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Wilwood Polymatrix pads conundrum #3224888
04/03/24 09:53 PM
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I had read where these pads worked better and improved stopping distances so I bought a set. I had also read where they don't put off any more brake dust than the original pads. Well, they stop much better, but the dust is crazy! After a short 30 mile round trip to work and taking it to lunch, my front wheels look like garbage! Maybe I'm just picky, but is there another compound or manufacturer that makes a pad that doesn't put off so much dust yet stops well?!


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Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs.
10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.

Re: Wilwood Polymatrix pads conundrum [Re: GY3] #3224910
04/04/24 12:24 AM
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Depending on the caliper design Wilwood has about a dozen pad compounds. Softer ones stop quicker but wear faster, harder is the opposite. You might be able to just step up a notch or two from the one you have and find a happy medium.

Re: Wilwood Polymatrix pads conundrum [Re: AndyF] #3224943
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Originally Posted by AndyF
Depending on the caliper design Wilwood has about a dozen pad compounds. Softer ones stop quicker but wear faster, harder is the opposite. You might be able to just step up a notch or two from the one you have and find a happy medium.


It's the Dynalite caliper.


'63 Dodge 330
11.19 @ 121 mph
Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs.
10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.

Re: Wilwood Polymatrix pads conundrum [Re: GY3] #3224947
04/04/24 09:33 AM
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I run whatever compound came with my drag brake setup. They stop very well, they are dusty but not terrible. Adding the rear discs cut down on the dust from the front more than I realized at first.

I always thought Mokan was hard on the brakes until I committed to the first turnoff at Carolina Dragway last year on drag week. It was a confidence booster for my brake system and probably about a %20 hit in pad life lol.


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Re: Wilwood Polymatrix pads conundrum [Re: Bad340fish] #3224954
04/04/24 09:52 AM
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I just switched from BP-10 to BP-20 pads. They were double the price but suppose to stop better and less dust. The BP-10's throw off a lot of dust.

Re: Wilwood Polymatrix pads conundrum [Re: GY3] #3224977
04/04/24 11:18 AM
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Check the box to see which compound you have and then see what else is available for that caliper. Dynalites are popular so there are probably a lot of choices.
https://www.wilwood.com/BrakePads/BrakePadsApp

Re: Wilwood Polymatrix pads conundrum [Re: GY3] #3224982
04/04/24 11:30 AM
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I run the BP-20's - big difference from what came it the kit BP-10's - I run the BP20's on all four corners







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