How are the proterfield pads on noise? Do they squeel at all or are they as quiet as stock? I honestly have not heard anything but praise for Porterfield and have heard very good things about their performance as well.

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Ali Al-Chalabi

2001 CLK55
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel
2002 Harley-Davidson Fatboy
Merlin Extralight w/ Campy Record

I put Bendix pads on my ML ... both front and rear and they work fine .... very good price compared to some of the others, but I can't compare wear.
However they are quite and don't seem to create a lot of dust.

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Ben Harrison Carter
1999 Mercedes ML320 87K
1992 Mercedes 300CE 89K
1995 Corvette 29K -- Sold Dec 09
1989 Mercedes 420SEL 99K -- (Sold 4/08)
1968 Mercedes 230S (106K) (Sold 9/06))
1976 Mercedes 450SEL 130K (Just sold - 06)
1961 Mercedes 220Sb (sold years ago)

I think the Porterfields are almost as quiet as stock - minimal noise, IMO. See my post above for some more comments.

One other thing... the R4-S street compound probably is not suitable for serious track use. If you track the car, get the R4 race compound, which is even more expensive, noisy, dusty, dirty, short-lived, doesn't work well when cold, but should withstand serious race use without fade. Neil V prefers Carbotech pads, but those are even more expensive than Porterfield... he said approx. $200 per axle. I haven't tried them yet, mostly due to cost!

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Dave
Boise, ID
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