Recent content by DZeckhausen

It would be inappropriate for me to post marketing information on a forum that I'm not currently sponsoring. I just wanted to correct some misinformation that was being posted. Your best (and unbiased) source for comparative data on these pads is from fellow forum members who have used them...

Absolutely not. Centric Parts does not supply their Posi Quiet brake pads to NAPA. These are not the same parts.

No difference in the pads. The pads change from model year 2004 to 2005-2006. All models within those years use the same pads as each other.

Did those pads come from me? If so, do you remember if I shipped them from my inventory in NJ or if I drop-shipped from California? If you don't recall, can you send me a PM with your name? That way I can check my records and see where your pads came from. (Assuming, of course, that you...

EBC Greenstuff on a road course? Yikes! I'm not a big fan of any EBC pads, but if you're going to be using them, you want the Yellow Stuff or Blue Stuff pads for track use. Greenstuff is a street-only pad. See EBC's own marketing descriptions below. They don't even want you running the...

If you decide to tackle rebuilding the caliper, you may want to read through this procedure first, to see what you're getting into: http://www.apracing.com/roadcar/caliper/calservice1.htm The portion of the piston you chewed up with the screwdriver is on the outside of the dust boot and...

Same as stock. 40 pounds each in front and 24.5 pounds each in back.

You're allowed 1.8mm of total wear before the front rotors should be discarded. They are 35.6mm (1.40") thick when new and at 33.8mm (1.33") thickness, they should be discarded. The rear rotors have 1.5mm of allowable wear. They are 30mm (1.18") thick when new and should be discarded at...

Yes. These are very low dust pads. You'll be very happy.

Excellent! That's the right way to sell brake pads. When a customer calls up asking for "semi-metallic" or "Kevlar", one needs to convince them they really need to describe what they are looking for in the new pads in terms of behavior. Sometimes it not easy to pry them away from their firmly...

Interesting. So how did your dealer come to the conclusion that these were "ceramic" pads? Were they placed in an incorrect box? Did your supplier tell you he was selling you ceramic pads? Or had your dealer used the Centric 105 pads in the past and just assumed all Centric Posi-Quiet pads...

I'm not crazy about turning rotors as standard practice when installing new brake pads. If there are no symptoms of judder, just leave it alone. If there are symptoms, try curing them first with bedding. Only as a last resort, if bedding doesn't fix the problem, should you turn the rotors...

I'm a big fan of the traditional 2-person bleed technique, augmented by a few tricks from racing, such as tapping the calipers with a rubber mallet to break free any bubbles that are clinging to the inside. See: http://www.zeckhausen.com/bleeding_brakes.htm for some instructions I've written...

Do not pinch the brake lines or you will damage them. The way to prevent fluid from dripping out after you've disconnected the line from the caliper is to insert a rubber plug that's about the same diameter as the banjo bolt. You may want to have a variety of rubber plugs on hand, since you...

What are the part numbers on the box of front pads? Centric doesn't make the SRT-10 front pads in their "ceramic" compound. They only make the Posi-Quiet semi-metallic and C-Tek semi-metallic. The rear pads are available in the Posi-Quiet Ceramic compound. If the first 3 digits of the part...