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i say this all the time..but ferodo DS2000 or mintex 1144 pads and i dont think you can get any group n discs for your car. so stick with either maxtorque or standard....and if you can afford it or want to spend that much, tarox...pagid are meant to be good too. but steer away from ECB, red dot, i personally dont lie Black diamond but some people have had good results with them.
i got a valver setup on my RT....and i use maxtorque plain group n discs. I have had standard (warped) halford(warped) EBC (warped) those gold plated toora thingys (warpe and were crap for 110 quid) and the maxtorque are the only ones not to warp...so thats why i like them, they rust pretty easilt over night, but thats becasue there soft/ductile steel....and at 50 quid a set, a bargain.
Mat: Why do you like them now? as opposed to before?
I think tarox are too expensive for what thet are (steel discs) but undoutably good quality.
Ben,
They didnt seem too hot at first, but after i gave them a bit of death they are great now, no fade at all.
I also got round to fitting my rears on which was a b**ch of a job, i think i must be the only person to have EBC rear discs on cos id be surprised if anyone else could be doing with the hassle! They dont come with the ABS reluctor ring on and the old ones looked a bit frail so i phoned up renault who said that you cant buy them on there own, so i phone up EBC who say you have to use the old rings by pulling them off and sweating them on... But they say that they might not fit as there are alot of different sizes. I decide to give it a go and they come off not problem, go to put them on the new discs and the discs are 3mm too big.. F**K!
Anyway my brother gets the new discs skimmed 3mm and then the rings went on quite easily with a bit of heat.
Then of course i still had to put the bearings in... Think ill stick to genuine rears from now on!
Im still bedding in the rears but im happy with them now.
Mat.
oh well, what about any coluored door, john (night.icon) can get one (hopefully its still there) for 20 quid but its in white an i would eed to spray it..not that i mins, but it just coveres my garage in paint dust...
oh with the pads, the friction material actually fell off the backing plates....
Glad this subject has surfaced again, as like cliokid my discs are in need of a change over also…
Quick question for Ben R
1. How hard do you drive your Clio? Dam hard by the sounds, lol
2. Where can I find these maxtorque discs? And why are they so cheap? do they wear 2x speed that of shop performance discs or something?
@ the moment I’m looking to go for (Front)“40 groove Tarox” discs (Rear) standard discs along with Mintex pads all round. Any views?
Oh one last thing… anyone ordered from “Prima Racing” before? What is the service like? Obviously a French import company, I can’t find any contact information other then an e-mail address.. I may drop them a line as prices seem very competitive!
Cheers
Prima racing are the owrst company in the world, i will never buy anything from them again!!! it took almost a year for them to get my suspension to me!!!!
as for driving, i have been racing since i was 8 (Karting (100-250cc), formula campus, cliocup, sport spiders and now formula renault) so i like to think i abuse them....but not within reason.....smooth driving is better than erratic jumpin on pedals. And i do trackdays in my clio and MK1 XR2. Both have the same brake setup. Group n discs with mintex 1144 pads. The discs wear slightly faster.....about 1/3...but there 1/4 the price of tarox and have better torque.
you can find the entire setup from rally design on 01795531871.
Clio 182, OctaviaVRS
I recently put on EBC Turbogroove Discs, and Greenstuff Pads - theyre a lot better than standard, but from 60MPH + - They make horrible noises when braking, it sounds awful, especially if you brake hard, but they still work ok, and look cool too:
http://upload.turbosport.co.uk/gallery3/200251416354511837.jpg
