ExplorerTom previously posted:
"I've had some EBC greens on a couple different vehicles. Their cold bite is really good, but their heat tolerance isn't the greatest. I had a set on a Saturn SC (the little 2 door coupes from the early 90s) that was my autocross car. Their cold bite worked really well for autocross because I'd need strong braking performance with cold brakes. But then I took it to the road course and didn't switch out pads. After a day of repeatidly hauling the car down from 90 mph, the friction material actually started chunking away from the backing plate.
How would I translate this into 4wd needs? On the trail they should work really well since you are typically moving so slow that the brakes are stone cold. They should even stand up well coming down the canyon after a day of wheeling or just typical 'round town stop'n'go- even with those heavier 33 or 35 inch tires. BUT, if you do any towing down those same tight and twisty canyons, the brakes could get overwhelmed.
I have Duralast Gold Cmax pads on my Explorer. I put them on when I thought I was going to be towing more than I have. The ceramic compound is suppose to stand up to heat much better. And I've never had any towing related braking concerns. However, the pads cold bite sorta sucks. On the trail, it seems like I have to really stand on the brakes and it seems like I can still roll slightly on occassion."
Good to know, I am looking at the yellowstuff pads for my Miata in the future for autocross...after I rebuild half the car getting it ready lol. But for know the pads and rotors are pretty new (but cheap and noisy like most the parts the PO put on this car) so it will be while.
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