OEM Sport Brakes vs XP8 vs XP10

spearfish25 · 01-30-2010, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

I would do both. By only doing the fronts you would create a braking force inbalance which could be dangerous. Plus you would be burning up your stock rear pads very quickly.

Thanks for the input. For a few HPDEs a year, it seems like XP8s should be fine, right? The price differential for the XP10s is minimal though.

Can someone also comment on the hand-sanding, rebedding issue of swapping pads? I'm not into a new set of rotors at the moment.

ChrisSlicks · 01-30-2010, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Thanks for the input. For a few HPDEs a year, it seems like XP8s should be fine, right? The price differential for the XP10s is minimal though.

Can someone also comment on the hand-sanding, rebedding issue of swapping pads? I'm not into a new set of rotors at the moment.

XP8's should be fine. The XP10 is a slightly more aggressive compound that will have more initial bite which might take a little getting used to, but lots of professional drivers like that feeling.

Most people are simply swapping these pads back and forth and then rebedding the stock pad on the street after driving 50 miles or so to wear off any pad film. The compounds seem to be reasonably compatible, shouldn't need sanding or separate rotors. Some people drive them on the street but they can be dusty and a little noisy.

spearfish25 · 01-30-2010, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

XP8's should be fine. The XP10 is a slightly more aggressive compound that will have more initial bite which might take a little getting used to, but lots of professional drivers like that feeling.

Most people are simply swapping these pads back and forth and then rebedding the stock pad on the street after driving 50 miles or so to wear off any pad film. The compounds seem to be reasonably compatible, shouldn't need sanding or separate rotors. Some people drive them on the street but they can be dusty and a little noisy.

Cool, thanks. +rep for quick, helpful answers. The XP8s are probably a big enough upgrade for my purposes.

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