Brake pad brand feed back?

[Roverlord off road spares]

Although we sell all sorts of brands, you never really get much feed back on them as people have their preferences, and sometimes it's on price also, so I'm putting it out there what is the better pad for these beasts.
Genuine
Brembo
TRW-Lucas
Delphi-Lockheed
Ferrodo

I have a hot spot on mine ( which was there when I purchased it, but it is becoming annoying) so I am replacing the rotors and pads.
I was leaning towards genuine pads , but am open to experiences
Cheers, Mario

[rangieman]

Although we sell all sorts of brands, you never really get much feed back on them as people have their preferences, and sometimes it's on price also, so I'm putting it out there what is the better pad for these beasts.
Genuine
Brembo
TRW-Lucas
Delphi-Lockheed
Ferrodo

I have a hot spot on mine ( which was there when I purchased it, but it is becoming annoying) so I am replacing the rotors and pads.
I was leaning towards genuine pads , but am open to experiences
Cheers, Mario

http://www.akebonobrakes.com.au/;)
Let me Know Mario as we can get these from Todd:cool:

[Roverlord off road spares]

http://www.akebonobrakes.com.au/;)
Let me Know Mario as we can get these from Todd:cool:
Chris I'll have to put up a google tutorial for you re links, if you add a smiley wink to the URL it doesn't work. removed this ;)and it worked ;)
http://www.akebonobrakes.com.au (http://www.akebonobrakes.com.au/;)


Cheers,
Mars

[Homestar]

Always used Ferrodo pads on the L322. They always worked well and weren't expensive so I never bothered with anything else.

[justinc]

I went straight to Brembo original lr pads after i was disappointed with the Textar euro ones i fitted when i did the supercharged l322 4spot brembo and 360mm disc conversion. Night and day.
So Ferodo, Brembo and TRW all seem to be genuine throughout the lr range.

Any of them I'd be happy to recommend from personal experience.

Jc

[Slunnie]

In the D2's the TRW ones had a reputation for squealing and that was also my experience. I'm assuming this isn't the case with the RR?

[justinc]

Hi mate hope your going well? Yes i have had the odd squeaker with trw but none yet on l322 or d3/4 or rrs. A few on d2 and defender mostly rears.

Jc

[justinc]

Just another point too Mario, i get a bit annoyed with these owners of higher end high performance landies like tdv8 and supercharged sport, sdv6 and tge like who want to skimp on brake $. I was so surprised the difference in braking between a pretty good middle of the road brand pad (textar, as mentioned) and the genuines. Sure they are a 100 cheaper however for goodness sake the vehicle is a 60k performance vehicle that weighs 2.6t!!!

Jc

[Hammer H]

I've found green stuff ok.

[Roverlord off road spares]

Just another point too Mario, i get a bit annoyed with these owners of higher end high performance landies like tdv8 and supercharged sport, sdv6 and tge like who want to skimp on brake $. I was so surprised the difference in braking between a pretty good middle of the road brand pad (textar, as mentioned) and the genuines. Sure they are a 100 cheaper however for goodness sake the vehicle is a 60k performance vehicle that weighs 2.6t!!!

Jc
Your right, unfortunately everything is price driven these days.

I heard that the Rangies are pretty hard on brakes so was putting it out there from peoples personal experiences on what brake pads they were happy with.
It's only the fronts I am replacing as there is shudder, the pads are not worn, I haven't pulled them off to see what brand they are yet. With the fishing season starting I don't want shudder and the extra weight of a boat and trailer on the back.
Cheers, Mario
I am getting slotted rotors.

[Roverlord off road spares]

In the D2's the TRW ones had a reputation for squealing and that was also my experience. I'm assuming this isn't the case with the RR?
I had TRWs on my disco 2 and the only problem was the dust stains on the wheels. No squealing.
We also fitted the Delphi-lockheed ones with no dramas on D2s.

[chaybra]

I generally go for the cheaper pads....sounds silly i know. they are usually a harder material and will last longer. breaking performance is well....its a range rover, i break traction well before i exhaust the abilities of the massive brakes.

I use the same priciple for tyre choice, as im writing this, i realised how i just complained about breaking traction in the previous paragraph... whoopsie...dont listen to me, my logic is flawed.

also less dust from cheaper pads :angel::twisted:

[Homestar]

I generally go for the cheaper pads....sounds silly i know. they are usually a harder material and will last longer. breaking performance is well....its a range rover, i break traction well before i exhaust the abilities of the massive brakes.

I use the same priciple for tyre choice, as im writing this, i realised how i just complained about breaking traction in the previous paragraph... whoopsie...dont listen to me, my logic is flawed.

also less dust from cheaper pads :angel::twisted:

:D

I only bought the cheaper tyres too. Brake dust is easily fixed with cold black tea. :)

[Disco58]

I'm running TRW on the front of my L322 and no squealing, very effective:). More dust though than I've seen in 40 years of driving:(.

[Roverlord off road spares]

I'm running TRW on the front of my L322 and no squealing, very effective:). More dust though than I've seen in 40 years of driving:(.
softer pads might produce more dust, but softer pads probably brake better than hard disc destroying pads.
I'm fitting slotted rotors and trying the Brembo pads, if this lousy weather gets better.

[Roverlord off road spares]

Well got around to doing the Brakes today.
I found the previous mechanic? mustn't have known the torque values on the caliper bolts as they took some unlocking, I tried a ring spanner and tapping it with a hammer, then tried a bigger hammer, then finally progressed to a quite long breaker bar and socket to get them loose!:mad:
The existing pads were RDA branded pads and I'd imagine the rotors also. I didn't like the pulsating feedback on the fronts from the existing brakes. The Pads were quite new. Maybe they were not bedded in correctly from the start?, who knows.

The rotors took some hard hits with a hammer to get them to pop off.
I replaced them with a slotted rotors and Brembo pads.
Man those calipers are heavy!
Of course had to replace the brake wear sensor as the end broke as I removed it, now I know why we sell so many of these things.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/589.jpg


Cheers, Mario

[rangieman]

Well got around to doing the Brakes today.
I found the previous mechanic? mustn't have known the torque values on the caliper bolts as they took some unlocking, I tried a ring spanner and tapping it with a hammer, then tried a bigger hammer, then finally progressed to a quite long breaker bar and socket to get them loose!:mad:
The existing pads were crappy RDA branded pads and I'd imagine the rotors also. I didn't like the pulsating feedback on the fronts from the existing brakes. The Pads were quite new.

The rotors took some hard hits with a hammer to get them to pop off.
I replaced them with a slotted rotors and Brembo pads.
Man those calipers are heavy!
Of course had to replace the brake wear sensor as the end broke as I removed it, now I know why we sell so many of these things.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/10/589.jpg


Cheers, Mario

Looking good mate :thumbsup:
Did Todd word you up on bedding them in properly:cool:

[Roverlord off road spares]

Looking good mate :thumbsup:
Did Todd word you up on bedding them in properly:cool:
Todd didn't mention anything, it was too noisey to talk with that freeway noise next door.
I took them out for a good bedding in run during the hours of darkness where I was able to do it without stopping for traffic on a good stretch of continuous road.
The pulsating is no longer so I'm very happy to have smooth braking.
Cheers, mario