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Old 26 January 2011, 02:43 PM
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Always go for standard or ebc green stuff. What would suit me, 280bhp classic "spirited" country roads driving?
Old 26 January 2011, 02:47 PM
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performance friction..... mate all day long
Old 26 January 2011, 03:28 PM
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Nice one, i looked them up and they sound good. May give them a bash.
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Ferodo DS-2500
Old 26 January 2011, 04:39 PM
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I rate these higher than both the DS2500's and Performance friction for fast road use

http://www.godspeedbrakes.co.uk/~god...?id_product=42

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The new EBC Bluestuff NDX are currently the best all round fast road and track pads available. You can read about them here

That might be overkill for your application though and these might be a better option which are also very popular.

Have you already got Subaru 4 Pot Calipers fitted?
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i have always stuck with standard as they work well from cold, i had some red stuff in when i had the car and for the first 4 mile or so they were a nightmare till they warmed up
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Mmmm lots of opinions on these as expected.
Yeah i have 4 pots on front as it's a uk my99. Still ***** though. The godspeed brakes sound good. But im not spunking £148 on a set of front pads!. I like ebc but they dont seem to last that long. Blue stuff is maybe a bit hardcore for what i need. Ill see what i can pick up at week end. Thanks to all for advice appreciated.
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If you're not looking at spending the much and don't need something that hardcore, these will be ideal for normal to fast road use, cheap too:

http://www.superhids.co.uk/kevlar-fast-road-pads.html
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