Brake options

[Breamy]

Looking to change the front brakes on my 182. The previous owner fitted brembo max grooved disks with ebc red pads which dont seem to be up to much. and also seem quite noisy.
The car is a toy and not a daily so when it does go out it gets driven quite hard. im also hoping to do quite a few track days next year + nurburgring trip/trips.

Im thinking brembo high carbons will be the best discs but its pads that im not sure about. Ran cl rc5+ on my megane and was quite happy with them. are they any good on the clio? or would ds2500s be better? Also ds3000s to much for my needs?

Or any other suggestions? Dont mind paying good money if they will work well and last well.

Thanks

 

[Fletcher]

I really rate the DS2500 pads, now running the DS3000 and they're even better, pretty good from cold to which has surprised me TBH.

 

[Breamy]

Whats the brake dust like with them? dont mind dust just not silly amounts!

 

[p@blo]

Last couple of trackdays I used pagid blacks (RS 14). Really good with minimal dust-what dust there was wiped off if you have paint/wheel ocd...

 

[Fletcher]

Whats the brake dust like with them? dont mind dust just not silly amounts!

Quite bad.

 

[p@blo]

Quite bad.

Were you running these at Doni fletch or were they the 2500s?

 

[AdamR]

My setup is RC5+, Brembo HC discs, ATE Super Blue fluid, normal lines, and some big ol' ducts - zero fade, lots of power, very happy.

So I would say you're definitely along the right lines!

 

[Fletcher]

Were you running these at Doni fletch or were they the 2500s?

I was running very worn out discs and DS2500 at Doni mate.

 

[Fred@BTM]

Whats the brake dust like with them? dont mind dust just not silly amounts!

always makes me smile, dust = the brakes are working

 

[Breamy]

I'm not against brake dust! I'm not super ocd with wheels etc. But had some cl rc5 the non plus ones on my old Lupo and the brake dust ruined the wheels completely so much that they went rusty when wet. and I don't really want this tbh. Found the rc5+ a lot less dusty on the megane

 

[timmyd]

HC disc, DS2500 pads, lines and fluid work well, mine from cold were not good, needs a little warm up.