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Old 08-15-2009, 09:37 AM
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I put chrome rotors on wife's Deluxe and if I need to change the pads I will....
 
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Old 08-15-2009, 02:02 PM
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I don't know the answer but I did the same on my Deluxe with chrome rotors and installed Lyndall pads. They are supposed to be better on chrome rotors and better stopping results as well. I noticed a difference but I also installed a steel brake hose, which may have also helped.
 
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Hammer lyndall break pads are way better then the stock pads
 
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I looked into this about a month ago and i went with Lyndall Z pads which are a softer compound than stock pads and are much better on chrome/polished rotors. My rotors started to turn a yellow tint to them which were caused by stock pads. I then changed to Lyndall Z and the yellow stopped. The guys at my local dealer told me the color change was due to hard stock pads. As for stopping power i couldn't tell a difference between the two types of pads. Good Luck....
 
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As far as I know H-D never used pesticides or hormones while growing their brake pads so yes, they're organic. They're free range, too.
 
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Would running the stock brake pads on chrome rotors be a bad thing??
 
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Stock pads are semi-metallic....That is why you see rust on your rotors after it sits overnight in the rain.
 
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Originally Posted by CyclChyc
Would running the stock brake pads on chrome rotors be a bad thing??
not a bad thing sometimes it just discolores the polish on the rotors due to too much heat. a better pad disipates the heat transfer better due to materials and increases stopping power.
 
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BWAHAHAH
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As far as I know H-D never used pesticides or hormones while growing their brake pads so yes, they're organic. They're free range, too.
 
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Lyndalls on mine as well.

Rotors are still shiny 4K town miles later...

Oh yeah...I still have crappy brakes!!
 


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