R26 Brake pads choice. DS3000 or Carbon Lorraine

CL5s should be fine for the rear. I personally dont rate ds2500 or 3000 pads. CL and pfc pads have much better feel through the pedal.

Dave

 

I've got some nearly new RC5 rears wich can be for sale if you want

Ferodo ds1.11's are proven on the front of the Megan's

Used in the clio cup also

 

If you want a more aggressive pad test pagid RS5 or RS15 depends on what use you make.

 

I'm thinking of trying DS1.11 next but not sure if I should put the same on the back, or stick with DS2500s at the back. Any thoughts?

 

Stick with 2500's on the back

 

Speaking from experience John?
I've heard it's better to stick to a lower spec pad at the back, but I wasn't sure if the combination of 1.11 and 2500 was appropriate.

 

A valid combination is also Dsuno on the front with ds1.11 on the rear.

 

Best combo I've run is ds3000's up front with ds2500's rear . Awesome but I only got 1.5 days out of the ds3000's and they were gone

I've got some ds1.11's on the way to go up front . Should be pretty much as good as ds3000's but last 4/5 days and be kind on the discs

Josh cook runs DS 1.11's up front with ds2500 rears and says it's one of the best setups available for the Meg's

Also John (Frederick) runs this setup and his brakes are awesome all day long with no problems . He's run them for a long time with no issues

 

Good stuff, thanks for the info.
P.S. Sorry for the Hijack Luke, maybe it's useful for you too.

 

I ran the ds3000 for a short time
To dusty for me and hard to remove off the alloys
Are the ds1.11 a lot better from dust
Cheers

 

Ds1.11 at that level is compared to the other compounds (DS2500, ds3000, etc.)?

 

Got a handy graph which helps to see where they sit regarding coefficient level

 

DS 1.11s will be going in mine next time all though I've never had a problem with the DS 2500s all round along with the PF 330 kit, the 1.11s should be another couple of steps up

 

Don't bother with any other pad buy the DS 1.11s from jjc race and rally, their proven to work mate

 

Their about £150 a set

 

Their not on there Luke you have to phone up, ask for dave mate

 

I tried both DS2500 and CL RC6 in my clio 197. The DS2500 are a step up over standard but I melted them on a trackday, they left horrible deposits all over the discs, looking on the web this seems to be a common problem with DS2500 pads. I then changed to RC6 and they were amazing, phenomenal stopping power all day long on track with no fade and just as good on a stone cold winters morning (sintered pads don't need warming up). Only problem was they squealed quite a bit so were a bit embarrassing sometimes

 

Thanks! Dsuno (red line) is very interesting, cold 0.45 and 0.50 up to 7-800 º

 

I'm not sure you can call 150 degC cold! I doubt the pads even get that hot in normal day to day driving

 

High consumption of discs with rc6?

 

Are DS 1.11's suitable for normal, slow road use? Where'd you find them?

 

I'm considering getting yellow stuff pads when I need new ones.
Is this a good choice?

 

JJC quoted me £130 for front 1.11s. Did you find RC5+ for less than that?

 

£130 .. Is that plus VAT ?

 

£157 from jjc

 

Am I looking at the graph right? The higher the coefficient the better?

 

No, sorry - works out at £157 for 1.11s as Steve said.

 

That's sounds more like it