It would be better to run front and rears, you may get away with running the OEM PP compound with the R10 but I would suggest either the R8 or R10 if running the R12 up front. It just prevents all the brake bias moving to the front.I'm looking to get some GLOC pads for my next track outing. Can I run the stock rears and R10 or R12 in the front? Not sure if it's even advisable to mismatch them.
Yes. It holds true. Too weak a rear pad, though, and the bias shifts too much to the front and you reduce braking performance overall because you're not utilizing the rear tires fully, and risk fading pads or boiling fluid more. Too aggressive a rear pad and it'll reduce performance because you're losing braking capability due to early abs intervention, which gets worse with heavier brake application.was the theory that a 'weak' pad would keep the ABS from activating on the rears and in so doing cause the fronts to take more of the load (more wear, higher temps) or to use a 'strong/aggressive' pad in the rear?