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Went for the Porterfield on mine (just ordered) The reviews on here seem great and love the idea of the reduced dust 
The OE braking has been fine for my use, so didn't search for one of the high performing pads. In my experience with the Lotus, high performance when warm tends to mean a compromise somewhere else (cold stopping performance, disc wear, squeal, excessive dust) Porterfield reviews suggest the same if not better performance that OE, but significantly less dust? Not sure how they achieve that but thought I'd give them a go.
The OE braking has been fine for my use, so didn't search for one of the high performing pads. In my experience with the Lotus, high performance when warm tends to mean a compromise somewhere else (cold stopping performance, disc wear, squeal, excessive dust) Porterfield reviews suggest the same if not better performance that OE, but significantly less dust? Not sure how they achieve that but thought I'd give them a go.I would look at Pagid Rs4-2 (but they can suffer pad build up issues if you don't use them enough, should be fine on a DB9 as it's a bit heavier).
Pagid Rs29 - Slightly better performance than the 4-2s but without the pad build up problems
Project Mu H16s - Hard to get hold of but the braking ability is second to none. They are very aggressive pads though, and if your wheels are getting a bit long in the tooth then the dust can etch into the alloy fairly quickly.
But these are the most fantastic pads I've ever had.
I hope my input is welcome, I do not own an Aston but I do have DB9 brakes on the front of my Scirocco.
Pagid Rs29 - Slightly better performance than the 4-2s but without the pad build up problems
Project Mu H16s - Hard to get hold of but the braking ability is second to none. They are very aggressive pads though, and if your wheels are getting a bit long in the tooth then the dust can etch into the alloy fairly quickly.
But these are the most fantastic pads I've ever had.
I hope my input is welcome, I do not own an Aston but I do have DB9 brakes on the front of my Scirocco.
+2 for Rick at BMG.
He supplied me with Pagids together with 4x sensors for around £250 + vat. Local garage fitted them for £100 and zero squeal from day 1.
My main dealer quoted me just under £1000 for all 4x pads all round, no mention of sensors so they probably would have added £150(?) on top for these.
He supplied me with Pagids together with 4x sensors for around £250 + vat. Local garage fitted them for £100 and zero squeal from day 1.
My main dealer quoted me just under £1000 for all 4x pads all round, no mention of sensors so they probably would have added £150(?) on top for these.
Thanks guys, think I'll be giving Rick a call. Incidentally, I watched a video on u-tube showing a guy changing the pads on an Vantage and it looks very straight forward, in fact easier than most other cars I've worked on. The only thing I was wondering about is the pins that lock the pads in place. The guy on the video simply held the anti rattle spring in and knocked the pins through. I would have expected some sort of split pin through the lock pins to stop them slipping out of the calliper. Is it really just the anti rattle spring sitting in between the ridges on the lock pins that stop the pins slipping out of the calliper. Once again your advice is appreciated. Cheers G
Gazza450 said:
Thanks guys, think I'll be giving Rick a call. Incidentally, I watched a video on u-tube showing a guy changing the pads on an Vantage and it looks very straight forward, in fact easier than most other cars I've worked on. The only thing I was wondering about is the pins that lock the pads in place. The guy on the video simply held the anti rattle spring in and knocked the pins through. I would have expected some sort of split pin through the lock pins to stop them slipping out of the calliper. Is it really just the anti rattle spring sitting in between the ridges on the lock pins that stop the pins slipping out of the calliper. Once again your advice is appreciated. Cheers G
My video? If so, I didn't remove anything prior to filming. There isn't a cotter pin holding in the retaining pin. The retaining pin I removed is held in place by pressure from the anti-rattle clip, which in turn is kept from popping out by that retaining pin.As for pads, I've been running the Porterfield R4-S pads for several months and they're a good street pad (silent, with little dust). I prefer something more aggressive, though. Also, they don't hold up on track - they aren't designed to be a track pad, so it's no surprise, but a bunch of people kept asking if the R4-S pads could handle it so I bought a set and put them to the test myself. I have a set of Porterfield R4 pads arriving today and I'll be swapping them out. I'll do another video of that job, too. I'll try to get better video of it - the first one was meant as just an overview and chat about those specific pads, not really a how-to explanation for a brake pad job. Plus it was my first video talking to a camera
Edited by telum01 on Monday 16th May 20:26
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