Brake Pads

[Beagler]

Tried the Forum search and comes up with everything but brake pads. What are the best alternative for road use to improve rear caliper braking. Have AP  Racing pads installed.

[aerobod - near CYYC]

Ferodo DS2500 work well on the back with the single caliper combined with the front APs. FCP408H should be the right fitment if you are using the LP507 Delphi pads as stock at the moment (it is for my 2012 R400D). The Ferodos give noticeably extra bite over the stock pads and don't take too much to warm them up, I use them for both road and track.

[Beagler]

Thanks James is there a part number for my cars rear calipers

[aerobod - near CYYC]

If these are the rear calipers you have on your car:

https://caterhamparts.co.uk/calipers-pads-discs/7116-brake-caliper-lh-rear-including-carrier-no-pins.html

https://caterhamparts.co.uk/calipers-pads-discs/7119-brake-caliper-rh-rear-including-carrier-no-pins.html

Then they take the stock Caterham pads which are either these:

https://caterhamparts.co.uk/calipers-pads-discs/668-brake-pad-set-rear-standard-calipers-uprated.html

or these : https://caterhamparts.co.uk/calipers-pads-discs/593-brake-pad-rear-standard-material-de-dion-cars.html

The Ferodo FCP408H pads are a direct replacement with a higher friction and temperature compound:

https://www.burtonpower.com/ds2500-pads-r-all-sier-sapph-inc-cos-fer408h.html

https://www.demon-tweeks.com/ferodo-ds2500-brake-pads-ferfcp408h/

[Beagler]

Thats brilliant aerobod thank you for your help.

[Geoff Brown]

During my Diff refurb I fitted Mintex Racing MDB1287 rear pads. A quantum leap on the standard Delphi LP507 as supplied by CC.

They appear to have improved the balance of the braking & stopping power. I have big brakes on the front with Mintex 1144 pads. 

[John Vine]

Re #6:

I'm contemplating going down the same route as Geoff.  When I looked up these pads on Demon Tweeks, I got an error message (same for both pads):

 

 

What's going on there?

JV

[Beagler]

Thanks John

[StevehS3]

#7 interesting the description says "Ideal fast road" and the box says...

Another dilemma!

 

[Jonathan Kay]

"Mintex 1144 pads road legal?"

Jonathan

[StevehS3]

Thank you Jonathan. I have used them but I wouldn't fit them again when the statement is explicit. 

[Geoff Brown]

StevehS3 #9 - 'Dilemma' - what dilemma ?  Nudge, nudge. 

I am not sure what the advisory is implying apart from the pad facing is very high friction, beneficial for circuit or racing use. Then the pads should be eminently suitable for fast road use in a half ton vehicle ?

To get the brake balance correct I was willing to take the gamble.

So would the MoT Inspector notice this discrepancy - I doubt it unless he is a brake pad aficionado. The only instance that the advisory may bear any credibility is when the car is inspected after a road accident even then that may be only a faint possibility.

JV - I sourced my rear pads from Chris at Redline.