Do you ever find yourself needing to pick an order up at Will Call? DFC’s Will Call is optimized for efficiency and reliability, and is designed to get you in and out as fast as possible.
Whether you order online or speak with a live member on the phone, DFC can turn small orders around in under 20 minutes, and large pallet orders in as quickly as 1-2 hours.
Join Director of Operations Jason Steinhart as he details our QA process and Warehouse Team. No order is too big or small, and all orders are triple-checked before handing them off to the customer. Normal Will Call hours are 8:00am-6:30pm (flexible hours are available for special orders).
Should you have any Will Call needs, feel free to call us at 866-332-3330 or email us at sales@dynamicfriction.com.
At DFC, we’ve simplified the confusing process of finding the right parts by developing a brake kit program designed to fit your customer’s needs.
Now you won’t lose time searching out all the necessary components, and you’ll effectively restore your vehicle’s braking system performance.
DFC offers the widest range of brake options available so you can perform the perfect brake job, regardless of budget or specifications.
What do we typically recommend? The DFC 5000 Brake Kit.
The DFC 5000 Brake Kit includes:
DFC 5000 ADVANCEDBrake Pads – Specially formulated for each axle on every vehicle to maintain balanced baking, critical for vehicles with ABS and automated braking.
GEOSPEC Rotors – they offer original vane patterns and are machined to exact specifications. They also offer corrosion resistance and look great through open-spoke wheels.
Some of our customers choose to go with the DFC 5000+ Brake Kit, which includes everything in the DFC 5000 Brake Kit plus our Hardware Kit, which is made of stainless steel and withstands corrosion.
Welcome to “Questions with Dino,” a new series where DFC Co-founder Dino Crescentini answers common customer questions.
Today’s question: Why is DFC selling so many brake products for electric vehicles when those vehicles have regenerative braking?
Regenerative braking, found in both hybrid and electric vehicles, provides longer lasting brakes compared to gas-powered vehicles because there is far less braking during normal use.
So why are so many brake products sold for hybrid and electric vehicles, when their brakes should last far longer?
Questions with Dino
To answer this, Dino considers the Toyota Prius and the Toyota Yaris.
Both vehicles have the same fundamental chassis. However, the electric Prius may wear out its brakes faster than the Yaris, even with the aid of regenerative braking!
Why? Because electric vehicles like the Prius carry an extra thousand pounds of weight from their battery. Yes, regenerative braking lasts longer by itself…but because hybrid and electric vehicles are heavier, brakes may wear out sooner than anticipated.
P.S. Did you know?
DFC’s Carbon Alloy Rotors are a direct replacement part for electric vehicles like the Tesla Model 3. They can also be paired with DFC 5000 ADVANCED brake pads.
DFC’s 5000 ADVANCED brake pads are a direct replacement part for electric vehicles like the Tesla Model 3. They can also be paired with DFC Carbon Alloy Rotors.Â
In the video below, Co-Founder Dino Crescentini highlights some of the signature features of our DFC 5000 EURO ceramic brake pads. Specially designed for European vehicles, they provide optimal stopping power, exceptional fade resistance and stable friction performance across wide temps.
Click the image below to view the video
Our High Performance formulation provides additional benefits. These pads were formulated to:
• Eliminate low-speed noise so you can enjoy your drive • Keep your wheels clean with low dusting • Be environmentally friendly with a low copper ceramic formulation (2021 California/Washington Compliant – Leaf Mark B)
Overall, DFC 5000 EURO ceramic brake pads bring you back to that feeling when your car was new and had amazing stopping power.
We know many drivers with European vehicles don’t like the unsightly dust or noise that comes with stock brakes. Many of them upgrade to 5000 EURO for a quieter drive and cleaner wheels, and a luxury experience.
Vehicles today are increasingly more sophisticated. That means they also require the highest standard and performance from their braking systems.
Take the DFC 5000 ADVANCED brake pads, for example. These were designed and specially formulated for each axle for family sedans, compact sports cars and light duty trucks. They allow the vehicle to maintain balanced braking–important for vehicles with ABS and automated braking.
Because they provide the correct friction performance, they offer the safest possible braking, and are a 100% asbestos-free formulation.
