stock brake pads on 5B
03-28-2009, 03:51 AM
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stock brake pads on 5B
what other material could i use to replace the pad material for a quick fix untill i get replacement , im thinking of using a strip of rubber and glueing that to the metal bit
03-28-2009, 07:55 AM
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RE: stock brake pads on 5B
i traced the pads on the same thickness or just a tadd thicker piece of carbonfiber and cut them out, i have been runing carbon pads on my rtr since o7 and there still holding strong,,
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RE: stock brake pads on 5B
ORIGINAL: splcrazy
Where can you get that carbon fibre . Im going to try the rubber tomorow and see how long it lasts
Where can you get that carbon fibre . Im going to try the rubber tomorow and see how long it lasts
Full Force sell CF sheets. but then you might as well buy this..you can BUY IT DIRECTLY from vertigo also http://www.vertigoperformance.com/
http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.88...t.A/id.3551/.f
03-28-2009, 05:03 PM
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RE: stock brake pads on 5B
I cant see the rubber melting .its not like my baja is going to go 120kmh and have a stopping distance of over 100 meters to get boiling hot to melt lol . Im using good quality rubber i reckon it will grab hard and stop it in a second
03-29-2009, 12:10 AM
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RE: stock brake pads on 5B
Okay DONT use replace the pads with rubber it doesnt work , it works for two minutes then the disk chews it up . I then got some unused brand new car brakes and superglued them to the metal bits then with a power sander i sanded the bakes down to the appropriate thickness and they work so excellent even better than the stock brake material that hpi use. mine grip really hard all the time locking the rear wheels up when i plant the brakes on , now i wish i never put that order in for new brake pads cos from now on ill just do what i just did
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RE: stock brake pads on 5B
Wow, intersting concept! I hear of people doing it on 8th scales (for Savages with the steel disc brakes) and I have even adapted Revo semi-metallic brake pads on one of my Savages.
I know FGs and MCDs have semi-metallic brake pads as 4wheel disc brake upgrades. I will have to see if I can try this trick when I wear down my brake pads (I have some used brake pads for my full sized car in the garage, I wonder if I can hack-saw some small pieces and grind them down to the good parts? Sure would beat the heck of buying new brake sets!)
As for the CA glue, do those really hold the semi-metallic brake material to the calipers really well?
BTW, LOL at the rubber trick, that gave me a bit of a tickle!
I know FGs and MCDs have semi-metallic brake pads as 4wheel disc brake upgrades. I will have to see if I can try this trick when I wear down my brake pads (I have some used brake pads for my full sized car in the garage, I wonder if I can hack-saw some small pieces and grind them down to the good parts? Sure would beat the heck of buying new brake sets!)
As for the CA glue, do those really hold the semi-metallic brake material to the calipers really well?
BTW, LOL at the rubber trick, that gave me a bit of a tickle!
03-29-2009, 04:22 AM
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RE: stock brake pads on 5B
ORIGINAL: SAVAGEJIM
Wow, intersting concept! I hear of people doing it on 8th scales (for Savages with the steel disc brakes) and I have even adapted Revo semi-metallic brake pads on one of my Savages.
I know FGs and MCDs have semi-metallic brake pads as 4wheel disc brake upgrades. I will have to see if I can try this trick when I wear down my brake pads (I have some used brake pads for my full sized car in the garage, I wonder if I can hack-saw some small pieces and grind them down to the good parts? Sure would beat the heck of buying new brake sets!)
As for the CA glue, do those really hold the semi-metallic brake material to the calipers really well?
BTW, LOL at the rubber trick, that gave me a bit of a tickle!
Wow, intersting concept! I hear of people doing it on 8th scales (for Savages with the steel disc brakes) and I have even adapted Revo semi-metallic brake pads on one of my Savages.
I know FGs and MCDs have semi-metallic brake pads as 4wheel disc brake upgrades. I will have to see if I can try this trick when I wear down my brake pads (I have some used brake pads for my full sized car in the garage, I wonder if I can hack-saw some small pieces and grind them down to the good parts? Sure would beat the heck of buying new brake sets!)
As for the CA glue, do those really hold the semi-metallic brake material to the calipers really well?
BTW, LOL at the rubber trick, that gave me a bit of a tickle!
