Hi all, Im getting ready to install the front floating rotors. Does anyone have suggestions for some good replacement pads and any tricks or precautions before I do the switch. Thanks in advance.

 

Put em on mine. NO tricks, and I used the HD pads. No more squealing!!!

 

z-pads or kevlar

 

I second Lyndall z-pads

 

I agree with the Lyndall Z-Plus pads, they will make your floating rotors very happy.
http://www.lyndallracingbrakes.com/products.htm

 

I'm running HD floaters, but still have the stock pads on it. When the time comes, sooner rather than later, I'll replace them with EBC Kevlar pads. The pads on my '96 RK had about 110k miles on the fronts and 100k on the rear when I sold the bike--and the pads still had life to them, probably in the neighborhood of 50k more miles. They were excellent performers, left little dust, never squealed, and the rotors (EBC floaters on front, stock on rear) showed no wear. I have three sets ready to install now, and I'm trying to decide if I want to wear these HD pads out first. Might as well.

However, I've noticed that the newer pads have about half the pad surface as the old Evo pads. I guess I'll have to live with only 75k miles on these.

 

I don't have em, but my cousin does on his american eagle, and he had a helluva time finding a replacement for the retainers that hold it on. We looked for a couple months before he had a machinist buddy manufacture some for him.
Make sure you have a source for replacement parts that may disappear.