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OT: Tintop Brake Disc and Pad "Upgrades"
SeaBass - 15/9/09 at 09:04 PM

The time has come to replace the front discs and pads on the daily driver.

I've been considering an 'upgrade' but every review I read tells a different story. Anyone used any EBC Green Stuff Pads.

I'd like better brake feel but don't want to go balls out to a race compound for obvious reasons. Any suggestions for pads discs that work??

Or should I spend my money on decent ATE OEM parts which seem cheap in comparison.

JC

tomgregory2000 - 15/9/09 at 09:07 PM

I had some greenstuff pads fitted to my corrado and brembo max(i think thats what they were called) disc's

They were fantastic but that was 3 years ago and i think they have changed the compound now

paul the 6th - 15/9/09 at 09:11 PM

i fitted some greenstuffs to the missus' fiesta zetec-s tdci (07) and they were a fair improvement over standard.

I also use ebc HH sinterred pads in my suzuki sv1000 = fantastic improvement, much more initial bite & then lots of feel

mookaloid - 15/9/09 at 09:17 PM

I think a fair bit depends on what car it is

austin man - 15/9/09 at 09:48 PM

seen greenstuff on a an Indy , they stopped it on a tanner

Ninehigh - 15/9/09 at 10:09 PM

Not used them but I looked on tinternet when my tintop needed replacements and they were cheaper (including delivery) than Halfrauds!

If I can find the link I'll post it here

Yeah got it here , the Halfrauds ones were £54!

[Edited on 15/9/09 by Ninehigh]

speedyxjs - 16/9/09 at 06:03 AM

Iv been reccomended greenstuff pads for my tintop. I will be changing them over as soon as i have some money.

alistairolsen - 16/9/09 at 07:16 AM

conversely to this post ive never heard good reports of greenstuff lol. The usual suspects are mintex 1144s and ferodo ds2500.

Personally if its a daily driver Id be going with oe spec mintex pads (red box) and some motorfactors disks.

Rob Palin - 16/9/09 at 07:23 AM

I tried EBC RedStuff on my old Impreza and they were truly awful. Absolutely rubbish on the road and equally hopeless on track (so cold + hot).

I swapped them for the very expensive (£150ish) Pagid Blues and the difference was incredible. Pagid are pricey but their performance is in a different league. They didn't wear the discs as hard as I was warned, either (30k miles with no problems).

I use EBC Green Stuff on the race car, having also tried Ferodo DS2500 and Mintex 1144. The GreenStuff have been the best of the three, but I don't know how well they'd cope on a heavier car.

britishtrident - 16/9/09 at 07:50 AM

Depends on the car for a road car generally stick to OEM quality pads --- ie first line pads, as with tyres brake friction manufacturers have first and second lines.

With discs it is generally round ones that work best --

Biggest single improvement you can make to brakes is to change the fluid every 2 years.

[Edited on 16/9/09 by britishtrident]

MikeRJ - 16/9/09 at 09:29 AM

quote:
Originally posted by alistairolsen
conversely to this post ive never heard good reports of greenstuff lol. The usual suspects are mintex 1144s and ferodo ds2500.


The Greestuff pads are little better than most OEM pad materials, though quite a lot better than some of the crappy unbranded pads.

I will second the suggestion of the 1144 and DS2500, both excellent pads for fast road use with no cold braking problems. They are quite a bit more expensive than EBC pads, but you get what you pay for in this instance.

DRC INDY 7 - 18/9/09 at 09:06 PM

ihave just fitted some greenstuff pads just need to try them now