Brake pad reccomendations

[Heylin]

Looking at doing the factory brakes, getting worn. 2 choices so far

- EBC Green Stuff $275 nzd

- Subaru OEM ?????$

Any other reccomendations ? want a full set for under $300, just a family road car with occasional spirited weekend drive.

[MercuryFree]

Bendix Ultimates are good value if they make one for your specific legacy, they make a decent amount of dust though.

[Heylin]

 MercuryFree said:

Bendix Ultimates are good value if they make one for your specific legacy, they make a decent amount of dust though.

Car gets cleaned weekly so wont be an issue with dust.

[madmike]

If it was me and for the family wagon. I would just go get a set of whatevers.. No point of spending big $ on a set of pads that really are not needed..

Just my 2c

[newsuba]

Forget EBC.

On a budget;

Bendix Ultimates

Lucas TRW

Ferodo TS2000/Formula

[pl0x]

Bendix ultimates

[Heylin]

Bendix Ultimates are sounding the way to go, have also read a good review of Lucas TRW on UK forums.

[B4 2000]

There is znoelli, I got my pads for the front for just under $100 full set and they are pretty damn good.

The Bendix ultimate is bout twice the price and I don't believe they are any better.

I think Funkytown is running znoelli pads in his car (not sure)

[funkytown]

why yes i do I like them and they havent failed me yet,

seem to wear fast and dusty, but low noise and not to harsh on rotors.

on a road going legacy, good fluid and a set of the TSW repco type stuff will do you just fine.

[RSB]

+1 for bendix ultimates.

Negatives are:

Have a tendancy to chew out discs when not up to temp.

Wear reasonably quickly

Lots of Dust

Positives are:

Far less likely to experience fade

Your legacy will stop on a dime.

Swapping my 500km old top shelf repco pads with another set of ultimates this weekend. The repco pads are that bad/ultimates are that good.

[Heylin]

Quote on OEM Stuff

$142+gst front

$142+gst rear

BNT cant get Ultimates for the front, apprently they reckon im in for $200 per pair anyway base don the ones they get for ford and holden.

Making the EBC Green Stuff @ $275 delivered seem like a good buy, and OEM not bad either.

Anyone know how much I should expect to pay per rotor for machining ? from memory I got pinged $100 per rotor on my old 1999 B4, seemed a bit steep.

[calibre]

I went to Bnt to get some rears for my wagon the other day, they have their own brand that they get made overseas (C plus - ceramic), evidently supposed to be really low dust and perform well, and last ages. Heaps cheaper than Ripco/ Supercrap decent alternatives, seem good so far. $120 odd front+rear. came highly recommended from the worker who has them fitted to his and wife's cars, does heaps of towing too.

2c

[D-Style]

Has anyone used the Bendix Road/Race series of pads? They sell them here in aussie and seem to be next stage up from ultimates but not full on race pads

[paulngui]

 Heylin said:

Quote on OEM Stuff

$142+gst front

$142+gst rear

I assume that's $142+gst for both left and right? Not each?

[Swindog]

This ferodos are good value. Did a track day with em no fade and good on the street. Ts2000 I think.

[calibre]

Remember people, we are talking about a road car here, not a track car sounds like 95% of your driving is cruising/ commuting? why spend far more than you need on something designed to work best when hot? unless you have money to burn?

[Swindog]

exactly why the ferodo was good. not much dust. lasted pretty well. could handle the track but is a street pad.

[Heylin]

Anyone heard of Remsa Pads ? $140 inc gst for full set.

Waikato Clutch & Brake sell them, meets european standard, owner uses them and has a few friends that use them, courier drivers, truck drivers, with lots of frequent stop \ start driving, all good reviews.

The Remsa testing prodcedures look pretty stringent as well

http://www.remsa.com/

[pl0x]

all brake pads I've driven with are good enough and do the trick... just I like bendix ultimates better than the rest (including Ferodo TS2000)

Good bite from cold and seemed to stop on a dime. lots of brake dust but meh

[calibre]

These are the ones I was talking about, good info about them.

http://www.adenstyreshop.co.nz/product_info.php?cPath=354_449&products_id=3211

[mondo]

Just go with OEM, they are a bit over priced at $140+ a set, but they dont throw out clouds of dust and they work well, and a lot of after market stuff dont have the same pad area as OEM.