ebc brakes what do you think

[andy l]

hi can you tell me what you think of ebc brakes i live close to there workshop so may just go there ,,,, up graded just fronts fitted 240

[Wobbly Dave]

:pants: big fat hairy pants. OK for the corsa crowd but no good on Oblovs

[andy l]

thanks for that

[dicky b t5]

:pants: big fat hairy pants. OK for the corsa crowd but no good on Oblovs

Oblov's ....Wobbly..? :drunk:

[andyb]

When I got my T5 it had EBC disks and redstuff pads on it. I can honestly say they were the worst brakes I`ve come across in 30 odd years.

Changed to 302 disks and Ferodo pads from VT.....no vibrations...no fade...excellent from cold....couldn`t ask for more..

regards

Andrew

[pault5]

hello,
using greenstuff at the mo' no better than standard but less dust.
paul

[Al115]

Are there any other "preferred" combinations for standard-sized brake discs / pads than the Brembo/Ferodo pairing? Don't the police use Mintex pads?

Just curious as I will be replacing my front discs soon enough. :)


Alastair

[swordy21]

Just put Brembo discs on the rear and will be putting Zimmerman on the front t'moro, with textar pads on both. We'll see what they do. Rears solved a lot of squeal, but fronts still squeek (I know its unusual, but they are well past it). Got a lot of judder at the mo as well. Gonna do CV joints, and hub bearings at the same time.

[p fandango]

i wouldn't touch EBC discs again (except possible grooved/drilled 1's for the rear) but my greenstuff pads are lasting ages even on cheesegraters

[JUDGENINJA]

Avoid EBC's at all costs.....

I'm also stuck with greens for the time being...!!!!! :frown:

[volvotuning]

Are there any other "preferred" combinations for standard-sized brake discs / pads than the Brembo/Ferodo pairing? Don't the police use Mintex pads?

Just curious as I will be replacing my front discs soon enough. :)


Alastair

Ferodo are probably the best pads available on the market. That's why AP use them in their big brake kits too. We tested various combinations over a period of 3 years and in terms of performance for the money spent, the Ferodo pads seem to be unbeatable.

I too had major problems with EBC red stuff. They glazed, and lost all stopping power after 40 mph! Very scary.

Adam.