I think it's time to stop using Porterfield R4s and switch to the Carbotech XP series. Hearing so many good things about the Carbotechs, and I like that they come pre-bedded.
The question is: What set-up for front and rear brakes? (And to be clear: This is for track driving, plus the 100+ miles of street driving, to and from the track.)
Sector recommends running the more aggressive pad (XP12) in the front, and the less aggressive pad (XP10) in the rear. I assume the same logic would apply to XP10s in front and XP8s in the rear. This set-up would seem to reinforce the car's leaning to an already pronounced front bias for braking.
Meanwhile, my service tech is having success with the opposite approach, running XP8s on the front and XP10s on the rear. The premise being this balances out a car that comes from the factory with too much front bias.
So what do folks think about the two schools of thought? I'm a competent but not particularly fast driver. I trail-brake appropriate corners, but I'm not interested in a set-up that's too much of a hand-full at the limit. My gut is telling me to go with XP8s or XP10s on all four wheels, yet it seems the staggered approach -- with more aggressive pads at the front -- is the favored approach among very fast drivers.
I have searched the forums and have found only one instance of an Elisetalker (Jasondew) putting the more aggressive pads on the back. Anyone else have experience with this type of set-up? To what degree does this really change driving dynamics? Thanks!
The question is: What set-up for front and rear brakes? (And to be clear: This is for track driving, plus the 100+ miles of street driving, to and from the track.)
Sector recommends running the more aggressive pad (XP12) in the front, and the less aggressive pad (XP10) in the rear. I assume the same logic would apply to XP10s in front and XP8s in the rear. This set-up would seem to reinforce the car's leaning to an already pronounced front bias for braking.
Meanwhile, my service tech is having success with the opposite approach, running XP8s on the front and XP10s on the rear. The premise being this balances out a car that comes from the factory with too much front bias.
So what do folks think about the two schools of thought? I'm a competent but not particularly fast driver. I trail-brake appropriate corners, but I'm not interested in a set-up that's too much of a hand-full at the limit. My gut is telling me to go with XP8s or XP10s on all four wheels, yet it seems the staggered approach -- with more aggressive pads at the front -- is the favored approach among very fast drivers.
I have searched the forums and have found only one instance of an Elisetalker (Jasondew) putting the more aggressive pads on the back. Anyone else have experience with this type of set-up? To what degree does this really change driving dynamics? Thanks!