brakepad upgrades

**inlook** · May 8th, 2003 09:58 PM

I did make an enquiry here at Midas sydney, and i told them that bendix pads are noisy. they tell that its not the pads itself that is noisy but the back plate that touches the pistons. that's why they spray an anti squeek on it. any idea about this?

**DY3JRM** · May 9th, 2003 01:59 AM

Originally Posted by inlook

I did make an enquiry here at Midas sydney, and i told them that bendix pads are noisy. they tell that its not the pads itself that is noisy but the back plate that touches the pistons. that's why they spray an anti squeek on it. any idea about this?

Check your manual sometimes it states there what kind of pad to use.
Semi-metallic and Metallic usually squeeks on my cars. If symptom persists you may want to change to softer compounds....

RIDE ON ....

**icon** · May 11th, 2003 07:42 PM

brake pads are wear and tear components right, so expect that you'll have to replace them every few years depending on how hard you drive(brake).
so... if you get better pads, let's say EBC greenstuff, and you don't drive as hard, would these pads last much much longer than oem pads? EBC greens are supposed to be "sport & race" pads and not OE pads d ba? so if you don't abuse them they shouldn't wear as much.
can i expect these ebc pads to last say twice as long as the oem considering i don't change driving style?

**zanch** · May 12th, 2003 09:25 AM

guys saan pede pakabit ng brake pads pag bumili ka sa labas? sa banawe area o qc sana. thanks! yung G&s saan ba banda yun?

**Ungas** · May 12th, 2003 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by icon

brake pads are wear and tear components right, so expect that you'll have to replace them every few years depending on how hard you drive(brake).
so... if you get better pads, let's say EBC greenstuff, and you don't drive as hard, would these pads last much much longer than oem pads? EBC greens are supposed to be "sport & race" pads and not OE pads d ba? so if you don't abuse them they shouldn't wear as much.
can i expect these ebc pads to last say twice as long as the oem considering i don't change driving style?

I sure hope mine can outlast the oem pads I had before. One thing I found out that brake dusts have lessen. Maybe I could make a review of the EBC HD pads I have now say after 7 years of usage? :D

Originally Posted by zanch

guys saan pede pakabit ng brake pads pag bumili ka sa labas? sa banawe area o qc sana. thanks! yung G&s saan ba banda yun?

Kahit saang gas stations pwede magpakabit nun. Like kina boss chieffy, kaso nasa Pedro Gil yung kanila.

G&S Auto Supply nasa Kamias Road katabi ng Equitable Bank. Paki check na lang yung sig ni boss GlennSter for its exact address.

**icon** · May 12th, 2003 12:53 PM

7 years? I don't think my current pads can wait that long. :lol:

Mabilis lang naman change pads, I dont think there's not much they could do to screw the job. Unless wala talagang alam yun like me. :mrgreen:
Ang issue lang with changing pads is if kailangan ireface yung rotors like if magaspang na.

**Ungas** · May 12th, 2003 04:03 PM

icon::: The oem pads that I used to have still has 30% lining and was abused for 6 years. I just recently changed the pad to EBC HD 2 months ago, so I can't really tell this early if it will last longer than the oem. :D

**HBOY** · May 12th, 2003 04:08 PM

having harder compound brake pads may lengthen the wear on your pads.. but will definitely shorten the life of your rotors.

**RS Sprint** · May 16th, 2003 01:23 AM

And that would be a good opportunity to upgrade the rotors narin.

I have the Bendix Metal King pads, no pad fade so far on the track, pero feeling ko its still too soft for track use, hindi tatagal. I'll give mine 8 track days max.

Mura kasi eh kaya OK siya.

We tried the EBC Greenstuff on the track and they would fade more than the Bendix pads. Yung EBC nga lang has minimal dust compared to the Bendix na grabe brake dust afetr 1 outing of 5-7 hard laps.

You might also want to try the Bendix Ultimate line of pads. They have a higher heat rating than the Metal Kings (550c vs 450c) so fade won't be a serious problem until you have really pushed the car a lot.

AFAIK si enigz gamit yan ngayon.

**Protege** · May 16th, 2003 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by Ungas

Originally Posted by icon

brake pads are wear and tear components right, so expect that you'll have to replace them every few years depending on how hard you drive(brake).
so... if you get better pads, let's say EBC greenstuff, and you don't drive as hard, would these pads last much much longer than oem pads? EBC greens are supposed to be "sport & race" pads and not OE pads d ba? so if you don't abuse them they shouldn't wear as much.
can i expect these ebc pads to last say twice as long as the oem considering i don't change driving style?

I sure hope mine can outlast the oem pads I had before. One thing I found out that brake dusts have lessen. Maybe I could make a review of the EBC HD pads I have now say after 7 years of usage? :D

I used EBC GreenStuff before. It lasted for 25t Kmrs - or about 5k more than OEMs. But one thing's for sure, SULIT ! Makapit talaga and safe lalo na sa sudden brakes. Bendix muna ako until maka-ipon uli para sa EBC...