DS2500 fronts, standard rears

[edewer]

hi all

need to replace my rear brakes as it'd be an understatement to say mine are knackered!

have HCs and ds2500s with AP 600 fluid and braided lines

rears i was gonna replace with standard gubbins.

was told that due to the pads being totally different compounds that they'll warm up at different times and potentially lead to braking being quite skittish at times

is this true? or do i not need to worry?

ed

 

[biojo]

most ppl have standard rear disks and pads, so itll be fine. rears dont do much anyway

 

[sidey]

rears dont do much anyway

Maybe not but are we to assume the front/rear split was randomly chosen and on no consequence? Surely upgrading front brakes only is going to increase the% of work done up front, so now (numbers for arguments sake) instead of 80/20 maybe you've got 90/10.

speaking from no experience it seems reasonable that the rear will feel a little more skittish, everything else being equal?

someone will be along to set me right soon!

 

[Goodj]

the rear wheels are only there to stop the boot dragging on the floor, so the brakes do less work than a DSS long-termer