MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: mance23 on September 29, 2012, 06:00:19 pm

Title: Brake pad upgrade
Post by: mance23 on September 29, 2012, 06:00:19 pm

Can anyone recommend any performance brake pads ? I am just running standard set up at the moment ?

Title: Re: Brake pad upgrade
Post by: stubert on September 29, 2012, 08:26:58 pm

Hawk HP+
Ferodo DS2500
EBC Yellowstuff

All of the above would be classed as in a similar league as each other, and all cost between £110-£150

Title: Re: Brake pad upgrade
Post by: PDT on September 29, 2012, 09:08:55 pm

I regularly fit and highly rate the Pagid rs29, ds2500 and minted 1144.

I have rs29 all round on my own car, have never used a pad that copes as well as these under all conditions. But they are a bit pricy.

Wouldn't put EBC yellows in same category as the above.

Title: Re: Brake pad upgrade
Post by: stubert on September 29, 2012, 09:12:54 pm

EBC Yellows get poopoo'd by some but have also had some very good ratings from others. 

There is not one "best" pad.  A pad is car, driver and condition specific.  I currently have Ferodo DS Performance pads and find them perfectly adequate for road use, but i would not consider them a pad i'd use on track.  They are also considerably cheaper than DS2500's so i'll happily munch up road miles on them.