CL BRAKES RC8 (SINTERED/FULL RACE) FRONT BRAKE PADS

Bite, bite, bite, and more bite. If you like a pad with a high coefficient and low pedal effort, then you’ll love the RC8. These pads are reserved for heavy, fast cars on race rubber, or pure race cars with downforce. Due to their extremely high coefficient of friction, it’s recommended that you only mate these pads up with other CL pads in the rear.

Name - RC8
Composition - Sintered
Category - Full Race
Max Temp* - 1800F
Dust - High
Noise - High
Bite / Mu - Very High
Judder/Vibration - Low
Pad wear - Moderate
Rotor wear - Moderate

Because of their high metal content, CL Sintered Pads don’t rely on a pad transfer layer to generate high levels of friction. The only recommended bed-in after install is to do a few moderately hard stops to seat the pads flush with the rotor face. That’s it. When the pads heat to a certain point, they will deposit a layer material on the face of the rotors, just like other pad types. That pad transfer layer is extremely thin however, and contains graphite (a lubricant), which protects the rotors from wear. Because of the abrasive nature of the sintered material when cold, that thin transfer layer will quickly be removed from the rotors during any cold brake applications. The transfer layer of CL pads is essentially self-curing, and only develops when required to protect the rotors.