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cody · 2011-01-11, 05:01 PM

Hi Dean,

I'm not sure why, but my latest set of R4-S required a stop or two before they were warm enough to lock up the tires on dry pavement. I rebedded them and still saw this behavior. They were fine for normal driving and great for autoX, but when it started getting cold this fall, I decided to pop in the OEM pads I hadn't used for years. I noticed that the cold stop issue was gone. The OEM pads stop great the first time every morning. I do garage the car, but I remember them working fine when I didn't have a garage at my first house in Reno as well.

I've also seen plenty of pad fade on R4-S's at the track, so I'd swap to the free EBC Yellows I got if I were to do another track day. I even have an extra new set for the front that I got from you for like half price.

I'll have to try the HPS or similar to replace the R4-S's when they die, but I just have so many pads now, I don't think it'll be any time soon.

2011-01-11, 05:01 PM	#15
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Hi Dean, I'm not sure why, but my latest set of R4-S required a stop or two before they were warm enough to lock up the tires on dry pavement. I rebedded them and still saw this behavior. They were fine for normal driving and great for autoX, but when it started getting cold this fall, I decided to pop in the OEM pads I hadn't used for years. I noticed that the cold stop issue was gone. The OEM pads stop great the first time every morning. I do garage the car, but I remember them working fine when I didn't have a garage at my first house in Reno as well. I've also seen plenty of pad fade on R4-S's at the track, so I'd swap to the free EBC Yellows I got if I were to do another track day. I even have an extra new set for the front that I got from you for like half price. I'll have to try the HPS or similar to replace the R4-S's when they die, but I just have so many pads now, I don't think it'll be any time soon. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.