My pads make ALOT of dust

[skeeters65]

Is the a brake pad out there that doesnt make a lot of dust??
Will I loose some performance??

Thanks

[6'9"Witha69]

A quote I remember from Baer's website many years ago, "The only true dustless pads are stopless pads". Dust is a by product of the friction and wear used for stopping. No ways around it. There are lesser dusting pads but most good ones I've used dust like a mofo.

[Apogee]

Everything is relative...what pads are you running? Without some sort of baseline for what you're running, it's tough to recommend an alternative pad with comparable performance and lower dusting characteristics. Also, dust and noise are somewhat subjective depending on the person. If you're used to race pads, a high performance, high-dusting street pad may seem mild to you and the opposite holds true as well.

In general though, most lower dusting pads are also on the lower end of the spectrum with respect to coefficients of friction, so that does tend to be a trade-off between dust and performance.

Tobin
KORE3

[skeeters65]

That is what I kind of figured.
Not sure what the pads are on there now.
I dont want to lose any performance so I guess I will stick with what I got..

Thanks

[Apogee]

That is what I kind of figured.
Not sure what the pads are on there now.
I dont want to lose any performance so I guess I will stick with what I got..

Thanks

You can always look on the bright side...the more dust they make, the shorter you're going to have to put up with them. Drive 'em hard and show them no mercy and your opportunity to replace them will be sooner rather than later.

Tobin
KORE3