Originally posted by amarv12:
Yes, thanks.

I get it now....also, i misunderstood what alex96GL was saying in his first post when i first read it.


I believe that i understand.

So then is it correct to say that the main reason to choose a pad of larger area is to lengthen the life of the pad.....since you could effectively get the same brake torque from a smaller area pad, but it would wear through quicker?



I'm not sure on this one, but it seems that a larger pad would handle heat better. The smaller pad would "heatsoak" more quickly and then pass more heat to the caliper piston and into the fluid, etc. And yeah, now that I think of it, concentrating all that pressure in a small area, it seems like you'd wear the rotor and pad faster, too.

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