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Originally Posted by yomny
Any reason as to why we should use lower friction pads on the rear? Thanks
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You're not supposed to, but if you do, you have to do the pedal dance to disable EBFD (which expects same compound to be used front and rear). Please re-read @
CSG Mike's post
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- I tried trail braking mid-turn with the "normal" electronic aids off, but without the pedal dance. This resulted in a spin; the car literally locked up the rear brakes. My speculation is that the car recognized the fronts locking up, and put additional force on the rear brakes. The problem here, is that I had purposely put a much lower friction pad in the back, so it kept sending more and more brake pressure to the back, until it just locked. Once it locked, it stayed locked, even though I was not stepping on the brakes.
- I tried this again a few more times. Same result.
- I then tried again, but with a rear brake bias. This time, pressing on the brakes mid-turn or trail braking always resulted in the car straightening out and/or plowing.
- With the pedal dance, I can trail brake or brake in the middle of a turn for rotation just fine, regardless of pad setup.
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In any case, unless you really know what (and why) you are doing, you're probably better off using the same compound all around .