12-30-2009, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by RCZ
I'm going to have to side with import111 (no surprise here); better pads will drastically change braking performance. There's no getting away from physics in the end... a higher coefficient of friction, all else being the same, will decelerate an object quicker and will generate more energy in the process. I will also repeat what he said about tires. XP10's will be a little overwhelming for the stock tires, but should be OK. Tires are the limiting factor...you can only slow down as fast as your tires can grip the road. To really make use of track pads, you should have stickier tires, otherwise you're wasting perfectly good tires and pads.
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The XP's will bight harder (once warm) but the overall stopping distances will be exactly the same for street driving. The XP's will achieve the same maximum co-efficient of friction that the tires can handle, just with less pedal effort and generate more dust in the process. Tires are the limiting factor as you have stated.
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