Posted by Traveler on December 05, 02 at 20:55:04:
Because of the forum interest in Praise products positive feedback posted, John at Praise has decided to offer a discount on complete brake packages.
Forum readers who call Praise and ask for the "Traveler and Ben Package Deal for the Suburban Forum" will get their front brake pads free with the purchase of the brake package. See Link.
Praise will have sole discretion as to the deal offered and the length of time of the offer. We are only satisfied customers. Praise may extend forum members courtesies not available to everyone.
If you have never tried Praise pads, you will be surprised at the additional stopping power. OEM brakes have been described as "marginal" or "in need of improvement". These products will improve stopping power without resorting to expensive changes like rear disk brake kits or larger front rotors.
Recap:
Praise stage 1 - for non-cryo mating parts
Friction coefficient 0.42; carbon-kevlar
Praise Stage 2 - for use on cryo'd mating parts
Friction coefficient 0.42; composite material cryo'd
Maximum stopping power
Praise stage 3 - for use on cryo'd mating parts
Friction coefficient: 0.38; ceramic based
Reduced dust, extended wear
The archives and topics page contain information about deep cryogenic tempering of brake components.
(My experience is the rear shoes and spring kit will improve self adjuster operation but they will still require periodic manual adjustment.)
http://www.praisedynobrake.com/
I spoke with John yesterday and he would like to thank everyone who has purchased their products. It's a win-win deal.