Originally Posted By: Superflop
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Originally Posted By: Ducked
Originally Posted By: JustinH
I don't think you will notice a difference between most brands of brake pad on a economy car anyways.
This time I used bosch stuff on my wife's car, I never notice a difference in performance from that versus any other brand.
I typically buy what rockauto has on sale, that sounds like a non junky brand and that has been ok so far.
If you do notice a difference, it probably won't matter in practice. The tyres stop the car, not the brakes. Pretty much any functional braking system can lock the wheels up on an emergency stop, which is more braking than you can use.
brakes stop the car, tires maintain friction With the road to effect that stop. That is why i dont skimp on either.
I skimp on both, (so I can drag you down to my level and beat you with experience
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Its likely that the old tyres do compromise handling and braking performance somewhat.
Its actually impossible that the stock brakes do so, since they can lock up the wheels in an emergency stop.
If I did several successive emergency stops they'd likely be compromised by heat before performance brakes would be, but even in Taiwan I don't find it necessary to do that, so the only effect of "better" brakes would be psychological.