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I did install a set of PBR Deluxe a couple of weeks ago, and they are, without doubt, the best pads I've ever experienced - incredibly responsive to pedal input. If you drive like a maniac all the time, to the extent that you might actually fade disc brakes, then they may not be good enough, but if you just drive hard, or less, they're superb.
I have drilled Zimmerman discs all the way around on the "new" car, and had drilled Zimmermans on the front of the 91 for a couple of years. If you drive hard enough to make them develop cracks, you probably should be put in prison for your own protection ... I drive harder than anyone else I know - with the exception of the 26 year old who just bought my 91 - and I've never had any trouble with them. Then again, I use the gears better than anyone else I know (including that 26 year old guy), and I plan what I'm going to do even when I'm driving hard, so I don't really use the brakes that much. Yes, I know that sounds arrogant, but I just can't imagine needing metal brake pads, or cracking rotors. Maybe on a race track, but not on the street or highway, under any circumstances.
So, are drilled rotors worthwhile? I dunno ... I always figured they provided more bite, but nobody talks about that; people just talk about gas pressure relief and fade resistance when it comes to drilled or slotted rotors. It seems to me that the edges of the holes or slots would have to provide more resistance and abrasiveness to the pads than a slick metal plate. Also, I would think they would provide a place for grit to go, and thus would tend to groove and glaze less than standard discs, but I don't know ... I haven't used them long enough to really know. All I know is that they stop fast and I haven't had any problems with them. And as for the pads, I can't imagine needing anything more than PBR Deluxe, nor can I imagine anything more responsive.
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