single brake setup or road&track set?
Discussion
i track my daily driver ('15 FK2 CTR) and theres a fair bit of talk about which pads to go with. pagid RS29's being the preferred top performing pads.
as for discs, theres very little available; OEM discs (£140/ea) and either 2peice non-floating tarox or girodisc (both £800+/pair).
doing a fair bit of research into the rs29's, it seems theres not a small group of people who say they're not really suitable for the road/year-round use.
currently i run OEM discs with ProjectMu HC800 fronts, and Dixcel Z's on the rear for road & track use.
obviously having road & track brakes would save in the (very) long run - can pretty much go for OEM discs & pads for the road which is vastly cheaper than performance options.
what gets me is having over £1k of brakes sat in the garage for 3-4 track days/yr.
as for discs, theres very little available; OEM discs (£140/ea) and either 2peice non-floating tarox or girodisc (both £800+/pair).
doing a fair bit of research into the rs29's, it seems theres not a small group of people who say they're not really suitable for the road/year-round use.
currently i run OEM discs with ProjectMu HC800 fronts, and Dixcel Z's on the rear for road & track use.
obviously having road & track brakes would save in the (very) long run - can pretty much go for OEM discs & pads for the road which is vastly cheaper than performance options.
what gets me is having over £1k of brakes sat in the garage for 3-4 track days/yr.
The thing that kills pads and discs on track is heat, if you can get a really good cooling set-up especially on the front of a fwd car, you can get away with a relatively moderate braking set-up with decent fluid.
With heavy cooling you may struggle to get performance pads up to optimal temps on the road, but unless you're running a really extreme compound there should be adequate stopping power form cold with most pads.
With heavy cooling you may struggle to get performance pads up to optimal temps on the road, but unless you're running a really extreme compound there should be adequate stopping power form cold with most pads.
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