just bought 2x new brembo 345mm disks and mouting kit...

 

cant decide on..

 

porterfield and what type or redstuff ?

 

ive read all the posts but no real answer other than stay away from yellow stuff and race pads....

 

i need something that works nearly strait away and pulls you up so your rib cage feels like it gonna come out....

if you need something that works straight away dont go for the redstuff.

 

Maybe look into mintex extreme

well they can get warm 1st... just want really good stopping power

i know they have changed the compounds on the redstuff and yellows etc . i had the old redstuff ones on mine and they were lethal when cold!

Ferodo DS2500's

 

Its pretty widely agreed those are the best you can get :D

I have read loads of threads on pad selection and going on the general concensus the Ferodo DS2500 come out best. I have just ordered a set for my R34 Brembos. HTH

Lets us know what sort of improvement you find with going to the 345mm disk kit.

Are you keeping the standard calipers and if so are you getting the enlarged pads for the larger disks?

Cheers.

i have uprated my discs and am putting stock pads on as my mechanic says stock pads are fine

Ferodo DS2500's

 

Its pretty widely agreed those are the best you can get :D

 

but appaerently squeel like a pig at a farmers festival, something i am trying to avoid like the plague so am going to try redstuff first.

 

i guess it would be useful if we could find anybody that has ran the majority of these pads and can give comparisons, is there anybody out there?????

but appaerently squeel like a pig at a farmers festival, something i am trying to avoid like the plague so am going to try redstuff first.

 

i guess it would be useful if we could find anybody that has ran the majority of these pads and can give comparisons, is there anybody out there?????

 

the problem with that being, once you find a set you are happy with you wont swap to a different brand

but appaerently squeel like a pig at a farmers festival,

 

This is something a few people have said but i dont get a single noise at all!!! Nip, nadda, nothing :D Just lovely quiet powerful braking :dance:

 

I've spoken to loads of others who dont get any squeeling either - so luck of the draw i think.

the problem with that being, once you find a set you are happy with you wont swap to a different brand

 

thats prob why there are so many diffrent opinions out there with no definate anwser, just wanted to put it out there and see what came back, although i guess disk/pad combination has lots to do with it too,

 

all i know is i have a big brake upgrade with standard calipers, the disks are not brembo and the pads are 25 quid standard mintex, the car stops well but it squeels like a bitch, i want a pad that doesnt squeel and also doesnt destroy my disks (ive got some yellowstuff pads that i dont want to fit for this reason, and am saving for a track day)

 

there must be somebody out there who has had a few zeds with diffrent pads on there.

Frodo's

I've run the old version redstuff and wasn't impressed at all, though it was many years ago.

I've used Porterfield which for years were very highyly regarded as being very good and for a long time, which is why i was importing them :) For the price you pay for them they still are a good pad. The R4-S which everyone was using, is a street pad, with the R4 grade being more expensive. During trials on the SXOC this pad was better than the DS2500 and tested on the track.

Jumping up quite a bit in price, obviously gets you a better pad and i ran the ferrodo ds2500 for about 2 years, mine squeeled a little and then when braking hard and when hot, this squeel was loud! They covered my wheels with shit loads of dust all the time. But performance wise, i couldn't knock them and never have done, as i said though, at a price!

Then i used the Mintex 1144's, a cheaper pad than the ds2500's but slightly more expensive than the Porterfields, no mega dust, no squeel and happy with braking performance. These are the obvious choice for a sub 100 quid set of pads.

Last thing though, we all have different expectations and opinions on whats good and what isn't and we shouldn't forget 2 other things.

1) Often overlooked is the age of the fluid and the old lines, not changed and they can make a great set of pads underperform.

2) Sometimes it's the material combination, some pads work far better with some types of discs more than others, certainly the better and higher price branded discs seem to work with many types of pad well.

Point being, the pads are only 1 part off what i call, a 4 part braking system. So trial and error for yourself ;)

Cheers

Smithy

Couple of good points smithy, one other little thing, the majority of the calipers on 300s need professionally refurbing as they usually are sticking, sometimes when people get this done they don't bother upgrading their brakes!

Couple of good points smithy, one other little thing, the majority of the calipers on 300s need professionally refurbing as they usually are sticking, sometimes when people get this done they don't bother upgrading their brakes!

 

Dohh, but yeah yer right Mark. Calipers now are coming up to 20 years old on average. After all what in the world works as well 20 years later after it was first made? so good point :)

Cheers

Smithy

I've run the old version redstuff and wasn't impressed at all, though it was many years ago.

I've used Porterfield which for years were very highyly regarded as being very good and for a long time, which is why i was importing them :) For the price you pay for them they still are a good pad. The R4-S which everyone was using, is a street pad, with the R4 grade being more expensive. During trials on the SXOC this pad was better than the DS2500 and tested on the track.

Jumping up quite a bit in price, obviously gets you a better pad and i ran the ferrodo ds2500 for about 2 years, mine squeeled a little and then when braking hard and when hot, this squeel was loud! They covered my wheels with shit loads of dust all the time. But performance wise, i couldn't knock them and never have done, as i said though, at a price!

Then i used the Mintex 1144's, a cheaper pad than the ds2500's but slightly more expensive than the Porterfields, no mega dust, no squeel and happy with braking performance. These are the obvious choice for a sub 100 quid set of pads.

Last thing though, we all have different expectations and opinions on whats good and what isn't and we shouldn't forget 2 other things.

1) Often overlooked is the age of the fluid and the old lines, not changed and they can make a great set of pads underperform.

2) Sometimes it's the material combination, some pads work far better with some types of discs more than others, certainly the better and higher price branded discs seem to work with many types of pad well.

Point being, the pads are only 1 part off what i call, a 4 part braking system. So trial and error for yourself ;)

Cheers

Smithy

 

Crikey Smithy

 

I wish my car would stay working long enough to get through one set of pads!!!

Lol, i've been with me Zed nigh on 10 years now mate ;)

I also sold brake pads for about 5 years too, so that helps :)

Cheers

Smithy

Ive had mine for 2 years and managed 2500 miles!

Bugatti Veyron airbrake. No seriously i quote "The bugatti's airbrake delivers more stopping power than most cars normal brakes" Now whether this is true or not one can only think.

Im using endless rears and project mu street front seem good dont fade even after heavy braking.