Mas Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 This might have been covered a few times but what Ive found while searching was mostly about j-spec brakes and not uk or didnt give the answer Im looking for! Which pads are the best in the market with best stopping power and close as possible to dust free ?! endless, TRD, CW's ... ? If any trader has any good one in stock I'd be interested to know the prices as Im after a full set front and back for my UK brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I really rate Endless CCR pads. They take no time to warm up, fairly low dust and hard wearing. I didn't get any fade of a lap of the 'ring either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I really rate Endless CCR pads. They take no time to warm up, fairly low dust and hard wearing. I didn't get any fade of a lap of the 'ring either. I like the Endless and the Hawk HP+, I didn't like Porterfields, too dusty and braking performance seemed to be lacking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 see i hear mixed things about endless... i heard porterfields are the shit these days even though they have discountinued the R4 pads which were probly the best comprimise for track and street use. After being in a few cars with porterfields id put my money on them, brakes were always there and gripped hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 didn't like Porterfields, too dusty and braking performance seemed to be lacking. Which Porterfields? I used the Racing ones on my old UK spec, and although very dusty, I found thier performance to be excellent, both on the road and plenty of fast laps of the 'Ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 see i hear mixed things about endless... What sort of things do you hear mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra matt Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I have cw and must say they the best pads i have used really good stoping power (i'm running single turbo as well) not to much dust to . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 inconsistency after the initial bite.. numb feeling, and not worth the money there sold for... ofcourse i dont know from personal expierence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 inconsistency after the initial bite.. numb feeling, and not worth the money there sold for... ofcourse i dont know from personal expierence Would be interesting to know which model Endless pads that refers to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Which Porterfields? I used the Racing ones on my old UK spec, and although very dusty, I found thier performance to be excellent, both on the road and plenty of fast laps of the 'Ring. R4s - it was the dust that annoyed me more than the braking performance but they didn't amaze me enough with stopping to compensate for the twice daily wheel cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Would be interesting to know which model Endless pads that refers to maybe 1 of the entry levels... i dunno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Performance friction race pads were great, they`ve been discontinued too:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 PF were about as good as they got, you'll be hard pressed to find any new ones nowadays though. When I get a bit of time I will see who else offers serious race pads for the UK / US spec calipers. Porterfield R4 are good, if crude, as they are very hard an discs, and have a high sintered iron content which plays hell with wheel paint. and side body paint from iridescent particles fusing into the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 realy? i didnt think R4s were to harsh on disc's but then again i dont know what compound they are made from! Idealy we all want a pad which is useful on the track and uselable on the road without squeeling like hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 That's the difference between race and road pads, road pads need to be quiet, clean and with a good life for both discs and pads, the race market just want bite, modulation and at the most 24 hour life for both pads and discs, often far less. Noise is irrelevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony1 Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) Iv got the porterfield R4 race pads which are Carbon Kevlar. I have done atleast 300 road miles with them and they still squeel like hell. It is now getting to the point of taking them out and finding something else if they do not get any better in the next 100 or so miles. Edited October 29, 2009 by tony1 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I had endless (ccx on the front and sss on the rear) and they were great. Although after a day at llandow they mannaged to slide out of the caliper a little :S They did gettt incredibly hot though, The braking was very good on the other hand. I have EBC red stuff's on at the moment. Did a track day yesterday and had to use them in anger for the first time and i dont like them at all. Was having trouble getting the abs to kick in even on a damp track. The performance just wasnt there and they didnt seem to bite like the endless. They are fine for normal road use though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I am currently using carbotech pads and find them to be very good. Very consistent, good 'bite' and also have a good working temperature range. http://www.carbotech-europe.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Iv got the porterfield R4 race pads which are Carbon Kevlar. I have done atleast 300 road miles with them and they still squeel like hell. It is now getting to the point of taking them out and finding something else if they do not get any better in the next 100 or so miles. R4's have a lot of sintered iron in them, and such pads are very noisy. They are a race compound, and as such noise is not something the makers will worry about at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 what would recommend chris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mas Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 Good comments there guys, Ive been given a set of front and rear CW pads for free by Rush " thanks mate Only heard good comments about the CW pads but never used them before so Im looking forward to see the performance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Bear in mind my fast road pads are not really for serious track usage. They'll take some stick on a track, but not 20 laps of Donington at full bore, in a full weight car on Jap spec brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2 MSW Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Iv got the porterfield R4 race pads which are Carbon Kevlar. I have done atleast 300 road miles with them and they still squeel like hell. It is now getting to the point of taking them out and finding something else if they do not get any better in the next 100 or so miles. Are these pads not the top race spec pads that have an ideal operating temp of something like 900 degrees?? I would not have thought they would be much use on the road and noisey as hell. I use the Porterfield R4S and they are the best pads ive ever used, very dusty though and now ive read what Chris has put about the meterial content I will be washing my car at the weekend to get all the dust off from the Anglesey track day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimojameso Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I have CW fast road pads and there excellent. Blow the brembo pads i had out the water. Quite a bit of dust but worth it!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 No probs Mas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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