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2015+ Shelby GT350 Mustang
Caliperfexion Brake Caliper Studs
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<blockquote data-quote="oldbmwfan" data-source="post: 15664436" data-attributes="member: 182294"><p>WGI is easy on brakes. Lots of high speed areas, but the turns are big, sweeping, high speed turns so no places were you're scrubbing 140+ down to 60 for a corner. That's easier on the brakes. The heavy braking zones are also pretty spread out, so you get a lot of cooling time between big applications.</p><p></p><p>At Mid-Ohio, I was getting ~3.5-4 hours out of a set of front pads. Rears are lasting about twice as long. I'm probably over-braking at a few points on that track, getting used to the speed the R can carry. Faster drivers consume brakes slower, not faster, because they compress the braking zones (less dragging, less heat), and they don't scrub more speed than necessary. </p><p></p><p>For what it's worth, my friend at FP suggested ~3.5 hours a set for front brakes at a track like Grattan is "right on schedule." The pads are thin because the rotors are massively thick, and that takes up most of the space in the calipers. Fast pad wear is the price of having brakes that never overheat and fade on track. Even with stock pads, I could trigger the ABS at will at 135+ mph at the end of a 40-minute session. I don't see a need to pay twice as much for Hawks or Pagids or other pads when the stock pads can do that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oldbmwfan, post: 15664436, member: 182294"] WGI is easy on brakes. Lots of high speed areas, but the turns are big, sweeping, high speed turns so no places were you're scrubbing 140+ down to 60 for a corner. That's easier on the brakes. The heavy braking zones are also pretty spread out, so you get a lot of cooling time between big applications. At Mid-Ohio, I was getting ~3.5-4 hours out of a set of front pads. Rears are lasting about twice as long. I'm probably over-braking at a few points on that track, getting used to the speed the R can carry. Faster drivers consume brakes slower, not faster, because they compress the braking zones (less dragging, less heat), and they don't scrub more speed than necessary. For what it's worth, my friend at FP suggested ~3.5 hours a set for front brakes at a track like Grattan is "right on schedule." The pads are thin because the rotors are massively thick, and that takes up most of the space in the calipers. Fast pad wear is the price of having brakes that never overheat and fade on track. Even with stock pads, I could trigger the ABS at will at 135+ mph at the end of a 40-minute session. I don't see a need to pay twice as much for Hawks or Pagids or other pads when the stock pads can do that. [/QUOTE]
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