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Well, I had the same inquiry. I went with carbon metallic brake pads for a '96 land cruiser. They fit, but there isn't much difference, I can tell you. Now what might make them more responsive is shortening your brake cable by maybe a centimeter or two. And then on eBay I saw Kevlar Brake Pads. They might give you what you want. Kevlar is amazing -- there's this one Kevlar manufacturing plan in NC and in their front entrance they have a CAR hanging by three threads of kevlar, no joke! What I think would make a difference is slotted rotors. They're big bucks, but provide faster cooling than stock and are more durable than drilled/slotted rotors. That might be the key, I'm not sure though. From my experince, the only benefit of going to Auto Zone and getting the carbon metallic pads is a lifetime guarantee.
Zach
Zach
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You might look into some braided steel brake lines. Also sometimes when you take it to the shop they don't bleed the brakes fully and you end up with a softer pedal. I've been able to get my pedal pretty tight by taking it back to them to get it re-bled until it's right.
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