StillIC wrote:The front pads are so thick that I cannot use the backing plates on the pads. Without the backing plates the pads barely fit the standard rotor, with them they don't. This could be a good thing, insofar as I am getting plenty of meat in the pads, and maybe the backing plates are redundant in any case?
I had the same experience, I think it's by design so you get the most out of them as you mentioned.