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YOUR RESEARCHBrake pads
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:roll: can anyone recommend some pads with good bite and no squeal (road use only) Cheers.
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Only suggestion would be check and change your brake fluid if necessary.
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:roll: can anyone recommend some pads with good bite and no squeal (road use only) Cheers.
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Hi chaps, I've got a 996 c4s, the brakes have the original pads but I can only describe them as wooden with no initial bite, I've tried to deglaze them by applying the brake heavy at over 80 mph but they still feel the same. :roll: can anyone recommend some pads with good bite and no squeal (road use only) Cheers.
Hi, is this your first Porsche? The brakes have less of a servo effect on them than other cars so do take some getting used to; less 'bite' but more feel.
If you're confident they have had it then the Textar pads are a cheaper alternative to Porsche branded, they are generally regarded to be the equivalent, or even identical (without the Porsche box) to OEM:
http://www.design911.co.uk/fu/pt66_...-1997-08-01/Brakes---Discs---Pads/Brake-Pads/
Hi, yes its my first Porsche good call so i take it that a different pad compound wont make much difference because thats how the brakes opperate. :?: Cheers
if by any chance you are coming from an Audi - it'll feel like the brakes don't work! On the flip side, everytime I step back in my wife's A3 I almost catapult everybody out of the car at the first set of traffic lights!
My daily driver is a BMW 5 series (535) and that has very servoed brakes that bite well with little effort. When I got my 996 I thought there was something wrong just because they didnt do that. Once you accept it they have great feel and loads of power. They just dont make the car stand on its nose at the slightest touch.
So all in all sounds pretty normal.
I'd agree with all the other comments here, the feel is different but once you get used to it, they're brilliant and very confidence inspiring. Only suggestion would be check and change your brake fluid if necessary.
If you push the pedal down aggressively in a straight line and the car comes to a screaming halt then the cars fine. :thumb:
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