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Does anybody out there know if swapping standard brake pads for Green stuff items improves the stopping at all?
New discs and pads put on about a year ago and still not impressed by feel. A bit wooden and needs a fair amount of pressure. Servo seems ok and all pipes are in good nick.
Braided hoses will be put on when I can afford them.
New discs and pads put on about a year ago and still not impressed by feel. A bit wooden and needs a fair amount of pressure. Servo seems ok and all pipes are in good nick.
Braided hoses will be put on when I can afford them.
You'll get mixed reports no doubt, but really I would advise you to stay away from GreenStuff.
Get a good brand of fast road pad, flush the fluid and the important bit is bed the pads in according to the manufacturers instructions. This makes a huge difference. Also if the discs are significantly worn, replace them at the same time. If the discs are grooved or tapered the pads will only bear on a small area and most of your effort will be wasted distorting the pads.
My favorite pads at the moment at DS2500 but Tarox XF are also very good, there are some very good Pagid pads too.
Get a good brand of fast road pad, flush the fluid and the important bit is bed the pads in according to the manufacturers instructions. This makes a huge difference. Also if the discs are significantly worn, replace them at the same time. If the discs are grooved or tapered the pads will only bear on a small area and most of your effort will be wasted distorting the pads.
My favorite pads at the moment at DS2500 but Tarox XF are also very good, there are some very good Pagid pads too.
clarenceboddiger said:
GreenV8S said:
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My favorite pads at the moment at DS2500 but Tarox XF are also very good, there are some very good Pagid pads too.
My favorite pads at the moment at DS2500 but Tarox XF are also very good, there are some very good Pagid pads too.
Are you using standard discs with these ???
Choose pads with a good friction curve and a temperature rating that covers the range you expect to use. For a road going TVR that means 'fast road'. If you're working the brakes hard enough to feel them going spongy you may be suffering from pad gassing and need some ventilation, in which case grooved discs are the answer (but not too many grooves - 4-8 per side is ample). But don't do this unless you need it, because it reduces the contact area of the pads and increases noise, pad wear and dust. Do not consider drilled disks if you ever expect to work the brakes hard, they are for show only.
Hi
I dont have the same knowledge depth as GreenV8S but i have fitted the Green Stuff discs and pads at the same time and found a good improvement.
I dont thrash my car too hard but i do push on. But for me i wanted a pad that worked as well when cold as when warmed up & the Green Stuff are good at that. Also have low lwvwls of dust production.
Good & consistant feel with the ability to judge the point just before lock up and break most effeciently
have fun
I dont have the same knowledge depth as GreenV8S but i have fitted the Green Stuff discs and pads at the same time and found a good improvement.
I dont thrash my car too hard but i do push on. But for me i wanted a pad that worked as well when cold as when warmed up & the Green Stuff are good at that. Also have low lwvwls of dust production.
Good & consistant feel with the ability to judge the point just before lock up and break most effeciently
have fun
I swapped to Ferodo DS2000 on my S after doing a track day on standard brakes and was very happy with them. I think Ferodo have now rebranded the DS2000 as DS'Performance'. Recently changed my chimaeras brakes to Ferodo DS2500 after a similar experience on a trackday and they seem to work really well too. Both work fine on standard discs even on frosty mornings.
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