Pad Alignment

[pitts64]

Should I be concerned about this misalignment?

Thank you

[pitts64]

Also what would be a good pad for an all street 64 Pontiac with D-52 calipers... No noise is top priority..

[Apogee]

I've seen worse caliper alignment issues, but you can always tweak the caliper mounting bracket as necessary to get things a little closer to parallel since the OE brackets are not all that stout IMO. As for pads, if you want low noise/dust/rotor wear, stick to a low-coefficient of friction pads like most of the ceramic offerings on the market.

Tobin
KORE3

[pitts64]

Thanks for the response.. I feel better now. The brackets are Scarebird disc brake conversion brackets.

I ordered Hawk HPS pads.. I was surprised at the low price I hope they will be OK...

[Apogee]

The Hawk HPS pads should be fine. I've run them on miscellaneous daily drivers over the years and I've never had any noise issues myself. You can always change to a ceramic if you want something less aggressive...not that the HPS is very aggressive as it's more or less comparable to a typical semi-metallic pad.

Since you're running aftermarket caliper mounting brackets, you may want to double check that your calipers float freely without hanging up on one pin as that's the only other thing I can think of that would cause pad wear like you have.

Tobin
KORE3

[pitts64]

I replaced the calipers that went with those pads with NAPA re-manufactured calipers (my business has been slow).. When things pick up, I'm thinking on getting the Wilwood D-52 double puck units... Do you sell them?

[Apogee]

I replaced the calipers that went with those pads with NAPA re-manufactured calipers (my business has been slow).. When things pick up, I'm thinking on getting the Wilwood D-52 double puck units... Do you sell them?

We do. Something to note with the Wilwood D52 calipers is that you need to make sure the pads sit flush against the pistons if you're not using Wilwood pads. Wilwood doesn't include any backing plate shims with their pad kits, whereas many of the other aftermarket friction suppliers do and they can be attached in a variety of ways. An issue arises when the shims are riveted to the backing plates and those rivets are postioned to clear the OE single-piston configuration, not thet dual-piston Wilwood setup. A little work with a file or grinder and you should be good to go though.

Tobin
KORE3

[NOGO]

The Hawk HPS pads should be fine. I've run them on miscellaneous daily drivers over the years and I've never had any noise issues myself. You can always change to a ceramic if you want something less aggressive...not that the HPS is very aggressive as it's more or less comparable to a typical semi-metallic pad.

Since you're running aftermarket caliper mounting brackets, you may want to double check that your calipers float freely without hanging up on one pin as that's the only other thing I can think of that would cause pad wear like you have.

Tobin
KORE3

I agree 100%. This is typical wear on a floating caliper type setup. Make sure your sliders are in good condition and clean then lubricate them before you re-assemble them with the new pads.

[SLO_Z28]

check that your calipers float freely without hanging up on one pin

^This

I do brake pads about once a month on every car at work, and 9 times out of 10 when they wear like that its the sliders not floating. New pins and good lube will fix that. Sometimes its caused by a faulty caliper also, so when you push it back in see if it hangs up any.