Steve Robinson Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Having never had to inspect my own brake pads before, what should I be looking for to confirm if they need replacing for the upcoming track day season? And the next obvious question..... any recommendations for almost pure track work and sprinting? Thanks in advance Robbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355GTS Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Steve you need to look at the depth of the pad material, if you're planning tracks and sprints you don't really want to be below 3mm to 4mm left ans the thicker the pad the betterthe heat dissipation. As far as recommendations I only use my 7 for trackdays and currently running Pagid (RS14's I think) which are very good although previously I had Ferodo DS3000's which had a sharper feel, some info here http://www.ferodo.co.uk/ferodo_home/motorsports.html#DS3000 I've also used Mintex 1155's which were OK but lacked the feel of either of the above Note neither the Pagid's or DS3000's are legal for road use presumably because they need some heat in them before they work Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Robinson Posted February 3, 2003 Author Share Posted February 3, 2003 Fantastic, thanks for your help Mark. Robbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaseb Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 Robbo I've got RS-15's (road legal too!)on the front of mine and reckon they are the mutt's nuts, really good bite from cold and even better when they warm up, loads of feel too even with standard discs - quite costly though at £120 odd for an axle set - don't know how this compares to RS-14?! Jason PS You're quite local to me I believe - Shefford?! Is on my way home from work, when the roads have dried out you could always have a go and see for yourself?! Edited by - jaseb on 3 Feb 2003 09:02:35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Robinson Posted February 3, 2003 Author Share Posted February 3, 2003 Jase, Prefer the idea of road legal I think, so will have a look at the RS-15's. Drop me a line anytime you fancy dropping by (are you the Jase as in spinners other half?) Robbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaseb Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 Yep, that'll be me, the same Spinner who's changed her mind on sprinting this year 🙆🏻 Will sort something out for a weekend this month or we will be at the Silverstone virgins thing for a nose on the 1st March. We'll be at Llandow at the end of March too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Robinson Posted February 3, 2003 Author Share Posted February 3, 2003 Can't believe she's changed her mind, how come, she looked pretty quick at the ladies day ???? Robbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaseb Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 She'll probably change her mind back at some point if I know Jane at all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Robinson Posted February 3, 2003 Author Share Posted February 3, 2003 I reckon you need to give her a nudge from Sal and I as we were looking forward to some competition at Curborough in May! I'm booking an afternoon at Curborough for late April for some sneaky practice before May 17th, you two are more than welcome to join us if you can make it. Should have the date my Thursday, cost will be peanuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ranson Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 As well as the depth of pad material remaining look for taper, more wear at the leading than trailing edge. IME excessive taper occurs before exhaustion with track type usage. YMMV, especially with 4 pot calipers. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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