Do all BBK's suffer from 'squeal'?
 

Just wondering whether all BBK's suffer from the squealing that I get from my AP Racing B-ishBK? They should be sold this week, then I'll be going back to stock for a while until I can afford a proper BBK, but I may not go down the BBK route again if they all squeal.

Or is it just the pads that I need to worry about? Town driving only, no tracking.

TIA

No, but noise is common with performance brake pad material.

Ceramic pads can be quieter if you can get them for your brakes.

Keeping the brake pads clean will also help reduce noise.

The calipers have nothing to do with squeal. If your pads are squealing, change the pads out, swapping to another type of BBK isn't going to help in that respect.

That being said, I've yet to see a BBK that isn't ridiculous overkill and can't be bested in price and nearly the same performance by a simple rotor and pad upgrade.

Pad compound is Numeron Uno, followed by pad vibration.

Most BBKs come with mildly aggressive pads for "spirited" use and simply have a higher than normal metallic compound. In the case of the Wilwoods you can sub in ceramic Quiet Stop pads however the downfall is that they don't perform as you'd like and tend to overheat and smear.

The other issue is pad vibration. That can be dummied up with some sticky pack shims or some Disc Brake Quiet sold at many autoparts stores. It's some gummy goo to put behind the pad between it and the caliper body. Harmonic barrier of sorts.

In the end for the most part you'll trade off some noise for braking improvements regardless. It's all about friction.

Yup, i've found the Mintex Xtreme pads I have to be a pretty good match for me. The previous 1144's were a bit more noisy, and didn't seem to be any more resistant to fade. These do make some noise, but compared to the 1144's they're pretty quiet.

Sorry, forgot to post that my BBK is purely for aesthetics and I'm not too worried about performance. Thanks for the info :thumbsup: