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Downshifting can reduce brake pad wear, but not adding enough brakes can add more stress to the transmission. You can argue that either way I guess?

It also depends on the situation at hand. I personally tend to use more brake but I do work my way down in gears as I come to a stop.

SyncRev sounds good too

Here is a non-bias opinion from here: http://standardshift.com/faq.html

Stopping
Downshifting without touching the brakes to stop is not recommended, the person behind you babbling on the phone might not notice you without your brake lights on, especially at night. You can stay in your current gear down to around 5-15 mph quite easily; at that point, put the car in neutral and use the brakes to come to a complete stop or you can downshift and apply the brakes as well. Downshifting into first is not recommended. For safety reasons, you shouldn't keep the gar in gear while waiting at a light. If a car hits you from behind, you foot will be off the clutch, which means your car would jump forward and possibly end up in the middle of an intersection.

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