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Brake pads for track days

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Hurdy:
I've just bought some TAROX Rallye+ pads for my TAROX F2000 discs, for use at the Nurburgring on April 19th. Not fitted them yet, but should do nicely. I spoke on the phone to Nick at TAROX and he says that they are between DS2500 and DS3000 pads in terms of operation, with good initial bite and low wear rates. :happy2:

http://www.tarox.com/en/401.php

fuscobal:
Cool Hurdy. I will be at the Ring 2 weekes later than you with the same F2000 on front but probably with Carbotech XP10 wich are in the DS3000 league !

Hurdy:
I could have gone for the Corsa+ pads again, which are equivalent to the DS3000's, but I find them a little too harsh for every day use. They are superb at doing what they do, but I've literally taken mm's off my discs since October. I may still consider them as a swap for specific trackdays, but won't use them again for daily driver useage. :happy2:

fuscobal:
Hey Hurdy, how does one change the pads/discs at the ring ? Can it be done safely with just the small elevator of our cars (don't know the word for the one that goes in the trunk, inside the spare wheel) or do I need to find a ramp there at a service ? (at the track I haven't seen too many services, just the big fast-food and some shops like souvenirs and Bilstein)

Hurdy:
Hi Fuscobal,

I have a full GT34 10 pot TAROX brake and caliper set-up, with 2 piece F2000 discs and alloy bells. The discs would be a Nightmare to change on mine as there are around 15 bolts on each disc and they have to be torqued up to 15nm each in a specific order. The pads however are a piece of p!ss as it only takes 2 bolts to get out the worn pads and then the brake cylinders are simply push back ones (unlike the OEM ones which need to be screwed out!). I reckon once I have the front wheel off I could do the full pad change in 10 mins a side or less on mine.

The small jack in the boot will be sufficient to change out the pads, but I wouldn't like to change the discs on it. I'd prefer to at least have a trolley jack and axle stands as there is an awful lot of torque appled to the bolts in the back of the discs, so the small jack isn't a good idea.
There are loads of people there on any given weekend and some do take axle stands etc with them. As you may suspect, there are quite a few car services locally around the 'ring, but not having used one I couldn't tell you what prices etc would be.
RSR Nurburg are nearby and have their own garage and servicing and maybe able to help you (they are English too!). They don't usually do servicing or let ramps, but would definitely be able to help you find a helpful local service garage. :smiley:

http://www.rsrnurburg.com/

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