I've never had a car before that produces this much brake dust. I guess it's just the price of admission.
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Your numbers are a little off there. 3/4 of a millimeter is not .031", it's only 0.0295. One or the other might be correct, but not both.
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That's a difference of 0.0015"
That's literally 1.5 thousandths of an inch, well within the tolerance of a set of plain digital calipers. I switched modes and took another measurement, so it may have been a hair off zero.
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Yes, I can do the math. I have digital calipers, dial calipers, vernier calipers, and good micrometers from 1" to 3". For this purpose, 0.003" (0.0015 x 2) probably wouldn't be a deal breaker. But in the world I worked in for 40 years, it would be a lot. Lord willing, until the day I die, I'll remember that 1mm = 0.03937“. I should, since we lived and died by those numbers.
Edit: I lied. I forgot that I gave my vernier calipers to my son-in-law. And here is a 0.0015" feeler gauge. I just used it recently to check a head and a block on a Prius motor, so it wasn't buried too deep in the drawer of measuring instruments.
How is this setup still doing for you? I was between the SSM+ and the MX72 pads.. I went with the SSM+. I'm sure either will be better than stock pads with Endless quality...
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I'm between MX72 and MX72+. Would like to hear about the dust on those.
I finally washed my wheels the other day…. I forgot that it was suppose to be jet black, rather than mocha color.
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Just order from Blackhawkjapan.com. Due to the favorable Yen to USD exchange rate, quality brake pads are attractively priced when ordering from them vs US distributors.
I took your advice this morning and ordered the Endless Super Street M-Sports Plus from Blackhawkjapan. In case folks are wondering about total costs, the pads with roughly $205 and the shipping to Southern Indiana was $63 via UPS.
I have a CNC/Plasma setup and have shipped things to a few friends in Japan. I can say this shipping cost seems fair based on what I've paid to send metal signs to Nagoya (central Japan). They order confirmation email said 3-10 days it will be shipped.
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I've ordered the Endless Super Street M-Sports Plus from Black HawkJapan a week ago and received an email today that states that they are order-made, and that it will take 1.5 months to manufacture them.
Did anyone else received something similar from Black Hawk Japan?
Did anyone else received something similar from Black Hawk Japan?
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Nope, got mine within 2 weeks. Did you order the ones specifically for the GR Yaris?
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Thats about what I paid for mine. $250 or so for both front and rears shipped from Japan. If you look at US distributors, the price for the same pads is like $550+.
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I've ordered the EP558-EP559-SSM-PLUS, which states it's for both the GR Yaris and GR Corolla.
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Guess the cat is out of the bag, and everyone is ordering those pads from them, so they must be backordered.
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That's what I suspected it. Can't beat such a great deal.
Everyone should plan for a 2-month window from order placed to delivery.
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Perhaps try a different JDM distributor, like nengun or rhdjapan?
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