green stuff pads

[daz the plumber]

i have braided hoses , ebc turbo grooved discs 240mm front 252mm rear ,ive just had a new master cylinder and servo .im still not happy with the breaks.the breaks were scary in the summer untill they warmed up .im thinking of trying different pads , what do you think of the standard ones or could any one recommend some better pads , i don`t track day so i want to keep away from hard pads thanks

[The AJP Griff]

you wont go far wrong with some nice oe spec Ferodo pads,for std road use.They wont kill the discs,and dont squeel like some makes.If the pad change doesnt work i'd try fitting new seals and cleaning and re-lubing the sliders.

Edited by The AJP Griff on Thursday 6th November 17:04

[trackcar]

The 240mm discs don't allow for a good leverage ratio of mean pad effective radius to rolling radius of tyre .. going up on disc size is a good idea on these small disc TVRs. A straightforward increase to the griff 500 size disc (260mm) with caliper (which has a larger piston) improves things no end. The extra leverage ratio allows you to use sensible road pads and you will actually be able to hold the brakes on the point of lock up which is virtually impossible on the smaller 240mm disc.

[daz the plumber]

whats the part number they are front 240mm vented front 252mm solid disc early spec but my car is a 96

[STE VR]

I'm currently running exactly the same discs and set-up etc.. I've got green stuff pads and after they bedded in i'm impressed with them.

[daz the plumber]

im on short runs and the weather is cold may be that as something to do with it

[STE VR]

I think you are hoping its that ... mine are fine in the cold from start off. Have you driven any others to see if there is any difference?

Steve

[The AJP Griff]

STE VR said:

I'm currently running exactly the same discs and set-up etc.. I've got green stuff pads and after they bedded in i'm impressed with them.

Mate had the std 240 set up and they still worked well and i must admit i thought they were close in performance to my 500 set up.Theres no reason why the 240's shouldnt work just fine,really,imho.Obviously bigger will work better,but just how far do you want to go?Daz,YHM

[daz the plumber]

my breaks are c..p ive replaced eveything , i thought maybe the pads were at fault as ive heard negative things about the green stuff pads.what car and year are they off?

[Barreti]

What size are the calipers Daz?
I'm over here from the dark side so may be talking complete nads here in your Chimpy case but the early Griffs had much smaller pistons and they are pants.
I swapped mine for a pair of 500 spec pistons, the same disks as you plus EBC green pads, braided hoses and DOT5.1 fluid and the difference is staggering.
I did all this because I too thought the standard pre-cat brakes were shocking - scarily shocking.
Now I can stand the car on its nose and it will lock the front wheels only if really provoked.

Its a cheap upgrade Daz

Edited:
I misread what rotors Daz said he has. I actually have 500 spec front rotors, grooved and vented.

Edited by Barreti on Thursday 6th November 18:17

[SMB]

With 240mm discs the brake balance front to rear to too much bias towards the rear, just doesn't feel right. A simple change to 260mm front discs and decent pads improves not just the braking but the balance too. C A complete revelation compared to 240mm, Also relatively cheap upgrade.

[Ribol]

daz the plumber said:

my breaks are c..p ive replaced eveything , i thought maybe the pads were at fault as ive heard negative things about the green stuff pads.what car and year are they off?

Have you considered taking your car to an indy and getting someone familiar with them to give it a once over?

[Bomber Denton]

I have a set of 500 calipers kicking around, work fine I just upgraded to 283mm. Also I would go straight to Red Stuff, they work a lot better and less dust.

[Inny]

Daz, you're in Notts, aren't you? I've just had the brakes done on my 96 400. Standard discs, standard rear pads, Ferodo fronts pads, braided lines and Castrol SRF fluid (all done at PPC) in Melton.

You're welcome to come for a spin to see how they compare.

[stefan1200]

I've done the 283 mm front disc upgrade on mine and I'm using EBC yellow stuff front/rear. They are good when cold and of course even better when warm, just as advertised. It's no low dust pad, though.

Stefan

[BBR]

As far as I'm aware my brakes are standard size with green stuff pads. They work very well from cold. (however, tbh, from cold I'm not going very fast)

[K4TRV]

daz, you need something larger to slow you down, try these: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/695241.htm

I have no connection with it either, but wish I could get 5% referral !!.

I fitted 283mm Cossie Discs (£40 new) & calipers (Ebay @ £50), plus std ferodo pads, the large ones from halfrauds. Cold performance awesome as I mainly Sprint/Hill climb and everything is COLD !!

Yours richly..!!

Trev McM