Brake pad diagnosis

**SilverRA23** · 07-05-2009, 03:13 PM

Bendix ultimates are definitely not up to serious track work.

Spending money on pads is one of those things that is worth doing. You might spend more initially but they will last longer and stop better, saving your money in the long term.

My little Corolla uses a pad made by Racebrakes here in Melbourne. $200 for a set and they are excellent. I forget what the spec was on them, but he makes his own.

Might be worth a phone call to him and ask what he reckons you should be using. He is good with assistance like that.

**YLD-16L** · 07-05-2009, 03:31 PM

My DS2500's have worked well, good bite and haven't had them fade. They were $180 to my door.

I may try the DS3000's next time but after this experience with the DS2500's I might just run them again.

**Celica RA45** · 07-05-2009, 04:17 PM

i use ds3000 on the front and ds2500 on the back and i sometimes drive this to the dyno in peak trafic and they stop fine
ps they are good on discs but a little dusty

**YLD-16L** · 07-05-2009, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by Celica RA45

i use ds3000 on the front and ds2500 on the back and i sometimes drive this to the dyno in peak trafic and they stop fine
ps they are good on discs but a little dusty

What's the warm up like on the DS3000's compared to the DS2500 which don't require much heat at all to be in their working range?

**Celica RA45** · 07-05-2009, 04:25 PM

they can squeal a bit when cold but still pull up or right
i have used this pad now for 5 years and have tried harrop rotors and AP rotors and even DBA rotors and they take to each cast iron rotor no problems and there the only pad that seems to work on any rotor
with hawk blues around the street they use to hard on disks etc

**Draven** · 07-05-2009, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by Celica RA45

with hawk blues around the street they use to hard on disks etc

Really?

I'm using DBA rotors, and the hawk blues haven't touched them in... 2 years?

**WDE_BDY** · 07-05-2009, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by SilverRA23

My little Corolla uses a pad made by Racebrakes here in Melbourne. $200 for a set and they are excellent. I forget what the spec was on them, but he makes his own.

Racebrakes here in NZ use the Mintex compounds, its likely what you've got.

Callum

**The Real Roadrunner** · 07-05-2009, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by Draven

Really?

I'm using DBA rotors, and the hawk blues haven't touched them in... 2 years?

the drivers side rear would argue that

light cars dont like aggressive pads due to not using the brakes heavily enough on the street, heavier cars can get away with it though due to the extra energy heating the pad and disc quickly.

Originally Posted by Shifty

Oh, and you mentioned you were "losing the pedal".. if you mean the pedal was going to the floor then that's a hydraulics issue... if you mean the car just wasn't stopping despite the pressure on the pedal then that's a pad issue.

you can have a loss of pedal due to a cooked pad aswell.

cheers
linden