brakes :)

[GT3]

Mitch, you were obviously misquoted on the Greens - that's way too much. Greens are ok on the street, but they aren't up to track use, which is stated on the packaging, and they'll cook your rotors if you do. I've also used them and while they're better than stock, I'm not a big fan of them.

[VW GTI]

Mitch, you were obviously misquoted on the Greens - that's way too much. Greens are ok on the street, but they aren't up to track use, which is stated on the packaging, and they'll cook your rotors if you do. I've also used them and while they're better than stock, I'm not a big fan of them.

What would you use?

[Adam]

my brakes are squeaking too... it's only at a certain point of brake pedal position. all other places, and the car doesn't squeak at all.

[PeterHBne]

With my previous car (Charade) tried a variety of pads - the absolute best were (believe it or not) Lucas. Cheap as chips and other modified Charade drivers who used to track their cars swore by them. They also tried Greens and found them to be vastly overpriced crap.

[GT3]

What would you use?

What I would use isn't relevant really, every pog set up and the needs of each driver/owner is different. The standard pads (which are lucas) may be fine for many, some may prefer the extra modulation that greens provide, and for those that need greater temp resistance, a track oriented pad may be the go.

[Timbo]

If you are after a high performance pad, there's a few of us that use the Ferodo 2500's on the front. I think most of this is covered in the FAQ and DIY.

I have these on the front with EBC Greens on the rear, and Motul racing fluid, and the brakes are (now) really strong.

[PeterHBne]

So the (crap) standard pads are Lucas hey?

Just goes to show - what works well on one car doesn't neccessarily translate to another.

The Ferodo 2500's are metal, yeh? How does this go on your rotors?

Given I don't track my car I want pads that bite from cold - when some idiot pulls out in front of you when you're doing 80kmh in town.

[Blitzen]

Most Brake pads have some sort of metal in them...it helps add to the "bite" of the pad on the rotor...its all up to the application. I had Bendix pro's on my last car, and they were friggen amazing. I'm looking at adding them to mime now.