Hi Just after some advice on what peoples opinions are on the best brake pads to fit on the R26 for road use and a trip to Nurburgring in the summer! Fitting them to new HC Brembo front discs and 175 dci rear discs. Any advice or opinions greatly received Thanks
DS1.11, or XP8, the DS make more noise on the road unless you give them a hammering very now and them.
xp8 are fantastic,had 2 sets..instant bite,no fade..very dusty though..but id rather be able to stop!
Thanks for all the suggestions. If Im honest all ones suggested sound a bit overkill as I dont do trackdays and the trip to the ring is my first! Would something like these be any good? Anybody tried them? http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=3879&appid=12 Or am I better sticking to Brembo OE ones? Thanks
Thanks for all the suggestions. If Im honest all ones suggested sound a bit overkill as I dont do trackdays and the trip to the ring is my first! Would something like Ferodo DS Performance be any good? Think they are a step down from DS2500 Or am I better sticking to Brembo OE ones? Thanks
I use brembo HC disks couples with yellow stuff pads and really enjoy them. I have not done any track days but for a little fast road blast I can't fault them.
Not really though. Pads are quite a personal thing. Ive ran RC6's before but far prefer the Carbotechs i have ran in both XP8 and XP10 compounds, The CL's are a bit too grabby for me IMO
hit the brakes a couple of times when you're doing 100mph and the OE brembo pads stop working...... People really don't rate DS2500 given the weight of the mk2 meganes..... I'm also using DS1.11 - they work fantasticly from cold and they are only £153 from JJC Race and rally - just email, and say you are a member of this forum - that price makes it hard to look at another compound on the Mk2 imo.
No worries mate, Like with all performance parts, they have their downsides - they will squeall at low speeds, create a lot of dust mess, but thats a small trade off in my book - Get RBF600 Fluid (1ltr) and you'll be sorted
DS1.11's would be a good choice and have been well proven on track by many track day goers :cool: But as said pads can be quiet a personal thing .. depends on how you drive and what you want from a pad really .. for fast road and a blast round the ring i would say something less aggressive like the DS2500's would be a good choice too
Thanks guys. The car is not going to be used on track unless I get the bug after my trip to the ring in May! Lol. John-Have you run DS2500s? Ive read people complain about a lack of intitial bite from them. I do recall a similar issue with a set of DS2500s I had on my old GTI6.
Yep had a few sets , I used to use them with 330's on track and had no issues .. after getting som heat into them they do bite better .. obviously not as much bite as an all out Track/Race pad compound ... but much nicer pad to live with everyday , less dust , wear and shouldn't squeal .
