997 GT3/RS PCCB Pads..
Discussion
Just to share some knowledge with those of you that are running these...
I have just had to change my pads on my RS
I have done 6 pretty hard trackdays on them, so no big issues, apart from the fact
that the rears were totally worn too
my MKII used to last nearly a whole season..
I knew that there is more rear brake bias on the 997, but was surprised at this...so i advise you
guys to keep an eye on your rears, as they will wear quicker than you may be used to..
I went to JZ Machtech to get them changed, Steve Mc rang Porsche to get a full set of OEM pads to replace them, but they only sent the fronts, and when questioned said "they don't know when the rears are coming in !!!"
Steve then spoke to Pagid, who have advised Fitting RS29's, as the OEM ones are based on them anyway, but are a bit softer (may explain wear rate) and less noisey...
The upside to this is that the RS29's are considerably thicker, so should last longer, and also have an even firmer feel to them, to the point that they make heel and toe a bit more difficult, but ultimately they are even better than the OEM ones, which i felt had great feel already...
The other thing is, that the discs look in great condition, with no signs of wear, early days i know, but so far, so good...
Cheers
G.
I have just had to change my pads on my RS
I have done 6 pretty hard trackdays on them, so no big issues, apart from the fact
that the rears were totally worn too
my MKII used to last nearly a whole season.. I knew that there is more rear brake bias on the 997, but was surprised at this...so i advise you
guys to keep an eye on your rears, as they will wear quicker than you may be used to..
I went to JZ Machtech to get them changed, Steve Mc rang Porsche to get a full set of OEM pads to replace them, but they only sent the fronts, and when questioned said "they don't know when the rears are coming in !!!"
Steve then spoke to Pagid, who have advised Fitting RS29's, as the OEM ones are based on them anyway, but are a bit softer (may explain wear rate) and less noisey...
The upside to this is that the RS29's are considerably thicker, so should last longer, and also have an even firmer feel to them, to the point that they make heel and toe a bit more difficult, but ultimately they are even better than the OEM ones, which i felt had great feel already...
The other thing is, that the discs look in great condition, with no signs of wear, early days i know, but so far, so good...
Cheers
G.
Edited by glenn mcmenamin on Friday 6th April 21:06
anglebox10 said:
Sounds encouraging if the disks still look wear free, as you say still early days. Maybe the standard pads are softer than they could be, to be more sacrificial in protecting the disks ??
Initially, I had the same concerns, but i think the problems with the early discs were due to over heating which lead to them
deteriorating....not the wear itself...
Ceramic discs are extremely hard, harder than the steel discs, so this 'shouldn't' be a problem....but as said, early days..
G.
Pagid informed me the rs29 are the same pad as the porsche ceramic brake pad also.I would be interested to see how you get on with them.
I believe people in germany have been using these pads for some time now in the CGT and RS etc,I see flemke says no problem.
After considering changing the discs to steel,the ceramics look in great condition so far.
I would sometimes knacker a set of front steel discs at dony and oulton in a day in my 993cup car.
I believe people in germany have been using these pads for some time now in the CGT and RS etc,I see flemke says no problem.
After considering changing the discs to steel,the ceramics look in great condition so far.
I would sometimes knacker a set of front steel discs at dony and oulton in a day in my 993cup car.
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