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Which Brake pads

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:44 am
by StanTheMan
Got this earpiercing metal on metal Noise on the way home last night...... its not the Brakepad backing plate on the Rotor noise......so i assume its the Brakepad warning singns.


Which Brake pad is great. Loved t6he OEM ones that came with the NB8A Upgrade kit. But I believe these are not available in OZ.

High Performance
No Dust
No Dust
Defenently No Dust
Spirited Driving
Occasional Track Day
No Dust

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:45 am
by StanTheMan
By tghe Way.....No Dust :mrgreen:

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:36 am
by Craig
WOW (or is that COW) the proverbial cake and eat it situation! :P

Go the Bendix Ultimates...they were great in the NA! :mrgreen:

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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:39 am
by smiles
Craig wrote:WOW (or is that COW) the proverbial cake and eat it situation! :P

Go the Bendix Ultimates...they were great in the NA! :mrgreen:


hahaha did you miss the bit where he said No Dust? :)

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:41 am
by Craig
LOL @ NO DUST! :lol:

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:44 am
by Li7hium
Couldn't recommend the Bendix Ultimates on the "No Dust" issue.

With the other criteria:

High Performance = Yep!

Spirited Driving = Yep!

Occasional Track Day = I'll let you know in 6 weeks.

Matt

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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:51 am
by Craig
Li7hium wrote:Couldn't recommend the Bendix Ultimates on the "No Dust" issue


Highly recommended on the non rattling issue though...%#$@ cheap shyte RB74's! :|

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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:01 am
by Li7hium
Craig wrote:Highly recommended on the non rattling issue though...%#$@ cheap shyte RB74's! :|


Of that, there is no doubt. :mrgreen:

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:08 am
by smiles
RB74s are a better track pad than Ultimates.

Ultimates are quite crap on the track.

Note the above comments come from driving a heavier car on a track, not an mx5, so perhaps they're out of place somewhat!

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:13 am
by maxwolfie
Driving home from.. MX mania? I didnt know you were there? Or am I making too many assumptions? :P

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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:23 am
by Craig
smiles wrote:RB74s are a better track pad than Ultimates


Agreed, but unfortunatley a lot of the RB74 backing plates don't have the holes in them for the anti rattle clips so they rattle around and eventually drive you mad, unless you're lucky enough to get a set that does.

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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:32 am
by StanTheMan
maxwolfie wrote:Driving home from.. MX mania? I didnt know you were there? Or am I making too many assumptions? :P



No....Home from picking up the princess.....unfortunantly never made to Mania :oops:
by ther time the better half came in it was 730pm.
too buggered to have a look last nigt after chasing the kids to bed.
Riding the pushy today.

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:34 am
by Babalouie
Bendix Metal King are definitely no dust. Good track performance too, but on the street they're terrible because they never get up to temp.

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:38 am
by Matty
metal king are average on the track imho.

sorry to say that brake dust is a part of performance, and like a loud exhaust it should be celebrated and enjoyed.

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:42 am
by Babalouie
I've got Endless SS-M at the moment and they feel great. Haven't had them on the track yet but they are definitely no-dust on the street..