Originally Posted By: badtlc
Originally Posted By: SHOZ
Late hard braking is better for the rotors than the slow drag.
Not quite. Hard braking is what causes the pads to heat up the most. If you late brake and get the pads really hot, then sit on the brakes at a stop, that is when the hot pad material gets deposited on the rotors. If you have to stop hard, best to not have the brakes pressed during that stop.
Well don't sit there with the brakes locked down then. That's why automatics are more susceptible to this problem.
Originally Posted By: SHOZ
Late hard braking is better for the rotors than the slow drag.
Not quite. Hard braking is what causes the pads to heat up the most. If you late brake and get the pads really hot, then sit on the brakes at a stop, that is when the hot pad material gets deposited on the rotors. If you have to stop hard, best to not have the brakes pressed during that stop.
Well don't sit there with the brakes locked down then. That's why automatics are more susceptible to this problem.
