FTO AUSTRALIA

Been told my brake pads are pretty much gone, so im thinking of changing them.

Looking for some decent priced quality stuff lol

Can someone recommend me different brands of brake pads and their price (:

Oh and where would i be able to get them in Sydney

http://www.mivec.co.uk/modifications/modifications.htm

The Mintex 1155 were the best but they are about $170 a pair from memory

So far I have used Race Brakes RB74s with stock discs, and EBC Green Stuff with DBA slotted/cross drilled discs. I found the first combination was better.

http://racebrakes.com.au/index.php?disp ... &page_id=7

spetz wrote:http://www.mivec.co.uk/modifications/modifications.htm

The Mintex 1155 were the best but they are about $170 a pair from memory

Thats abit out of my price range lol

Perhaps you'd be better with some Bendix Heavy Duty then. About $70 a pair, DB1223. Available from most auto shops.

Bennoz wrote:Perhaps you'd be better with some Bendix Heavy Duty then. About $70 a pair, DB1223. Available from most auto shops.

For a stock gpx and street driving those would do yeah??

phi-tec wrote:

Bennoz wrote:Perhaps you'd be better with some Bendix Heavy Duty then. About $70 a pair, DB1223. Available from most auto shops.

For a stock gpx and street driving those would do yeah??

Yeah, they're ok for street. Some people don't like them, but for the price, they're ok. Either that or the Ferrodo heavy duty (4WD) are in the same price & performance category.

Whats the part no. for ferrodos?

Quote the Bendix number (its a baseline reference for pads all over Aussie parts stores) then tell 'em you want the equivalent in the Ferrodo.

Supplanter wrote:So far I have used Race Brakes RB74s with stock discs, and EBC Green Stuff with DBA slotted/cross drilled discs. I found the first combination was better.

http://racebrakes.com.au/index.php?disp ... &page_id=7

How much were the RB74s, and how fast did they warm up?
I drove a friends Verada with RDA rotors + some pads (not sure what they were) and when driving it cold the brakes pretty much didn't work

They took a few minutes to warm up, I think they cost around $180 for the two front pads, but that was several years ago so the price has probably changed.

You do realise how dangerous running race pads on the street that don't work until they're warmed up is right.

So next time you're cruising down the motorway and need to emergency brake you might as well not bother. For your sake I hope you only kill yourself.

I'm using Bendix pads + DBA rotors and they stop me real good, didn't cost too much.
Didn't overheat going through Kangaroo Valley on the way to the bonfire and we had heaps of traffic in front making us brake all the way down. Didn't we Sahin

Yeah but still had an alright spirited run down there
I still beat you

Sahin wrote: Yeah but still had an alright spirited run down there

That just made us have to brake harder all the way down, making Bendix + DBA do a good job

Sahin wrote:I still beat you

Hahahahahaha F***en Haha

I ened up getting Mitsubitshi factory brake pads, those green pads? o-o

Ended up costing me $100bux and 40bux labour to install ==

What are thses green thingo pads?

EBC Green Stuff are green

Dont think its EBC LOL

the box had like Mitsubishi all over it lol

Shane001 wrote:You do realise how dangerous running race pads on the street that don't work until they're warmed up is right.

So next time you're cruising down the motorway and need to emergency brake you might as well not bother. For your sake I hope you only kill yourself.

I haven't driven on race pads, but from my knowledge this is only a problem once you drive off from a cold start. Once they warm up they stay warm because there is always some brake drag (I could be wrong, but this is how my friends Verada was with unknown pads which did not work cold)

PHIL069 wrote:I'm using Bendix pads + DBA rotors and they stop me real good, didn't cost too much.
Didn't overheat going through Kangaroo Valley on the way to the bonfire and we had heaps of traffic in front making us brake all the way down. Didn't we Sahin

Have you ever used RDA rotors? How big is the difference between RDA and DBA slotteds?