Front Discs

[Ean Austral]

Gday All,

going to need new fromt discs , already have a set of new slotted rear discs so wondering what others have chosen for the front and where they purchased from.

thanks in advance

Cheers Ean

[DiscoClax]

DBA T2 slotted. eBay :)

[Eric SDV6SE]

DBA std, wish I had gone for slotted though...

Bendix HD brake pads - don’t waste your hard earned, go for ferodo or similar.

[DiscoDJ]

Yep +1 for DBA T2 slotted with LR pads up front and LR discs and pads down back. Finally stopped vibrating!

Bendix pads did the job but the Ferodo ones feel nicer. I'm getting real good at pad and front rotor changes.

Now to sort that park brake out...

[matti4556]

DBA T3 + akebono pads - goodbye black brake dust and hello stopping power. From online merchant "Brakes Direct"

[kelvo]

Sometime back Delios rotors and Akebono pads were getting good feedback. Not sure how people think they are performing now.

[DiscoJeffster]

Still can’t get Akebono for the D4 3.0L disappointingly. I went Bendix euro and they’re shocking for dust - yet the tears are reasonable.

[jwb]

DBA T2 front and rear on eBay
TRW ceramic pads from Advanced Factors UK

[Eric SDV6SE]

Still can’t get Akebono for the D4 3.0L disappointingly. I went Bendix euro and they’re shocking for dust - yet the tears are reasonable.

Bendix std on the rear and Heavy Duty on the front. The fronts are really bad on dust, wear is OK. Will be changing the fronts out soon for Ferodo “Thermoquiet” pads.

[loanrangie]

I have TRW cotec ceramic pads to go on when my new discs turn up, ordered a set from an online seller only to be notified after almost 2 weeks that they were out of stock til February :mad:. Got my refund so now got a set coming tomorrow.

[Eric SDV6SE]

I have TRW cotec ceramic pads to go on.

Any references to how good the TRW ceramic pads are? How do they compare price wise to “std” pads?

[loanrangie]

Any references to how good the TRW ceramic pads are? How do they compare price wise to “std” pads?Not yet , got them on sale for $58 normally $72 which is still cheap for pads.

[jwb]

Any references to how good the TRW ceramic pads are? How do they compare price wise to “std” pads?


I'm finding them excellent. Very smooth and sure under the foot. I don't stress over dust but am seeing very little so far.
Heaps cheaper than LR pads. I bought online from UK GBP 47 front 34 rear. One of them, I can't recall which included new shims but I'd purchased separately anyway.
At the time earlier this year I couldn't find the ceramic model of the TRW in this part of the world.

[loanrangie]

I'm finding them excellent. Very smooth and sure under the foot. I don't stress over dust but am seeing very little so far.
Heaps cheaper than LR pads. I bought online from UK GBP 47 front 34 rear. One of them, I can't recall which included new shims but I'd purchased separately anyway.
At the time earlier this year I couldn't find the ceramic model of the TRW in this part of the world.

Sparesbox have them.

[2012 Lux]

I agree, all delivered through DBA, Slotted Disks front and rear. Ferrodo pads, don't care about the dust.

I was surprised how easy it was to change them out, (basically 1 retaining bolt), very simple and minimum effort required to change disks.
Very happy with the results. :)

[Eric SDV6SE]

I agree, all delivered through DBA, Slotted Disks front and rear. Ferrodo pads, don't care about the dust.

I was surprised how easy it was to change them out, (basically 1 retaining bolt), very simple and minimum effort required to change disks.
Very happy with the results. :)

Does this mean then that the Ferodo pass are dusty as well, like the Bendix ones. Looks like the TRW ceramics are low dust.

Are the DBA slotted T2 and TRW ceramic pads the best option then?

[DiscoJeffster]

~$110 for the TRW ceramic on Sparesbox currently.
Supposedly the TRW GDB1898 is the pad for a 3.0L with large front brakes ( but I’m trying to verify this before I order some).

[Eric SDV6SE]

The Ferodo thermoquiet pads for the D4 are here:
FERODO BRAKE PADS FRONT DB2203FTQ | eBay (https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0'mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fulk%2Fitm%2 F142667681547)

(I used the Bendix website to cross reference the DB part number)

[jwb]

~$110 for the TRW ceramic on Sparesbox currently.
Supposedly the TRW GDB1898 is the pad for a 3.0L with large front brakes ( but I’m trying to verify this before I order some).

Here are the part numbers I bought and fitted:
GDB1898DTE TRW LOW DUST CERAMIC FORMULA FRONT BRAKE PADS
GDB1632DTE TRW LOW DUST CERAMIC FORMULA REAR PADS

The DTEC variant is the ceramic compound. I had to source from UK.

[DiscoJeffster]

Here are the part numbers I bought and fitted:
GDB1898DTE TRW LOW DUST CERAMIC FORMULA FRONT BRAKE PADS
GDB1632DTE TRW LOW DUST CERAMIC FORMULA REAR PADS

The DTEC variant is the ceramic compound. I had to source from UK.

Thanks heaps. Made me realise I’d ordered the normal variant not DTEC from Sparesbox - cancelled the order. Now typically I cannot find the right variant in stock anywhere including the UK (without £100 shipping).
Realised I can get them from Island 4x4. Getting a shipping quote.

[loanrangie]

These are the pads I just fitted, TRW Cotec.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181209/5117a109b30f9462da92056cd795e999.jpg

[DiscoJeffster]

I’ve ordered the TRW DTEC version versus the COTEC, from the UK.