Which brake pads for performance road use

[307_180_Feline]

Or more specifically which brake pads have more friction and are good from cold use. Overheating from track use would not be a problem.

DS2500's are too expensive really but is there anything better than standard brembo/pagid/delphi pads?

[Arnold Cunningham]

Funnily enough I was just discussing DS2500's elsewhere too.

Is EBC Yellow stuff a decent comparison? I'm just replacing a set of EBC Yellow stuff ones and certainly in the 4 years I had them fitted, they seemed perfectly fine.

[Haltamer]

They've recieved a bad rap on PH in the past, And you'll probably see my post a few months ago regarding, but I've recently switched to EBC Yellowstuff pads.

Reasonably priced at ~£70 an axle for my size (Also, They've probably got the most diverse range of sizes for a performance pad); They've got excellently firm but linear feel compared to the OEM pads. I've had no issues with them whilst cold; They can take a slightly firmer press on the first couple of applications on a cold morning but nothing wild.

They don't seem to be as dusty as the OEM pads were, and they have had no issues at all with the heat:- Recently in the highlands, I came of some of the twistier roads with hub temperatures of ~130c after coming to a stop (Laser thermometer in the glovebox ) which they took completely in their stride - No perceivable change in feel / fade through the drive, with plenty of heavy hooligan braking and intentional torture down hills to see if I could coax them to smoke / smell / fade. (Alas, I could not)

Brake dust is fairly light; No worse than OEM and I'd say a fair bit better. I won't judge wear as yet as they've only been on for a few K.

[thebraketester]

Anything that performs better than OEM is going to be more expensive.

I would recommend Mintex M1144.

[Plate spinner]

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Is EBC Yellow stuff a decent comparison? I'm just replacing a set of EBC Yellow stuff ones and certainly in the 4 years I had them fitted, they seemed perfectly fine.
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I e used green stuff pads in the past and thought they were pretty good.

[LooneyTunes]

Plate spinner said:

I e used green stuff pads in the past and thought they were pretty good.

I used Greenstuff once about 5 years or so ago and regard them as the worst pad I've ever used! Never again.

Have had good experiences with mintex and ferodo, but am sure some pads work better on certain cars than others.

[anonymous-user]

Pagids are expensive but last well and don’t eat discs. You get what you pay for IME

[Evolved]

Not EBC, or DS2500, both absolute garbage!

Any of these will be a superb upgrade.
Carbotech XP8/10 dependant in use
Pagid RS29
Ferrodo Uno

Personally using Carbotech in my Alcons.

[Dave Hedgehog]

LooneyTunes said:

Plate spinner said:

I e used green stuff pads in the past and thought they were pretty good.

I used Greenstuff once about 5 years or so ago and regard them as the worst pad I've ever used! Never again.

Have had good experiences with mintex and ferodo, but am sure some pads work better on certain cars than others.

I replaced the OEM RS3 pads with red stuff, far more positive bite point, better when cold, far more consistent when hot, zero squeal and low dust

Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Wednesday 13th November 07:33

[Blanchimont]

I would second Yellow/Greenstuff pads. They do seem to get a bad rep, but I've got them in the rear of my Megane, and had Greenstuff in an old Punto and they're good. They contribute towards better feel, take heat better, and as a result the whole cars brakes fade less.

[Zarco]

It's a very subjective topic.

Only thing I will say is don't bother with Greenstuff. They aren't a pad that responds to a bit of heat with more bite IME, which is really what you want over OEM. The obvious compromise is that from stone cold they may not respond as well as OEM.