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Confused about what compound of brake pads to
use?
With our new Temperature Indicating
Rotor Paint Kit -
Now you'll
know!
Our Temperature Indicating Rotor Paint
kit covers the full spectrum of necessary temperatures
and helps guide you toward optimum brake pad
compound selections! |
NEW!
Temperature Indicating Paint Kit for
Rotors
Our temperature indicating
Tempilaq® paint kit is comprised of three
strategically chosen temperature indicating paints - accurate
to within +/-1% accuracy!
$59.95/ kit |
The kit includes 750F, 1000F, and 1250F
temperature indicating paints
(2 oz.) and one bottle of
thinner. | Refer to the table below as a guide for determining
optimum brake pad compound selection:
Maximum
Temperature
(F) |
Pad Compound Selection
Guide*
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| Up to 750F |
Most Semi-Metallic
Street Pads including:
- Ferodo
DS2500
- Hawk HPS
- Hawk HP Plus
- Hawk DTC-05
-
PFC Carbon Metallic
- PFC Z-Rated
- Rofren Ultima
Street
- Rofren Euro-Select
- Rofren Street
Performance |
750F -
1000F |
Street Performance /
Limited Track
use pads including:
- Ferodo DS2500
- Ferodo 4003
- Hawk HP Plus
-
Hawk Black
- Hawk DTC-30
- Hawk DR-97
- PFC
Z-Rated
- Rofren Street Performance
- Raybestos
ST-38
- Raybestos ST-43 |
| 1000F
-1250F
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Intermediate Race Pads
including:
- Ferodo DS3000
-
Ferodo DS1-11
- Hawk Blue 9012
- Hawk MT4 Blue
- Hawk
HT10
- Hawk DTC-60
- Hawk DTC-70
- PFC 97
Compound
- PFC 01 Compound
- Raybestos ST-42
-
Raybestos ST-43 |
| 1250F+ |
Ultra-High Temperature
Race Pads including:
- Ferodo
DS3000
- Ferodo DS3000+
- Ferodo DS3000 Endurance
-
Ferodo DS1-11
- Hawk HT10
- Hawk HT14
- Hawk
HT15
- Hawk DTC-60
- Hawk DTC-70
- PFC 01
Compound
- PFC 03 Compound
- Raybestos ST-41
-
Raybestos ST-42
- Raybestos ST-43 |
*The preceding information is provided as
a general guide only.
Each pad compound may have other
substantially varying factors such as friction level (mu)
and torque characteristics.
These factors,
in addition to operating temperature range, should be considered
when making pad compound choices for your specific
application.
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THERMAX® Pressure Sensitive
Adhesive Temperature Indicating Strips.
Use these temp
strips to find out how hot your calipers are
getting.
Useful in determining correct brake pad compounds and
whether additional cooling/ducting is
necessary.
$28.95 / Packs of
Ten |
Available in different
temperature Ranges:
Range C: 241-309 degrees
F
Range D: 320-390 degrees F
Range
E: 400-500 degrees F
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