them on the rear giving me overall improved braking instead of just improving the fronts. Is there some reason that the pads are not recommended for the rear brakes? I'm running the R4 pads on the front and stock in the rear on my 74 (which has the stock proportioning valve) and I have no complaints. I'd give it a try and if you find that it's sub-par, then add the rear pads later. Cheers, |
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| ConeDodger |
Nov 27 2009, 01:46 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,592 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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I use both front and rear R4S pads on the 914 and 911.
I like to use the same pad compound front and rear. I believe that the original engineers intended this. |
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| burton73 |
Nov 27 2009, 02:46 PM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,526 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California
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Eric sold me a set from the front and rears for my 76. I am sure he would not of done that if he did not believe that was the best thing for the stock brakes for better stopping as I told him the brakes sucked compared to my 86 Carrera.
Bob |
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