Re: Porterfields

["Stephen Robinson" <stever@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, Jim.  You might want to reconsider those Porterfield pads and just enjoy
wearing that handsome new blazer for a while!  I talked to a couple of
people who had Porterfields and they said they did have less dust, but it
was 6-10 days instead of 2-3 days that the tires were blackened - yes, still
blackened, and one or two people had squealing problems - to which
Porterfield wouldn't take them back like Repco does.  I'm on the fence
again.  I don't want the possibility of squealing every other time I brake!
We didn't buy these gorgeous, quiet cars to hear squealing brake noise.  I
might just stick with stock for a while till Repco builds a better mousetrap
for me. Their pads are organic so the dust is white - doesn't show up on the
wheels hardly at all!!!  I'm just not convinced investing $250 plus labor
(ouch) to get less dust but the "potential" for squealing pads is worth the
risk.  I guess I lose to the elbow grease devil again.

Let me know and all of us on the digest if you get those pads!   Maybe some
of these people were the few and far between.

Steve
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Parsons" <jim-parsons@domain.elided>
To: <stever@domain.elided>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 2:13 AM
Subject: Re: Porterfields


> Way to go, Steve!  Don't mess around, just get in there and buy them
> suckers!  I'll be curious to see who's using Porterfields.
>
> This has been a valuable exchange for me.  I might have called and ordered
> without mentioning the digest and missed out on about $60 in savings!
What
> a good deal.
>
> Did Jackie discuss the difference between the R-4 and R-4S pads with you?
> Street pads sound right for my needs -- I'm not going to the track anytime
> soon.  Of course driving the freeways in Houston sometimes resembles a
race,
> except with considerably less driver courtesy.  One time A. J. Foyt (a
local
> guy) undertook to drive around Houston's Loop 610, our second-ring freeway
> circling the city, as quick as he could in traffic.  Don't recall if
anyone
> outran him or not.  If so he probably got out and beat 'em up.
>
> Now about my Porterfields -- I need to look at my disposable funds this
> payday.  Oh, yeah, I already bought a blazer.  A coat, not a truck.  Okay,
> I'll order 'em a little later in the month or maybe as my first New Year's
> car project.  Hmmm... wonder if Santa has any pads in his bag?
>
> Jim

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