Brake Pads

[Tom Goldman]

Are you sure you have enough pressure at the caliper? ....If you converted from power brakes ,you will need to correct the pedal ratio to get proper pressure.... or possibly too large a master cylinder..........Tom

[njk53]

Tom you make a good point, our car definitely had power steering and brakes from the factory. I have no adjustable proportioning valve on it and manual brakes were on it when my brother and I bought the car. What about ceramic pads? It has a stock Chevelle style master cylinder on it.

[rallye bob]

Get the softest pads you can find. They don't last long, but for a "drag only" application, they are the ticket....

[SCOTT SST2871]

I use the bendix organic pad on mine(soft pad)about 28.00 works perfect
scott fifield

[Michael Beard]

You shouldn't have problems in the burnout box with a line lock... make sure you whack the throttle quick initially to get the tires spinning. If you ease onto the throttle, you'll have a tough time getting them to break loose!

My Duster bracket car doesn't even have a line lock on it, just a brake proportioning valve. Never had a problem doing a burnout with it.

[Todd Boyer]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

You shouldn't have problems in the burnout box with a line lock... make sure you whack the throttle quick initially to get the tires spinning. If you ease onto the throttle, you'll have a tough time getting them to break loose!

My Duster bracket car doesn't even have a line lock on it, just a brake proportioning valve. Never had a problem doing a burnout with it.

How is rear brake shoe life Michael?

[Mike Taylor 3601]

NJK 53 I don't know if you caught what Tom was saying. I converted my Malibu to manual brakes when I pulled booster there was 4 studs going through firewall and master cylinder was mounted in middle to line up with push rod so I put holes there and mounted there car would stop OK but would'nt lock up tires no matter how hard you pushed,so later ended up with factory manual brake setup and seen the problem the master cylinder was located on top set of holes with pushrod moved up higher on the pedal,which of course give more leverage,changed master cylinder to top holes has alot more braking power.
metallic pads do take some heat to work but don't think it would to hold in water.
Have you considered your car just hooks so good that it even hooks in the water box LOL
Mike Taylor 3601

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Tom Goldman

Are you sure you have enough pressure at the caliper? ....If you converted from power brakes ,you will need to correct the pedal ratio to get proper pressure.... or possibly too large a master cylinder..........Tom

Tom is correct. This could be your main problem. Jim

[njk53]

Rallye Bob or anyone else, do you know of anyone that manufactures a drag race only disc brake pad that fits the stock caliper? I was looking at the Hawk DR-97 pads but I could not find an application for stock calipers.