[MeanBean-GRC]

Ordered myself a set of SSM Plus pads from Black Hawk Japan on 5/31 shipped on 6/22 and received them today 6/24. Was supposed to get them yesterday but my UPS guy only delivered the packages with my business name as the receiver and not the one with my name. Really surprised how quickly they got here, I did not ask for any kind of express shipping so that was nice. They quoted me about 1 month for manufacturing and then shipping after that. Got here in less than 30 days so definitely on the faster side of the estimate. Pads were $204 shipping was $94 and "UPS Saver" was the option selected and for about $300 I'm happy considering stateside dealers are $500-$600. Will hopefully get these installed in the next month or so, have a new set of wheels that need mounting and balancing and will probably have it all done at the same time.

 

[MeanBean-GRC]

Just installed Endless SSM+ pads and cleaned the wheels. I'll see how much dust I get compared to the stock pads in the next few weeks.

Also, I know Japan was known for their excessive wrapping/packaging, but I really can't complain...they really took care to make sure everything was protected, down to the individual pads.

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You wont regret it, my wheels look so much better now. I get more road dirt/ grime on em than brake dust now.

 

[MeanBean-GRC]

Thanks, good to know that I won’t have to clean my wheels as often.

What bedding-in procedure did you use? The instructions that came with the pads only mentioned something about doing a few hard stops, but nothing specific.

That's pretty much what I did, Got it up to 60 or 80 then got on the brakes hard and slowed down to about 10/15. repeated that a few times and its been great.