You're My Boy, Blue

[ScottyB]

went out to have some fun on some mildly twisty roads north of town last week and managed to cook the hell out of the brakes on the way back, in an order of magnitude i haven't seen since i drove my parents' old 1996 grand caravan down Mill Mountain in Roanoke way too fast as a teenager. by the end of the road i had a firm pedal but absolutely nothing there, to the point i had to glance down and make sure i wasn't also pushing the gas pedal with the side of my foot. first time i came to a stop at the end of the road, a couple wisps of smoke over the hood and i had to air the brake pad stench out of the interior.

this was a pretty weak road in terms of elevation and length. just having some fun in 2nd and 3rd gears. whatever pads were put on this, they must have been the cheapest house brand thing they could dredge out of the back. they're going straight to the trash.

ordered up some front/rear Stoptech Sport pads from KNS, which are the same pads i had on the front of the 2.5RS. they were really good to me and are in my opinion the absolute best deal going for a bombproof street pad that doesn't drive like ass and turn your wheels black. $112 bucks shipped for both ends, can't beat that.