S Stu_Rock Joined Sep 23, 2009 Messages 998 Location Houston, TX Apr 21, 2010 #1 Does anyone know of any catalog/website sources where one can find the friction ratings of various suppliers' brake pads? Or is it "go to the store and look"?
Does anyone know of any catalog/website sources where one can find the friction ratings of various suppliers' brake pads? Or is it "go to the store and look"?
S Steve S Joined Jan 20, 2003 Messages 18,447 Location East of IGO Apr 21, 2010 #2 The higher the letter the better usually the premiun pads are higher rated.
JHZR2 Staff member Joined Dec 14, 2002 Messages 55,333 Location New Jersey Apr 21, 2010 #3 Ive emailed the tech support at various OEMs before and they have been pretty good to get me that info.
Ive emailed the tech support at various OEMs before and they have been pretty good to get me that info.
M Mr Nice Joined Sep 12, 2004 Messages 24,361 Location Central Florida Apr 21, 2010 #4 yep, Tech Support is very helpful
M mechtech2 Joined Sep 5, 2006 Messages 19,478 Location Chicago Area Apr 22, 2010 #5 Not many state their friction coefficients on the box or any sales advertising. I don't know of any single source with listings. It is an individual thing. Digging in the the Web, or going into a store and actually looking are your best bets.
Not many state their friction coefficients on the box or any sales advertising. I don't know of any single source with listings. It is an individual thing. Digging in the the Web, or going into a store and actually looking are your best bets.