Brake Pads Thread

[wonton]

my fren told me that s2000 stock opad are better than oem dc5 one...any suggestion about the s2000 one and the price as well? i feel the stock dc5 pad are sux when going hard brake, cruise and cornering...can s2k pad satisfied what i needed or other brands will be better than that....

[tinkerbell]

Brand: Ferodo DS2500
Car: Honda DC2
Application: Street/track
Fluid: Motul RBF600
Price: $440 incl gst from Competition Friction

Comments:
brilliant brake pads, very powerful stopping, minimal brake dust, needs 1 stop to get to temperature.

new comments:

after 7000km

pads are still wearing well,

but must note that they are squeely on very slow stops with light application... e.g at traffic lights

otherwise faultless!!!!

particulary on track/circuit/touge!

disc wear is even and not harsh as the ENDLESS pads...

[tinkerbell]

I think ppl should include the sussy set up in terms of spring rate and setting. It's a pretty big factor in how hard you'd step on the peddle. The harder you step on it, the harder you are on the pads

OK - my car is f*cking fast, with pretty hard spring rates...

[00dc2]

new comments:
but must note that they are squeely on very slow stops with light application... e.g at traffic lights

i can second this EXACTLY

squeeling at very low speeds approaching the lights

[vtec-NA.th]

Anyone have any experience with Endless SSS pads?

[stever]

So can anybody recomend a pad with low dust and minimal disc wear that is suitable for track days?
while not breaKing THE BANK ACCOUNT?

[air23box]

Mugen Type S is quiet good......give you better bite over oem pads for street driving........while I use them on track they last 5 hot laps without fading......which really suprise me.......I use them for both track and street...low dust and low disc wear......and not expensive.....I can hook you up with some good deals....

[ChargeR]

Type: Project Mu Level Max 500
Car: DC5R (stockish with RE55S)
Application: Street/track
Fluid: Fresh OEM Honda
Price: five hundred-ish for all four corners from JDMyard

Comments:
Track: I was very happy with the performance of the pads on the track after one track day, with no pad fade evident after many laps. Previously on OEM pads the pads would cease to give thier best long before the brake fluid would overheat. Pad wear seems on the high side of what I would have expected although I should get 1 or 2 more track days and quite a few street kilometers from these pads.

Street: The pads dust quite a lot compared to standard pads. The pads also squealed a lot initialy on low speed braking although this has decreased greatly since my last track day, so I may have not bedded in the pads correctly resulting in a bit more noise. Braking at low temperatures is good only slightly worse than oem and after a couple of stops they are just as good as OEM.

Overall I woiuld rate these pads 8 out of 10 for mixed track/street use.

[Zilli]

good thread....

im after some pads now for my DC2R, i was thinking the DS2500's, BUT im not too crazy about the idea of them squealing, the car will be lukcy to get 50kms on it a week, and im looking at tracking more regularly, ie once a quarter...

whats the recommendation guys, im really lost and need some help

[chuck]

I've run ds2500 for about 2 years with very little squealing. The main problem is severe dusting over OEM. I think the ds2500 would be a good fit for you. They perform fine on street and do a good job on the track, I think my fronts have about 5 events on them now and probably good for one more.

[JCE]

To stop the squealing with DS2500's get stuck right into them at least once a week.

The moment you start driving the car softly around town, the pads will start squealing lol.

It annoys me too.

[freakygeek]

To stop the squealing with DS2500's get stuck right into them at least once a week.

The moment you start driving the car softly around town, the pads will start squealing lol.

It annoys me too.

My DS2500's when cold sound like there is no pad there at all!!

They sound like the backing plate is scraping against the rotor

[Didz]

Hey guys, im looking at getting new pads for the first time on my DC5R. I see that some of you are posting DC5R/AP1. Does that mean that the s2000 brake pads will go straight onto a DC5r?

Also any recommendations for just a daily driver/occaisional spirited driving through twisties.

[FunkyR]

yeah S2K fronts and AUDM DC5R fronts are exactly the same

[Didz]

yeah S2K fronts and AUDM DC5R fronts are exactly the same

Sweet as! thanks!