Mintex 1144 Brake Pads

[camlifter]

Upgrading to these on my '92 Griff 4.3 - anybody know the part numbers (fronts and rears)? All help much appreciated...

[camlifter]

Thanks guys. So does that mean that nobody has fitted them at home (because you'd note the numbers if you had) or that no one can be bothered to reply?

[2 sheds]

I Bought mine & fitted by Castlesport who advertise here, hence i don't have part no's, i'm sure they could supply you at a sensible price.
Tim

[HarryW]

Whilst on the 1144 subject can you get both front and rear for astandard V8S set up in these as last service I (andy at APM) could only get the fronts but not the rear as was already fitted btw , so I plumbed for green stuff front and rear, an improvement but would like to try 1144 as theey are raved about.

Harry

[2 sheds]

Harry
If the V8s is the same as the pre-Cat griff then yes you can,
tim

[Pies]

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=21810&f=8&h=0&hw=Mintex+1144+Brake+Pads

Green v8s has listed the part nos for his v8s not read whole post though

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=15752&f=8&h=0&hw=Mintex+1144+Brake+Pads

this thread title says it all

Hope this helps


Yes im bored

[GreenV8S]

HarryW said:

Whilst on the 1144 subject can you get both front and rear for astandard V8S set up in these as last service I (andy at APM) could only get the fronts but not the rear as was already fitted btw , so I plumbed for green stuff front and rear, an improvement but would like to try 1144 as theey are raved about. Harry

When I ran M1144 on the V8S, the pads I used were MDB1175 (front) and MDB1287 (rear). Many early Griffiths and Chimaeras used the same parts, but don't take this for granted. To be honest I don't rate the M1144s that highly, the main thing going for them is they are cheap. Tarox XF, Green Stuff and DS2000 are all better to drive and have a higher temperature rating.

[HarryW]

Cheers Peter, any truth in the comment that 'if you've cooked the green paint off them you've probably cooked the pads' .
Must say that 1144 came off the front and boggo mintex of the back and the difference when the green stuff went on was quiet marked .

Harry

[joospeed]

I wonder how much of the diference is down to the bedding in technique. I use mintex pads exclusively for one reason only - they're the only pad I can get to run reliably on both road and track. I've never been impressed by green stuff or any kevlar based pad, similarly ferodo ds2500 pads which are supposed to work on the road are virtually a death trap on initial application on everything I've tried them in. I like mintex very much because they're there for you in 99.999% of the times you press the pedal. even their 1155 track biased pads lock from cold, fab.
just proves if you ask enoug people you get alot of conflicting answers, although looks like I'm in the minority on hating ebc stuff.

[2 sheds]

Seems to me that quite a few people hate EBC green pads , i used them and they seemed OK but the car was only 850 kg with 340 mm discs so not a typical set up, and only for 800 miles so can't really give an opinion, although they did stop OK. But have to say that Mintex 1144s are really good in the Griff, they get my vote.
Tim