which brake band is best...

[BuCkLeY...]

Hi,

Was looking to replace the discs and pads on a budget and was wondering what brands people recommend. I was going to order mintex but reviews say they squeal aloy. Any other brands people recommend

 

[James]

Brembo for discs, and I was more than happy with the brembo pads I had on mine.

 

[imprezaworks]

Pagid pads from ecp are good. I've tracked a Clio on brembo discs and those pads, circa £20 ish. I've tried a few set ups and this I found to be the best. Odd I know. On my impreza I have decent discs and £15 pagid pads. Stops well.

 

[172_Tom]

For a 1.2? Pagid discs/pads from Euro Car Parts should be cheap and good quality.

 

[STEVE.M]

Brembo for discs, and I was more than happy with the brembo pads I had on mine.

Ditto,see G 172 in the traders section for best price.

 

[loggyboy]

Mintex have seen me thru well on several trackdays, got mine from ebay for about £55 for discs and pads, pretty sure G172 is similarly priced.
Only time I cooked mine was on a hard session on a viciously hot day at Rockingham, were fine after a 20min cool down. Instructor who used to race clios suggested removing fogs and adding ducting.

 

[imprezaworks]

I allways find this interesting, bit like tyre choice. So many opinions

 

[imprezaworks]

Mintex have seen me thru well on several trackdays, got mine from ebay for about £55 for discs and pads, pretty sure G172 is similarly priced.
Only time I cooked mine was on a hard session on a viciously hot day at Rockingham, were fine after a 20min cool down. Instructor who used to race clios suggested removing fogs and adding ducting.

Interesting again as mintex normaly have a bad rep, especially on track days. My Clio has got brake ducting

 

[Typhoon]

Interesting again as mintex normaly have a bad rep, especially on track days. My Clio has got brake ducting

Have you got a project thread for your Clio, Dan? Didn't know you still had one tbh!

 

[imprezaworks]

Just bought this mate

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?758770-My-track-only-Monaco-(lots-of-pics)

 

[loggyboy]

Interesting again as mintex normaly have a bad rep, especially on track days. My Clio has got brake ducting

Just to confirm , These were standard mintex, not the 1144s. I have heard the 1144s don't live up to expectations for track use.

 

[imprezaworks]

But the standard mintex pads do?

 

[Advikaz]

Best & budget don't really go hand in hand.

Would agree that Brembo are very good on the clios.

If it's for road use & you want 'maching OE quality' etc then Pagid would be fine or any of the big brands really.

 

[loggyboy]

But the standard mintex pads do?

For the price definitely. I've never had 1144s, but if I was spending 4-5x the price of the standard pads I would expect a better reputation than they have.

 

[FLOBALOB]

For the road Eicher , about 12 quid for fronts from ECP , work perfectly well. For the track best I've found so far ( braking power and longevity combined with not outrageous price ) Carbon Lorraine rc5+.

 

[imprezaworks]

I've tried the rc5 and the ds2500 and I kid you not, the cheap ecp I found the best.

 

[Daniel]

I've tried the rc5 and the ds2500 and I kid you not, the cheap ecp I found the best.

We put a set of £22 halfords pads in at a track day after our DS2500's crumbled after 1 lap!

They lasted all day, no fade etc! For the money they were sublime!

 

[imprezaworks]

People laugh when I told them. I needed fronts before oilton last year, quickly. Gave ecp a ring, think it came to about £40 ish, will be doing it again.

Awaits, 'not trying hard enough'. Which tbf, I do.

 

[Daniel]

Our car was shared between two people so was out twice as long as other cars and they were fine.

 

[DaveDreads]

That was mental, you were running on metal!

My Brembo pads didn't last much longer,
I think I got 3 laps in before they vanished in a big black cloud of dust.

Although for road use the Brambo pads are quite good,
i'm currently on Pagid from EPC, they're lasting reasonably well.

 

[Daniel]

That was mental, you were running on metal!

My Brembo pads didn't last much longer,
I think I got 3 laps in before they vanished in a big black cloud of dust.

Although for road use the Brambo pads are quite good,
i'm currently on Pagid from EPC, they're lasting reasonably well.

They crumbled like a digestive biscuit! No idea why.

 

[imprezaworks]

Never rated the ds2500, would like to try the ds3000 but I have other things to buy/save up for first.