Hey guys,

 

I need some brake pads, as you all know I'm on a tight budget but I want something good .... yes I know budget and good don't really go together ..

 

Any recommendations...

 

I normally just use bendex but Nick say they can stuff the rotor.

 

:D

I run RaceBrakes, RB74 compound. I find them very well priced and they work pretty well.

bendix or ferodo

I have bendix standards on the front of my rolla, nick and matt can vouch for how well they pull up (ie. on our way home from all toyota day sunday) :D

my brother (works for brake and clutch specialists) said

 

ferodo's = no disc in 6 months....

 

hes seen rotors that have a 2mm lip after ferodo's had been installed and the pad was only 3/4's worn out....

thats a bad thing yeh?

 

me speak no car english :D

Bendix Ultimates on the Dwarf. Just think Good pads= Good stopping=Smaller rotor lifespan. You can't have everything. I skim my rotors twice a year, and change them probably every two. Dwarfy doesn't get driven that much either.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This affects EVERYTHING...

 

So...you can have either great stopping power and bad disc life OR so so stopping power and great disc life...

 

I dunno what you guys are bitching about...KE70 discs are PISS easy to find at the wreckers....grab a pair (probably $20 worth) get em skimmed...whack them on..

oh and for my 2c.

 

Ive had bendix standards... shit all disc ware (ask doug...he has them now) very dusty..faded very quickly (a run down the front side of mt coot-tha was enuf). Dad has ferodos on the commodore. Replaced the front discs after 10 years and multiple skims.... (brand new discs were $150 a pair from memory)

EBC greenstuff is my pick...i always wait to brake until the last minute & i want something that i knows gonna pull me up when i need it to...no fade, no dust

 

bendix havent been too harsh when i've used them but they don't come anywhere near ebc in quality

 

i've never heard anything positive about ferodo until this thread...but i havent used them so i can't comment

 

its only an extra $80 for a set of ebc over bendix...worth it imo...brakes & tyres are the most important parts on a car

Why so much fuss over brake dust? The RB74's I have put out a fair bit of dust, but they're quite cheap and they pull up very well and I haven't managed to get them to fade yet so I'm happy with them.

 

For more info:

 

http://www.racebrakes.com.au/

Whats some shops that you guys recommend,

 

I have racebrakes down.... anymore?

Repco... :D

 

No, honestly, that's who I get all my bits thru..

I got my pads from Brake Distributors of Australia. They're based in Mudgeeraba or something like that (Gold Coast).

repcos good...they have KE20 pads.. :D but the price is++ i payed $55 for a set of bendix standards about a year ago