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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: karlos100 on December 27, 2008, 10:13 AM

Title: Good alternative to tuff pads?!
Post by: karlos100 on December 27, 2008, 10:13 AM

What is a good alternative to tuff pads? ive got a set of snidey tuff pads but they do very little and every time i touch the lever its like being chsed by a flock of angry geese!! :shocked: ;D

Title: Re: Good alternative to tuff pads?!
Post by: MartyC on December 27, 2008, 10:16 AM

Anything made by Koolstop, especially the Vans pads or the original Skyway type pads in grey  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Good alternative to tuff pads?!
Post by: OrgasmDonor on December 27, 2008, 10:25 AM

DC blocks work really well with tuffs also, but beware as using them will void your warrenty :D

Title: Re: Good alternative to tuff pads?!
Post by: wirewheel on December 28, 2008, 08:50 AM

back in the day i used tuff pads on  the rear and z pads on the front the zs wore pretty quick but sure stopped better than the tuff pads.

must be just a rare as the tuff pads tho.?

Title: Re: Good alternative to tuff pads?!
Post by: gary4130 on December 28, 2008, 10:01 AM

i use vans or skyway freestyle pads (the longer ones) both work ok on my tuffs  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Good alternative to tuff pads?!
Post by: hunterdubber on December 28, 2008, 10:06 AM

Ask Purple diggler on here

he does some long clear brake pads , they are truly  excellent  :4_17_5: