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motorhead_1 
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 Topic: EBC brake pads for 79 ConcordPosted: May/02/2019 at 11:47pm |
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Anyone ever put ebc pads on a Concord?
Cant seem to find a part number. Would like to get cryogenically treated slotted rotors as well. Again the interweb has let me down. Would 1976 hornet brake pads be the same?
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tomj
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Posted: May/03/2019 at 1:46am |
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call C H Topping in Long Beach. their website is backwards, but they are not. sharp knowledgeable and will definitely know what's available. i re-shod my hacked up 61 american roadster with EE pads front and rear. is there a reason specifically EBC brand? or are you just looking for better (grippier, whatever) pads? i'd ask them for advice on what your goal is. |
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1961 Roadster American, 195.6 OHV, T5 http://www.ramblerLore.com |
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ramblinrev
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Posted: May/03/2019 at 7:20am |
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76 pads would not be the same as Concord.
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Posted: May/05/2019 at 11:13pm |
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plan is a spirited daily driver.
with a mild cam, header, intake 360 and a 5 speed conversion planned, i wanted brakes with more bite than the jobber quality ones in the parts store. plus people drive with their heads in their phones out here, so as much as i want to hit them, i try to refrain
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Posted: May/06/2019 at 7:43am |
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FWYI I used yellow stuff pads with Viper Brembo's on my 70 Challenger. Not so good for daily driving. They worked great when they got hot, not so much when cold.
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Posted: May/06/2019 at 9:31pm |
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that's why i asked... talk to C H Topping or other good agnostic brake folk. a lot of highly-rated pads require the high temps generated on-track to grip well. it's a complicated compromise. i got EE-edge coded pads, they're great. they work well cold and in a few weeks, i'll see how they work when hot (sports car tour coming up). they were not cheap. |
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Posted: May/07/2019 at 11:41am |
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Porterfield can also make custom pads and shoes. I highly recommend getting better rear shoes as well as front pads.
If you decide to end up going the cheap route, NAPA has the least bad parts-store branded pads and shoes in my experience. Do not get your pads and shoes from the AutoZone or other discount parts-stores, even their "high-end" brake frictions are terrible. |
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Posted: May/07/2019 at 12:56pm |
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Speaking of not cheap, Carbotech will make custom brake pads. They have compounds that are supposed to be good for cold and hot use (autocross). They have a good reputation as a premium track car supplier.
Carbotechbrakes.com |
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1970 AMX, one step forward, one step back. Both steps cost time and money.
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Posted: May/07/2019 at 10:21pm |
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of course you know that the stock brakes in top shape, even without 'performance' pads etc, are more than adequate for hard driving. that wasn't true for 60's drum cars, but for the disc cars it is. i installed what i hoped were grippier pads -- along with a smaller bore master cyl -- because my homemade, all manual all disc system has very high pedal pressure. its better now, but tbh, it's all due to the smaller bore master. i went from 1" to 7/8" and should have got smaller, to 3/4". but it's 'good enough' now. i ran oversized (sic) Gremlin 9 x 2.5 drums in my 63 American, drove that car very hard down many mountain and desert roads at unreasonable speeds and those were just fine with zero heat fade. the fronts were modified for ventilation which makes all the difference in the world. and just in top-notch condition with parts from RockAuto. with few and rare exceptions, all of the oversized Brembo nonsense is strictly for looks and bragging rights.
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