Torque pad

A torque pad comprising:

• a pad body defining a front portion and a back portion opposite the front portion, the front portion defining a pad face having a loading surface configured to engage a backing plate of a brake assembly, and the back portion configured to couple to a boss of the brake assembly,
• wherein the pad body defines a pad axis intersecting the loading surface and the boss when the back portion couples to the boss,
• wherein the pad face defines a first convex surface extending from the loading surface to a first edge of the pad body and a second convex surface extending from the loading surface to a second edge of the pad body, the pad face extending from the first edge to the second edge,
• wherein the loading surface separates the first convex surface and the second convex surface,
• wherein the first convex surface curves away from the loading surface in a direction toward the back portion and the second convex surface curves away from the loading surface in the direction toward the back portion, and
• wherein the first convex surface extends over at least ten percent of a first displacement defined by the pad body from the first edge to the pad axis, and wherein the second convex surface extends over at least ten percent of a second displacement defined by the pad body from the second edge to the pad axis.