Adrian6T T.P.I.S. Donating Members 2,578 Member For: 20y 5m 29d Gender: Male Location: SoR, WA Posted 26/01/09 01:42 AM Share Posted 26/01/09 01:42 AM Hi guys,My brakes are crap. I have just done 7000km in the car and under hard braking it doesn't like to stop. ABS kicks in way too early. My BA brakes felt better then these do. They had DBA 4000, QFM pads and braided lines on the standard as can be BA brakes.I am putting an order in this week with Race Brakes for Braided lines and I will be flushing the stock fluid out with good quality fluid, just need to know what every ones experience is with different pads.Looking for a good balanced pad.CheersAdrian Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53881-brake-pads-for-brembos/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford_Power Member 798 Member For: 22y 2m 1d Posted 27/01/09 01:15 PM Share Posted 27/01/09 01:15 PM Erm.. if your ABS is kicking in too early that is due to the grip of your tyres against the road being crap... nothing to do with the brakes themselves! So long as the wheel is able to be locked, then the brakes are doing their job!Get stickier tyres! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53881-brake-pads-for-brembos/#findComment-811580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian6T T.P.I.S. Donating Members 2,578 Member For: 20y 5m 29d Gender: Male Location: SoR, WA Posted 27/01/09 01:18 PM Author Share Posted 27/01/09 01:18 PM Ford_Power said: Erm.. if your ABS is kicking in too early that is due to the grip of your tyres against the road being crap... nothing to do with the brakes themselves! So long as the wheel is able to be locked, then the brakes are doing their job!Get stickier tyres!So what your saying is that Ford put crap tyres on our cars from factory.........no. I thought about that too but I would still really like to know of other peoples experiences with pads. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53881-brake-pads-for-brembos/#findComment-811581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyplums Member 1,080 Member For: 16y 9m 28d Gender: Male Posted 27/01/09 02:49 PM Share Posted 27/01/09 02:49 PM get bigger pads, o and brakes to suit... 6pots ftw. im on crap/factory fluid with 7.5k km's and rubber lines and it stops on a dime Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53881-brake-pads-for-brembos/#findComment-811603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Apples Donating Members 110 Member For: 19y 10m 10d Gender: Male Posted 27/01/09 09:17 PM Share Posted 27/01/09 09:17 PM About the ABS... Mine was quite bad, at the FPV track day, the instructor was at the end of the main straight, jumped on the brakes and promptly asked "what the hell is with your brakes?"!Anyway I fitted the nolathane bush kit for the control arms, and it's a massive improvement. same brakes. ride is noticably harsher on shlte roads, though. Cheers,Chris. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53881-brake-pads-for-brembos/#findComment-811628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 19y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 27/01/09 10:48 PM Share Posted 27/01/09 10:48 PM The Racebrakes replacement pads they make for the Brembos are your best bet. Someone was telling me he got 20,000ks out of the stock pads, installed the Racebrakes pads and is up to 80,000ks on the same set. I drove over the westgate and bought some the next day lol Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53881-brake-pads-for-brembos/#findComment-811660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian6T T.P.I.S. Donating Members 2,578 Member For: 20y 5m 29d Gender: Male Location: SoR, WA Posted 27/01/09 11:50 PM Author Share Posted 27/01/09 11:50 PM R%26%23045%3BSPEC said: The Racebrakes replacement pads they make for the Brembos are your best bet. Someone was telling me he got 20,000ks out of the stock pads, installed the Racebrakes pads and is up to 80,000ks on the same set. I drove over the westgate and bought some the next day lolHow do they perform other than endurance? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53881-brake-pads-for-brembos/#findComment-811687 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erko Donating Members 1,079 Member For: 21y 7m 30d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 28/01/09 01:04 AM Share Posted 28/01/09 01:04 AM I have Ferodo DS2500s in the front and a racebrakes compound in the rear of mine.......no dramas at all, handle track + street fine. Much better than stock. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53881-brake-pads-for-brembos/#findComment-811752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian6T T.P.I.S. Donating Members 2,578 Member For: 20y 5m 29d Gender: Male Location: SoR, WA Posted 28/01/09 01:19 AM Author Share Posted 28/01/09 01:19 AM Thanks mate. Do you find that the DS2500 are too hard and prone to squeal. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53881-brake-pads-for-brembos/#findComment-811764 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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