What type of replacment brake pads do you recommend using on my 67 BB roadster?

Should I just use the standard organic pads from the local parts house, or use the higher priced semi metallic pads with Kevlar?

Are the organics easier on the rotors?

Yes organics are easier on rotors and don't tend to squel like the metallics.

If you are not racing you 67, I would use the organics.

I am a BIG fan of the organics. Little rotor wear, little dust and good through low speed autocross. Had success with replacement of pads twice on my 78 with no need for rotor machining and no pulsation.

Running them on the front of my 63. (rear are still drums)

Rich

The vintage Corvette disk brake system with modern asbestos-free non-metallic pads will generate FAR more brake torque at the wheels than anything short of a racing slick can convert into tractive force.

Buy the "OE replacement" D8 non-metallic pads from any reputable supplier like Delco, Raybestos, Bendix, or Wagner. The modern replacements should duplicate the friction characteristics of the OE asbestos-based material, even though modern friction materials are asbestos-free.

"D8" is the Friction Materials Standards Institute (FMSI) number for the Corvette pad geometry. Note that is is very low number since this was one of the first automotive disk brake systems. The earlier numbers were all assigned to Dunlop and Girling designs, and I think the newest designs are being assigned numbers well over 500.

Many brake pad suppliers include "D8" in their Corvette replacement pad part number with suffixes or prefixes to distinguish between friction materials and other detail design issues

Duke

ThanK You

Organics are the way to go just as the factory installed them in your car as new.
Question: What manufacturer is selling metallic pads with Kevlar as you have just mentioned? Reason for me asking is being that I am in the auto parts business the last company I remember marketing Kevlar Disc Pads was a company going under the name of Grizzley Brakes back in the early 90's. They were marketing an organic Kevlar pad that was one of the best organic pads I ever used and sold. I still have a set on one of my collector cars a 87' SS Monte Carlo. I had a customer get 70K miles out of a set back then and they would stop you on a dime. Anyway from what I heard years ago a disgrunted employee left the company with the formula to manufacturer them properly and later ones from the factory were not up to snuff like the originals. Cracks in the lining were starting to appear with the later batches once installed on the car causing some funny noise when stopping so that was the end of them and they were discontinued. I wish someone would come back out with that original formula for Kevlar organic disc pads they were so good. I would take them over metallic pads any day of the week and to top it off you didn't need to worry about dirty Mag wheels like you do using metallic pads.

http://performanceplusbrakes.com/cat...d117f90e2324ef

The company is performance brakes
They mention kevlar but I thimk these are not organic, more like semi metallic

Based on what I read on the link you provided these brake pads are organic. Kevlar is what they build the bullet proof vest with. This is the same product Grizzly Brake Products was using in the manufacture of their organic Kevlar disc pads. If I were you I would call them to see if they are truly organic pads made with Kevlar which replaced the asbestos in the original organic pads made years ago. If these pads are anything like the Grizzly brand when they first came out you won't be sorry. They were definetely the best I ever saw come on the market back then. If you purchase them let us know how you make out.

Fred

Fred,

I just called performance brakes and they say that thier pads w kevlar are semi metallic.

I will run the organics, as I have for the last 37 years.

SWCDuke, I wish they stopped at the 500's, I have pads numbers on my self as high as D1090!!

Middle age is catching up to me. My '95 vintage FMSI table stops at D662.

Duke

I don't blame you I also run organic pads on both my Vettes. Never used anything else. Run them on my other vehicles also when I can get them. The wheels definitely stay alot cleaner using them other then metallics plus they are easier on the rotors. Hopefully someone will come back with that original formula Grizzly Brakes was once using and manufacture a dependable Kevlar organic pad again.