Brake pads?

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Kerry Foote

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Well it's time to do the conversion to big brakes(MGB calipers & Spitfire rtrs) on my HP sprite. Is anyone willing to share the manufacturer and pad material they are using with four wheel disc brakes on a spridget? Thanks for any help.
 
Kerry Foote":1va572zk said:
Well it's time to do the conversion to big brakes(MGB calipers & Spitfire rtrs) on my HP sprite. Is anyone willing to share the manufacturer and pad material they are using with four wheel disc brakes on a spridget? Thanks for any help.
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I have this setup on the front as well as the small dynalites on the rear. I use Hawk Blues on both the front and rear. I don't know part numbers off the top of my head but you can look them up on the Pegasus web site.

Dayle
 
I used carbotech once. Then threw them away. I use hawk ht-10 compound. Just get them for a girling 14lf calliper. Same as formula ford.

The ht-10 handles heat a little better and has more initial bite than the blue. But rotor wear is significant.
 
Kerry Foote":2n265t5w said:
Thanks Dayle. Can I ask if you have tried any other brands, and if so why you now use the Hawks?
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When I got the car it had anothe brand on it (I'm not sure which one). I reworked a lot of off season systems and brakes were one of them. I asked around and found that Hawks were very popular. I liked them and have used them ever since.

Dayle
 
I was considering going to the big front brakes until I came across Raybestos racing pads. I tried many different types of pads including Hawk and Performance Friction. I was not completely satisfied with the performance of any if them. Bill Gilcrease suggested that I take a look at Raybestos racing pads. Porterfield had to make the LD-15 pads from another larger pad which added some to the cost but not bad. I use the most aggressive compound (ST41) they had at that time on the front and a compound a little less aggressive on the rear. Iam not sure on the compound but the full part number is 7757.97.12.44. Maybe it is 97.

Once I went to that combination, I found there was no need to go to the bigger brakes. They are rotor friendly, provide decent wear life and have great stopping power with out fade.

I had a little trouble the the first time I went to Road America but it was due to a miscalculation on my part. In the process of lowering my car more I reduced the size of the air ducting to the front brakes. I didn't realize how hard RA is on brakes. I found that about fifteen minutes into a session I had to pump the brakes at least once to have full pedal. The second time I went to RA, I made sure I had no restriction in the brake ducts to the front and added an air duct system to the rear brakes. Problem solved.
 
Hawk Blues front and rear - no drama, easy to find, reasonably priced, no excessive rotor wear. Probably something better out there, but start with the blues and go from there later if you want to experiment. They work for me.
 
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