Originally Posted by
Bad Lag
My advice -
1. Replace the steel rims with aluminum rims. Braking performance will be dramatically better and that includes during the rain, especially in the rain/wet.
2. Get out your belt sander and taper the pad from the rear to the front (front touches rim first). This will also cut thru the hardened rubber material, exposing fresh rubber with dramatically better performance.
I've done the same with a piece of sandpaper flat on the workbench and simply working the pad back and forth a few times. Belt sander will do it for sure but can also ruin them if not careful