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z
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Posted: Wednesday January 16th, 2008 05:44 pm |
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| Pads are due a change and I wondered if anyone could recommend a make? I have an X reg classic - town and fast road - no track days!
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hanlminiman
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Posted: Wednesday January 16th, 2008 07:03 pm |
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| Depends how often you use your brakes !
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taffy1967
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Posted: Wednesday January 16th, 2008 07:21 pm |
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I've got EBC Greenstuff pads and I find them to be fantastic for hurtling up, down and across the Welsh mountains behind my house. I've not yet managed to cook them like I could with standard pads.
However some people have complained that they need to be heated up before they work properly. That's not something I've noticed myself though.
The EBC pads do cover a larger area of the disk though, so if your outer edges are rusty you may suffer juddering whilst braking.
The rust can be removed or you can just fit new disk rotors.
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hawaiianblue
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Posted: Wednesday January 16th, 2008 08:49 pm |
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However some people have complained that they need to be heated up before they work properly. That's not something I've noticed myself though.
Well i found this, so i emailed KAD who supplied them with their Vented disks and alloy calipers. They said they'd found from tests and customer feedback that green stuff pads arent very consistent. I had some one my RSP and they gave a lot more bite. So i think it does depend whether you get a good set or not. The ambiguous instruction sheet EBC include with their pads pretty much sums it up. "These may or may not reduce dust, these may or may not improve braking...."
The EBC pads do cover a larger area of the disk though, so if your outer edges are rusty you may suffer juddering whilst braking.
Not that i've seen they dont. They're exactly the same as the originals, in fact the size is restricted to the backing plate for the pad, if the plate was any bigger it wouldnt fit inside the caliper. Although there is always some fluctuation in the tolerance of any pad, we're only talking a milimeter or so though. When ever you fit new pads you get them grinding on the edges of the disk because the pad and the disk wear as a pair. Which is why you have to allow new pads to bed in.
Whenever you fit new pads its best to scrape off the rust with a file, personally i do it with the engine running and the car in gear. The 'correct' way of doing it is with a propper brake disk lathe though.
In answer to the original question though, Greenstuffs are still the best choice for economy, they're certainly no worse than OEM ones. KAD now recomend Mintex as best all round, but they are extremely expensive.
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taffy1967
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Posted: Wednesday January 16th, 2008 10:20 pm |
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| I might invest in a set of Mintex pads next then, but I've always been happy with the Greenstuff anyway.
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taffy1967
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Posted: Thursday January 17th, 2008 09:46 pm |
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| Although I was out and about in mine today and the pads were performing perfectly right from the off.
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