Different materials are needed to cover an extensive range of applications in automotive and performance vehicles. Each formula is optimally brewed for its specific purposes in each vehicle class it is used for. The base materials used here are Non Asbestos Organic (NAO), Non abrasive Low Metallic (NALM) and several types of quality Ceramic wools (CEM) with different additives and unique production processes. All the above materials are environmentally friendly - with lowest brake dust levels to protect the environment and keep your rims free of unsightly brake dust. The friction class by LINK dynamic test for all formulations is from “F” to “G”. It guarantees drivers highest road safety with high resistance to FADE (brake power loss in extreme situation). The extensive available range of options ensures comfortable and effective brake filing for each different car and driving style. Ensuring safety and long life of brake rotor.

There are a number of parameters you should to pay attention to while evaluating your new brake pads quality. All these parameters are usually linked to friction material formulation and manufacturing process. The brake pad manufacturers always have to balance their priority to deliver most sufficient product to end users for each vehicle class. For example, brakes for lorries works in very different conditions like temperature range and stopping power compare to small sedan cars. Or, fast accelerating sport-like vehicle and slow moving luxurious cars require very different features of brakes. Although most of aftermarket manufacturers produces there range of brake pads in one material formulation. As a result it definitely will cost some disadvantages in performance compare to individually selected formulation to each vehicle class. That is why you need to look into a number of thinks before concluding your brake pad quality.

Braking force.

Brake pad must not only create a sufficient grip with a rotor but the grip must be constant, be less effected by rotor temperature and equal to your pedal touch. All of these together will give you a nice and sensitive pedal feeling which is very important in today's heavy traffics road conditions and jams.

Overheat recovery (Fade)

It is most important feature responsible for your safety on the road. Your brakes must have fast enough heat recovery to be able stop your car in case of emergency brake. You can try it by applying a multiple emergency brakes while moving fast down the hill. Your brake pads must work for you even on the very last brake in emergency situation or when you driving down very steep hill.

Damage to Brake Rotor.

All brake pads always have some effect on rotor, but some manufacturers do not pay much attention to it, leaving it to end users to take care of brake rotor replacement costs. Getting a "Rotor friendly" brake pads without a losing all other features is not an easy task to do for manufacturers, but it is a big benefit for end users who are definitely care of total-repair-cost. If mechanic require you to change or skim your brake rotors with every brake pads replacement - your brake pads are too abrasive. Non abrasive pads allow you to use a same rotor for 4 to 6 pads replacements.

Noise and Vibration

That is what all users care of! It is easy to find out if your brake pad has noise, but in many cases the noise caused by wrong installation or bad brake rotor condition. The rotor may have deep grooves lefted by previous brake pads, so the new pads have no proper contact with rotor surface. It may cost a bad noise as well as a dusting due to fast usage of friction material. At the same time some mechanics don't follow the proper procedure of brake pads installation where the shims, sliding clips and pins have to be proper installed and lubricated with correct grease like NiBK- anti squeal grease which comes with each brake pad set.

Ware off (Life Time)

It is one of the main concerns of the end users, but you should not forget about other important features as mentioned here, especially Damage to Disc Rotor. Some abrasive brake pads may be able to run long distance but in the end you have to change it together with brake rotor which usually cost much more than brake pads cost. Well chosen brake pads will allows you to drive about 40,000 kilometers before its finish. It is also very dependable from your driving stile and condition of your brake rotors as it was mentioned above.

Dusting

Why you rims are dirty? It's not just dust picked up from the road. Most of it, it's a brake pads dust. Many manufacturers use steel fiber with a carbon graphite as a lubricant in their friction material. Some of them just uses a clay or normal dust. These components produces a lot of dust which makes your rims dirty. Dustless brake pads are more costly to produce but are very beneficial to end users.

Important to know:

It usually takes around 500 kilometers to drive on newly installed brake pads before they are turned into fully "cooked" normal working condition. So, you should not relay on the first impression but allow your pads some time to reach their optimal level performance which will last till the very end of their service.

DISCS ALSO AVALABLE IN OUR STORE. .

High Carbon discs reduce both vibration and noise. It has been adapted from race use to being perfect for street and highway driving due to its Higher Carbon content. Our High Carbon Rotors have DOUBLE THE NORMAL CARBON LEVELS which improves the thermal stability and reduces:

Possible heat cracking of discs in performance driving

Brake noise by dampening vibrations

Its higher carbon and silicon content has a more granular grain structure and is far better at resisting heat distortion, thermal judder and cracking under heavy use.