Brake pads

[WRXER]

I think it cost me $950 for a full set and that is the 4 pot variant as I have 4 pots also, can't remember what the prices were seperate for front and rears. I'll ask tony at RDL what they were.

[funkytown]

 WRXER said:

I think it cost me $950 for a full set and that is the 4 pot variant as I have 4 pots also, can't remember what the prices were seperate for front and rears. I'll ask tony at RDL what they were.

wowsers!!! $950.. :o :o

[WRXER]

These are more or less track pads so need warming up (driving on the street they are okish at best), it's one of those things price wise... Even tho more expensive, I would never step back again... They are far far superior, put it this way. It wasn't the brakes that were the limiting factor it was the driver lol I couldn't get these suckers to lock up with the tyre setup, so next trackday is going to be alot about working on braking points, and exactly how much these pads can take.

I will happily pay more again for the next stepup once I require them, the investment is well worth it IMO. And they seem to last well, I kinda ate through my TS2000's so if I can get 6+ trackdays out of these pads they would be cheaper then buying multiple sets of ts2000's in the long run. But thats me tho, others I know of can make ts2000's last alot longer.

[funkytown]

 WRXER said:

These are more or less track pads so need warming up (driving on the street they are okish at best), it's one of those things price wise... Even tho more expensive, I would never step back again... They are far far superior, put it this way. It wasn't the brakes that were the limiting factor it was the driver lol I couldn't get these suckers to lock up with the tyre setup, so next trackday is going to be alot about working on braking points, and exactly how much these pads can take.

I will happily pay more again for the next stepup once I require them, the investment is well worth it IMO. And they seem to last well, I kinda ate through my TS2000's so if I can get 6+ trackdays out of these pads they would be cheaper then buying multiple sets of ts2000's in the long run. But thats me tho, others I know of can make ts2000's last alot longer.

true.. its this conversation that is useful. It sounds like a shet load of money hey.. I guess im in that place where my car is my daily but still gets some pretty quick laps in at the track. My current pads are awful when cold . in fact down right dangerous eh... definately need warming up and bite really hard when hot - im still finding their limits as well.. but i have the Znoelli S12 rotors which seem to have decimated my pads.. but i like them due to not a single warpage or hotspot screechy since i bought them..

The last problem is the brake dust.. my last ones were seemingly cronicly dusty.

Dilemas people.. dilemas.

[WRXER]

All good mate, I haven't used slotted for a while. Just been using 2nd hand discs/cheapies lol, currently got a set of brembo discs I scored off trademe lol lasted me 4 trackdays and still cranking lol.... Not convinved on the extra coinage for slotted, just haven't found the gains at the track and have chewed through pads/rotors faster I've found. So currently sticking to the the usual rotors from BNT etc.

Mine isn't a daily driver though, but dust lol I've kinda given up now... Think the metal on my wheels are fecked from the lack of cleaning I've done on them, the dust is doing its damage unfortunately.

[NotAWhiteGTB]

 funkytown said:

The last problem is the brake dust.. my last ones were seemingly cronicly dusty.

Dilemas people.. dilemas.

Haha, You had white wheels on it you Muppet. I must admit they looked cool for about half a lap, before they went into their grey colour

Why do you think i want black wheels

[WRXER]

+1 I'm seriously thinking of spraying mine balck now... Can see why lots of guys at the track all run black/dark wheels lol

[funkytown]

 NotAWhiteGTB']

[quote name='funkytown said:

The last problem is the brake dust.. my last ones were seemingly cronicly dusty.

Dilemas people.. dilemas.

/quote]

Haha, You had white wheels on it you Muppet. I must admit they looked cool for about half a lap, before they went into their grey colour

Why do you think i want black wheels

its worse on my street rims... i was aware the white would go grey fast..

go back to you naughty corner - who let you out ;D