marc lee

Hey pro's amd ho's. I'm a little on the fence about what kinda way I'd like to go with my brake pads. I have a standard set of subaru wrx calipers (2 pot i think) and i want some good street pads with good wear and stopping power (and of course little to no squeal ) im not entirely clued up with cars and and after my huge engine rebuild im trying to bring my 03 bulb eye back to tip top condition. Now I can't afford a new set of calipers ( at most i could recondition mine ) but im currently about to use my winter wheels and have new tyres on them. So iv heard that Ferodo DS2500 are the bomb! But aren't they racing pads??? I'm not a hard driver so i doubt I'd NEED them, let alone afford a full set. Can you guys suggest something a little cheaper but a good quality product?? I'm pretty sure at the moment iv got "yellow stuff" on them now. Street pads guys, good street pads. Thanks a bunch.

d4nnyc

I upgraded to Brembo Sport pads (and changed the discs for Brembo discs at the same time) and I think they are much better than standard. They were also cheaper than the other options and they don't squeal. They do need around 150 miles to bed in though.
I don't feel like I need the big stopping power that others might, I've got a stock car and I drive it on the roads so I feel like they are good enough.

BoozyDave

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the blobeye has 4 pots on the front and 2 pots on the rear

I went for uprated discs and kevlar pads from godspeed (IIRC), cost me about £200


EBC , I wouldn't even use them for a door stop

Moley

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Best advice regarding brakes is to ring Alyn @ A S Performance, tell him what you are using the car for, and he'll recommend exactly what you need.

http://asperformance.com/contact/

ditchmyster

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I would and indeed do go with the Ferrodo DS2500, yes they are a little bit expensive but I have tried many different pads and finally arrived at some I'm really happy with. My car is a Blob Wagon and I have AP 4 Pots on the front so slightly different set up but the things I like about the Ferrodo DS2500 is they work from cold right up to when I'm being the last of the late braking heros and I have never managed to get any fade, but the other thing I really like about them being a right tight wad is how long they last.

Pads I have used in the past start to disintegrate and become p1ss poor once they get a little beyond half way worn. I bought a new set of fronts about 4 months ago thinking mine were getting a little worn at around 5mm left so thought I would prepare myself, I even started to change them one day, took the wheels off, had all the tools to hand and then thought I would just read the leaflet that comes with the new pads, to my surprise it said once they get to 2mm it's time to change them, so had a bit of a measure up which revealed I have about double that, that was over a month ago now and there is still no noticeable difference.

The current pads were on the car when I bought it, 3 1/2 years and 21k miles ago, I have paper work that suggests they have covered around 26k miles.

In summary, you get what you pay for in this life.

Godspeed Brakes

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How hard do you drive on the road , is it just an everyday drive which gets stick now and again , or hard road use , any track days planned ?

DS2500's are a good pad , but expensive , don't just think about doing the fronts if you're looking for performance , if you do nothing with the rears you can end up overheating them and then over working the fronts.

If its an everyday drive with some spirited driving , instead of just changing the front pads , I would go for a complete package such as the front and rear grooved discs and kevlar pads , we offer the car set for £235 plus £15 P&P , the DS2500 pads close on £220 retail a set just for the fronts , so for not much more you're getting a complete set , which would work better than just a set of front pads.

Have sold hundreds of sets of these for members on here , they are very good for that style of driver.

Hope this helps
Cheers Ian
01656 723060

WRXrowdy

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As Ian says, do the rears as well. When I first upgraded a few years ago I went with Ian's grooved discs and Kevlar pads just on the front. They were better but I would still get a bit of fade now and then.
About a month or so ago I went for his kit all round, and the difference in brake feel having done the rears as well is night and day.
I wanted to try carbone Lorraine pads on the front, but have decided that when the front pads need replacing I might give them a go then. They are £100 for front pads from carbone lorraine direct, and supposed to be a very good fast road pad.

marc lee

Thanks for the feedback guys, was really struggling with all the reviews on different pads. I will definitly change all 4 pads for sure. I know my car was left for nearly a year untouched until I decided on the major rebuild, i guess I'm just paying the price for negligence. Iv heard nothing but good things about the DS2500s, and iv found them to be £140 front, and £100 rear on scoobyworld.co.uk. is this a good price?? I appreciate the replies about the other pads for sure. I could afford the DS2500s if i can get the whole set for around £250 plus vat. As I say, im not a mad driver, but i do like to give my baby a blast from time to time. I was just under the impression that these pads were suited for track days (which I don't plan to do) .... So if these can be perfectly suitable/capable of great stopping power for normal driving with the occasional heavy foot, id be happy to pay. One more question for you guys as iv been thinking. Iv never had any trouble with my calipers (standard wrx) but id like to give them a nice clean up when i change the pads. Can I access any of the integral parts without dismantling the calipers? Can I clean the pistons and the surrounding area?? And would i even notice if i had a sticky piston or if they need reconditioning, as i know it's laboring work.

slimwiltaz

Has anyone thought about scoobyworlds standard pads? Seem a decent price?

Apostle

Stop messing about and get the DS2500 pads - best all rounder out there by far

Dont skimp on your brakes End of....

A

RS_Matt

marc get some decent brake fluid and braided brake hoses too.

scoobyjunky

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Buying the Godspeed Kevlar pads is not skrimping more than adequate for someone who does not drive hard Ive had a good few sets over the years on the wagon they are fine buying more expensive pads are for the people that won't to drive harder

mikescooby

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I had kelvar pads twice then went back to oem. And found kelver to be no better than the standard pads

WRXrowdy

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Front and rear or just the fronts?
I've found massive difference changing all four compared to just changing the fronts.

mikescooby

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Ive had kelver on front then on both and replace the front back oem. Also its best giveing them pistons a good working in the rear calipers to make sure there not seizing

marc lee

Hey bro's, i got them! DS2500s, they came from scoobyworld yesterday. Got front and back. Iv already got braided hoses from the previous owner (my friend) I'm going to make an attempt to change the pads on my own, so any links to a good easy walk through would be greatly appreciated and make my day. Cheers guys

Black 1

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I've got Godspeeds groove discs and Kevlar pads alround and been on 3 yrs now.(05 wrx).
Find them good for normal use,also got braided hoses and brake stopper.Found the pedal feel abit hard than normal so stripped front,found 3 out of 8 seized and 1 on the rear.so now have recon front and rear calipers with s steel pistons with new kit,so get them checked.

Gear Head

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You shouldn't have to refurb the rears, they don't usually rust/seize due to the callipers being aluminum as opposed to cast iron on the front.

I had exactly the same. Godspeed grooved discs and kevlar pad all round. Plus stainless steel pistons and seal kit. The difference is night and day and perfect for road use in my opinion.

Black 1

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I had them powder coated black so no biggy really.i wonder what happened on rear as they were getting hot same as the fronts in normal driving (one side only).anyway job done and tons better.