A Guide To Get Reliable Truck Brakes In Maryland
Posted by HSAservicecenterinc on September 4th, 2015
Upgrading a truck's braking system can be a daunting task, but not when you are well informed about and guided on what your vehicle actually needs. When you already have enough horsepower, good speed, and torque, the next thing your vehicle needs is control. You can have a pumped up ride that is fast and intense, but without serious stopping power to match this intensity, you are up for disastrous accidents. Here are things you should remember when shopping for truck brakes:
• Street safety – Brakes are the most important safety system of any vehicle. Whether your vehicle is meant for daily commute or reserved for long road trips, it is important that you have consistent, reliable brakes that you can count on when you need it most. While stock brakes may be enough for normal use, consider performance pads and rotors that can provide you with extra friction and shorten stopping distance when driving on roads and highways. Performance brakes also last longer than stock rotors and pads, which means less frequent replacements on top of their consistently reliable performance.
• Race performance – Whether you are a racer or have an innate need to blaze through roads and tracks whenever possible, keeping your vehicle under control is crucial, especially on hairpin turns. Racing and high-speed vehicles require serious friction in order to handle high-stress situations. Braking at race and free way-level speeds generates a great deal of heat, which not only lads to warped and damaged rotors, but diminished brake performance. This is why you need performance pads that are specifically designed to withstand the demands of racing and are specially engineered to dissipate high temperatures better than your stock equipment. This will give you maximum control in high-speed situations.
• Brake fade – To minimize this phenomenon, you need to prevent brakes from getting too hot, which causes them to lose their stopping power. Brake pads and rotors that are thermodynamically designed allows for better brake performance and damage protection as they convert and dissipate heat well in order to provide maximum friction and optimum control. Advanced brake pad materials like ceramic, semi-metallic, and low-metallic materials are specifically formulated to provide maximum friction. They also maximize the efficiency of design features like metal plates, clips, springs, and pad sensors in order to improve stopping power, enhance performance, minimize noise, and ultimately extend the life of pads and rotors, along with other brake components.
About the Author:
This article was written by HSA Service Center, Inc. HSA Services Center, Inc. has been locally owned and operated in Hagerstown, MD since 1945. They offer a wide variety of automotive services including front-end services, heavy-duty wheel balancing, tire tuning, complete brake repair, industrial relining, spring repair, fuel tank repair, welding and steel fabrication, frame extension and straightening and complete truck & trailer body shop.
