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Originally Posted by NotmyGTR
e-brake stuff
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I love emergency brakes
I read a technical article about pad/rotor wear a long time ago, that talked about how a lot of the wear and damage on daily drivers comes from coming to a mildly hard stop with the brakes and then holding the pads in place at the stoplight (you just generated a bunch of heat, and now you're baking them into a single spot on the rotor, causing uneven wear/heating).
So generally, I try to engine brake early, use the brakes lightly and evenly as I get closer, and then at the final stage (rolling through the last car length, or even half car length, at single-digit speeds) I usually let off the brakes completely and try to time it so the car just rolls to a stop in neutral at the right place without touching the pedal at the end. The e-brake helps if you misjudge a little, I use it for the final halt when necessary. I had great success in extending my pad/rotor life with these kinds of techniques in my last car.