Brake pads ....

[johno]

All,

As I'm about to upgrade the Griffith's brakes to Tuscan calipers, can I ask what option are available fo rfast road pads.

I'm a real Pagid fan, are they available for the Tuscan caliper ??

I understand they are AP originally, what are their pads like ??

Any recommendations welcomed.

Cheers

Mark

[joospeed]

It all depends which caliper you have of course .. for the early AP calipers fitted to tuscans and cerberas there's lots of choice .. for the later *eared* pads there's very little choice ..

[johno]

Joolz,

Can you tell from a picture ... ???



I've met Hans a few times, and I know what his car's are like, . So given he's coming to see friends of mine next month seems like an ideal opportunity.

Are these the earlier or later 'ear' types. Given that I can see 'ears' I'm not confident !

>> Edited by johno on Sunday 10th October 20:06

[joospeed]

yeh they're the later eared type .. you can have the AP stuff or I sell a very good pad from SBS, but no cheaper (about 180 pounds a set)

mintex are doing some pads for that caliper but i've heard no word from my suppier yet ..

[johno]

Cheers Joolz, they are coming with pads, although standard and I was wondering what the options would be available .... and it doesn't sound promising.

I'll run with the standard pads to start with and see how I get. I didn't use to suffer that much fade with hot pads and standard calipers in The Griffith at Dongington, so the sheer size increase should assist significantly.

Thanks for the help.

[joospeed]

yeh on pad choice it's very much a backwrd step in caliper terms, you'd have been much better off with the earlier caliper, but they look great

[johno]

It is a shame to e so restricted, however I shall remain hopeful that Pagid decide to grace my calipers with suitable pads.

As for SBS, I though they were mainly bike pads rather than car's ?

Whilst I have your attention could I ask you one last question .... I am about to get my new Nitron and looking at the spring collars they are a quite unusual shape and want to know that a standard adjustable 'C' spanner will change them without damaging them or me in the process ?

[joospeed]

you just need to file the corners off the square section on the C spanner, and it'll go in no probs.

SBS .. not being into bikes i know nothing of their heritage, just that they make damn fine car pads (tho expensive, boo!)

[johno]

Cheers Joolz .... any other tips for their fitment ??

[lanciachris]

180 quid for a set of brake pads?? <swoon>

Why so much?

[joospeed]

lanciachris said:

180 quid for a set of brake pads?? <swoon> Why so much?

erm dunno, you'd better ask SBS that one ..

[powerlord]

lanciachris said:

180 quid for a set of brake pads?? <swoon> Why so much?

standard trevor front set is the same price more or less (as all 4 corners of mine got done last week)

stu

[19560]

What about this on the T350 Forum?

Dookie said:

I was looking for new pads because the car was starting to pull to the O/S at high speed. I found that the Pads were starting to break up due to heat from track day use. The ones now fitted are from a Seat Cupra R, £15 +vat, TVR £150. The £15 have been on now for 3 track days and are working perfect. And the milage is now 10k.

>> Edited by 19560 on Monday 11th October 20:45

[powerlord]

19560 said:

What about this on the T350 Forum? [quote=Dookie]I was looking for new pads because the car was starting to pull to the O/S at high speed. I found that the Pads were starting to break up due to heat from track day use. The ones now fitted are from a Seat Cupra R, £15 +vat, TVR £150. The £15 have been on now for 3 track days and are working perfect. And the milage is now 10k.

!"£$%£"""££$£$&&* !! you are joking me ! from a seat cupra ? well.. if they fit fair enough ! How did you find out they would fit ?

Mine is the RR with drilled bolted on discs and calipers the size of my head, so I think they will be a bit bigger than cupra ones, but you're right would be good to find out what kind of standard part they are.

[19560]

powerlord said:

!"£$%£"""££$£$&&* !! you are joking me ! from a seat cupra ? well.. if they fit fair enough !

It gets better

Dookie said:

For the Cupra R also would you beleive a Clio Sport?

A comment from a brake linings engineer would be helpful.