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    Ask Zack: best brake pads with Baer brake kit?

    Hey Zack, thanks for the info on the DPB rotors. I have a problem with too much brake dust from my Baer brakes. What are the best brake pads to use with the Baer brake kit?

    Thanks.
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    I'm not Zack, but I use metal masters.
    Thanks to Darrin @ BC Automotive:
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    Quote Originally Posted by FordNut View Post
    I'm not Zack, but I use metal masters.
    Your right, your not Zack.

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    I am not Zack either.


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    I had Napa Ceramix with my Baer rotors but the pads had heat cracks in them and the rotors warped real bad. I just picked up some Semi-Metallics from NAPA and will be installing them tonight. Since I dont ever drive the car, I cant say how fast Ill be able to give you a review.

    Hey Fordnut, I looked for the Metal Masters and could not find a listing for the C5 Vette

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    OK, they're no longer called Metal Master, they're Axxis XBG. I found them online at several places. They're semi-metallic like the NAPA ones you got so I suspect the NAPA pads are just as good. I don't think anybody makes true sintered metal pads any more, but that's what I would really prefer.
    Thanks to Darrin @ BC Automotive:
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    then 476/410 D1SC ProCharged on stock block
    then 660/555 D1SC PC on 5.3 wet sleeved Teksid alum big bore stroker
    then 365/369 N/A on 5.3 wet sleeved Teksid alum big bore stroker
    Now 751/617 3.4L Whipple on 5.3 Boss5.0 iron big bore stroker

    03 MM 300B Silver (Mostly stock, originally wife's car, 370k mi) FPG # 7053 of 7838 or 49 of 417 SB
    03 MM 300B Silver, Stock, wife's next one, 136k mi FPG # 7134 of 7838 or 89 of 417 SB
    04 MM Silver, Stock, on standby 85k mi, FPG # 1212 of 3214 or 432 of 997 SB
    01 F150 longbed
    01 F150 shortbed
    00 F150 4x4 stepside
    01 F150 4x4 7700
    68 Stang FB (70 351C 4V, 4 wheel discs, project car)

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    The pads I got from NAPA were 93 bucks so they better be good!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zack View Post
    Hey Fordnut, I looked for the Metal Masters and could not find a listing for the C5 Vette
    Why C5 Vette? I take it they will fit the 14" Baer.
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    "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants alike. It is the tree's natural manure." -Thomas Jefferson

    "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." - Thomas Jefferson

    The Constitution guarantees our rights as American citizens, the 2nd Amendment protects those rights


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    Quote Originally Posted by Haggis View Post
    Why C5 Vette? I take it they will fit the 14" Baer.
    Calipers on the Baer kit use C5 pads


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    Quote Originally Posted by RR|Suki View Post
    Calipers on the Baer kit use C5 pads
    Thank you.
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    Si vis pacem para bellum
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    Μολὼν λαβέ
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    Stann saam of sterf allen
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    Audentis Fortuna Iuvat
    (Fortune Favors the Brave)


    Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos
    (Rather die as free men than be enslaved in peace)


    "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants alike. It is the tree's natural manure." -Thomas Jefferson

    "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." - Thomas Jefferson

    The Constitution guarantees our rights as American citizens, the 2nd Amendment protects those rights


    "THE BLACK BOMBER"


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    FYI EVERYTHING from a Baer brake kit (less the relocation brackets and Hat) is from a C5 Vette.

    Caliper, Abutment bracket and pads....

    Trust me Im working on a Brake kit that is well-priced, using the same components.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zack View Post
    FYI EVERYTHING from a Baer brake kit (less the relocation brackets and Hat) is from a C5 Vette.

    Caliper, Abutment bracket and pads....

    Trust me Im working on a Brake kit that is well-priced, using the same components.
    ^^ truth. I dominated the bleed screws on one of mine, so I'll be getting some take off corvette calipers without the raised lettering as spares.


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    coolest thing is the quick change pad feature
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    Quote Originally Posted by ImpalaSlayer View Post
    coolest thing is the quick change pad feature
    Say what? quick change are like the wilwood boys that you just pull the clips on the top of the caliper pull the pads and drop new ones in without moving the calipers at all. . . The Baers change like all the other floating calipers I've ever had


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