What Brake Pads

[ChrisPearson]

I fitted new standard rears and i have brembo max disks on the front just want something a little better than the green stuff but want minimum brake dust.Any recommendations?Ive heard red are good and have little brake dust.

The car will be used for fast road only.

 

[shuffle]

Red stuff are good and have minimal break dust, they do take a while to warm up tho! they are a bit weak until that but when they do warm up they work a treat

 

[ChrisPearson]

Are mintex bad for brake dust?

 

[Fletcher]

Ferodo DS2500?

 

[Naith]

lol @ fast road, at least you are open about it.

stick to OEM fella

 

[Fred@BTM]

minimum brake dust? good god, that's the last thing you should worry about

 

[madhops87]

I had pagid blues. They were really good. Did squeek a bit at low speeds but once they were heated up they were fine.

 

[Fletcher]

minimum brake dust? good god, that's the last thing you should worry about

Yeah.. i'm more concered in the stopping power.

 

[Guppy]

Yeah.. i'm more concered in the stopping power.

You'll be concerned when you you get 2118's

 

[ChrisPearson]

Me too that's why I want to get rid of green stuff but all other options seem to be for track and produce lots of dust would prefer little dust but obviosly stoping power is more important.

No one like ebc red?

 

[Fred@BTM]

not compared to DS2500's i don't! just get a more powerful jet wash

 

[Fletcher]

You'll be concerned when you you get 2118's

I'm going to go for a anthracite set mate :rasp:

 

[Guppy]

Good shout!

Think red is on the cards for me

R26R style

 

[Fletcher]

Good shout!

Think red is on the cards for me

R26R style

Nice one

 

[DIDITNO]

try pagid blues, 120 quid or so a set, but they are worth it.

 

[Fred@BTM]

they're nearer to £160 for the 172/182

 

[Aron]

i am looking to buy a set the pagid blues and yozza do seem to be the cheapest place at 150

 

[marinemackay2003]

im on yellow stuff and brembo max and tbh im well happy with them fairly low dust and epic stopping power

 

[ChrisPearson]

not compared to DS2500's i don't! just get a more powerful jet wash

I wouldnt put a jet wash anywhere near my wheels.

Do you stock the DS2500's?

 

[Fred@BTM]

yes i do mate

nothing wrong with a jet wash!

 

[Ralphizzle]

DS-2500 and don't trial the brakes.

 

[LouisQ]

1144's are a sound fast road setup. only last me 120miles on track though

DS3000's ftw!

EBC are dodgy. The ONLY set i could honestly recommend is the hard compound yellows but they are not a road pad.

I say DS2500's or 1144's, very similar pads

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I've got 1144s on mine. They feel awesome (combined with brembo HCs).
They performed well on my first trackday too!

 

[Kam.]

The Mintex M1144's are really good and are a fair bit cheaper than the Pagid Blues

 

[Dan-t]

why doesnt anyone reccomend carbon lorraines? im buying all round brakes, braided lines and fluid this week and i was going to go for carbon lorraines and brembo hc discs???

And if anyone is worried about brake dust on their wheels get yourself some wheel sealant from a car detailing shop give your wheels a good clean, dry them down and give them a thick layer of sealant and buff off, then when you come to clean them use a neutral wheel cleaner solution sray on and the dust will just was off without any need for scrubbing.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I know a lot of people 'complain' about the squeal from CL pads. But then there stopping power is immense!

 

[Ralphizzle]

Why because the Ferodo DS-2500 are ace... on a day-to-day basis.

Carbone Loraine for Trackdays only imho.

But you WHERE going for them or what?

 

[Kam.]

I know a lot of people 'complain' about the squeal from CL pads. But then there stopping power is immense!

Good news. Carbone Lorraine have just released their new road compound "RC5+" which gives off minimal dust and the noise levels are greatly reduced. As well as this it even has a better friction co-efficient than the old RC5 pads which it superseeds. Stock is in production at the moment so I'll get it on our site for people to buy as soon as i can...