Knowing the premium quality of the DFC 5000 ADVANCED brake pads, we wanted to hear from brake specialists and see how they felt about them.
At DFC, we pride ourselves on offering several specialty formulas.
One of those, of course, is the Ultimate Duty Pads. Specially designed for lifted trucks, or large trucks with big wheels and tires, they perform exceptionally well during off-roading or towing.
In the video below, Co-Founder Dino Crescentini, highlights some of the signature features and applications for our Ultimate Duty Pads. Click the image below to view the video.
Our High Performance formulation provides additional benefits, like:
Extremely high torque with aggressive initial bite
Excellent friction stability and consistency
Outstanding modulation, threshold control, and release characteristic
It’s important to remember that large or lifted trucks typically come with stock brake systems. Oftentimes, those stock brake systems simply cannot handle the excess weight that comes with large tires and wheels. This likely means that stock brakes will wear out a lot faster due to the additional stress on the brake system.
The technology for the Ultimate Duty Performance Pads was developed in Germany. It’s a technology that combines a sports car formula with a Class A vehicle formula.
If you’re trailering or have a lifted truck with big wheels and tires, these are the brakes that you want…and need.
Today, vehicles are increasingly more sophisticated. These vehicles demand the absolute highest quality and performance from their individual components, driven by the move towards autonomous mobility. With this change, the individual components in all braking systems need to interact with one another harmoniously, each depending on very specific parameters designed into each part.
Dynamic Friction Company (DFC) is the first to act upon these new demands by not only reviewing the original equipment brake systems by platform, but specific vehicles within the platform. It is often the case that with specific vehicle tuning, such as a change in wheel and tire size, that the friction material is also changed to compensate for the increased (or decreased) traction capability without changing any of the other parameters in the braking system.
We at DFC have taken all of this into account, and provide the market with the appropriate friction for each axle of every individual vehicle.
DFC Co-Founder Dino Crescentini reveals THE BEST Brake Pads on the market:
This ongoing process requires intense work. Our research team is involved with OEM friction suppliers across 4 continents to provide the market with specifically formulated friction products that meet exacting requirements; whether it be for a European application, family sedan, performance car, or light truck, originating from any producer in the world.
DFC 5000 ADVANCED Brake Pads • Selected friction materials designed to meet the demands of modern vehicles with ABS and Automated Braking Systems. • Correct Friction Performance – resulting in the safest possible braking. • Rotor-friendly with proven longer rotor and pad life. • Designed to deliver a consistent pedal feel and superb brake response.
DFC 5000 EURO Ceramic Pads • Ceramic formulation designed just for European applications. • Extremely low dust and low noise characteristics. • Excellent fade resistance. • Stable friction performance across a wide temperature range.
About Dynamic Friction Company
DFC is an award winning brake components manufacturer and supplier headquartered in Southern California. DFC offers a complete brake systems program for all passenger cars, pickup, & medium duty trucks. DFC is recognized for its devotion to bringing its customers the latest and greatest in brake products available without the exorbitant costs. DFC boasts a full complement of dedicated in-house engineers and R&D staff who work vigorously to give our customers first-to-market advantage and assurances that modern technological complexities are fully addressed.
When doing a complete brake job, ordering the right components can be time consuming and confusing:
• What brake rotor to use?
• What brake pads to pair it with?
• What about brake hardware?
Would you like to save time with the right choice?
Here’s Dino Crescentini’s solution to a perfect brake job.
We’ve simplified what has become a long and overdue process by developing a brake kit program designed to fit your customers’ needs without having to search out all the necessary components.
The DFC Brake Kit program has been painstakingly cataloged with an easy to access kit numbers designed to suit your customer’ needs and desires whether it be price, performance or aesthetics.
DFC is an award winning brake components manufacturer and supplier headquartered in Southern California. DFC offers a complete brake systems program for all passenger car, pickup, & medium duty trucks. DFC is recognized for its devotion to bringing its customers the latest and greatest in brake products available without the exorbitant costs. DFC boasts a full complement of dedicated in-house engineers and R&D staff who work vigorously to give our customers first-to-market advantage and assurances that modern technological complexities are fully addressed.
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