TRad Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 HiI'm looking for some advice on brake pads. My current braking system is stock. Its a 4 speed TR7 which i understand vaguely may have smaller brakes than the 5 speeds? Either way, I've bought some replacement shoes for the squealing rear brakes. The front pads are low - Any advice on which pads to put in? I don't want to spend a lot at the moment and am looking at the standard brake pads, which I know are not great, but for gymkhanas and autosolos do me fine for now. Any thoughts on the EBC greensuffs? Worth investing more and getting a set of these and combining them with stock discs already on the car?Any advice would be much appreciated.CheersAdam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 The 5 speeds have larger rear brakes but they are no problem anyway.I'd fit decent standard pads in the front - Mintex probably, maybe go for a slightly uprated set if they do them for a standard TR7. They should be fine for gentle autotesting but TR7 front brakes are marginal - don't overdo it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 mintex 1144 regards michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRad Posted May 2, 2010 Author Share Posted May 2, 2010 Thanks for the advice. I've just bought some Mintex 1109. I see the 1144 are more suitable for road rallies etc, but at this stage, the price difference is a deal breaker for me. I'll see how I get on with these standards. Might need to keep the anchor on board and chuck it out the window if things get to hairy!Any idea if the standard sims and split pins etc will fit onto these 1109 pads? I assume they don't come with the pads as standard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I expect the current shims and pins will be fine and fit the Mintex pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 michael wrote:mintex 1144 regards michaelI have used the EBC Green Stuff pads over the years but found them to lack ultimate bite.Put Mintex M1144 in the front brakes of my DHC.They should be better (and more expensive), but for obvious reasons I haven't tested them yet ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6boy Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 10 years ago I fitted some Greenstuff on my GT6 and they were a marked improvement on the albe-it bizarre european OE pads i'd fitted previously. However, some years later, I bought a second pair of Greenstuff and these weren't anywhere near as good- brake fade when you don't want it! They were also really dusty- not something the original GS did? :-/ I've heard said that Greenstuff changed their pad material at some time, which might lend some weight to my recollections. Anyway, given my spirited driving and Trackday abuse, I then went for Mintex 1144 and can't speak highly enough of them. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 A little update, checked my Mintex M1144 front pads today.This is how they look after just over 8000 kilometres, including 2 Alpine trips :XBut even when really hot they still performed faultless 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas4 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Hi Beansthe EBC green stuff pads I had on the standard discs lasted only 10 k km. Then I bought EBC cross drilled discs and fitted new EBC green stuff pads; probably now they won't even last 10 k km. The brake efficiency with the new set-up is not much better than before. So if I see this picture I am thinking again of the Capri disc / M16 caliper conversion; I will probably do it after the next MOT.Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I used to have EBC pads in the set up shown in the picture.Wasn't to bad, only faded after two laps of the Nordschleife ;DThe Mintex pads, although very hot, didn't fade at all.But the brake fluid looks rather murky after 8200 kilometres :X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken drumstick Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 1958 wrote:Hi Beansthe EBC green stuff pads I had on the standard discs lasted only 10 k km. Then I bought EBC cross drilled discs and fitted new EBC green stuff pads; probably now they won't even last 10 k km. The brake efficiency with the new set-up is not much better than before. So if I see this picture I am thinking again of the Capri disc / M16 caliper conversion; I will probably do it after the next MOT.ThomasNot sure if it's of any help or not. But this is my take on it:-fancy cross drilled and grooved discs, these are for show and offer no gain in performance. While it's true there may have been benefits in the past in with pad scrubbing and gas expansion outlets, this isn't the case with most modern road grade pads. I believe somewhere on the EBC website there is info telling you the grooved/drilled discs are only for show and offer no actual benefit. This is true for most brake disc makers.-Greenstuff pads are pretty shite. If you must run EBC only run Red or preferably Yellowstuff. If they don't make them for your car in these grades buy another brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas4 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Thank you for this statement!Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 2080 wrote: ... grooved discs, these are for show ... So that's why rally teams use them :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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