Thread: Discovery 2 brake rotors and pad options

I had shudder from new DBA slotted front rotors with cheapo EBay pads (bought as a back up only) so changed to Bendix 4x4 heavy duty. No shudder but pedal is softer now😐

Best but dirtiest pads I've had were the TRW oem.

Son swears by QFMs...allegedly all the comp blokes use them.

RDA slotted discs and Remsa pads. Very good result.

I had a set of heavy duty DBA slotted rotors and pads fitted front and rear on my D2a last year.
20,000ks later they are still working as well as first fitted and are 10x better than stock rotors and pads.

I'm extremely happy with the combination EBC Yellow Stuff pads and standard DBA rotors.

EBC bought from Paddocks UK and DBA from Sparesbox (miles cheaper then from Repco)

They have SO much better stopping power than Bendix 4WD pads, when cold and hot.
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Cheers
Simon

I fitted TRW Lucas brand front as Lucas make the discs LOL.
Seriously they are quite soft and IMHO allow the TC to work effectively.
I became disillusioned with Bendix as they seem too hard and need to warm up.
I do not have the means to buy various "Stuffs".
BTW I had slotted discs and they cracked.

Regards Philip A

Thanks all. Pad wise I went with QFM ARM1. Thanks Rick. Should be a nice aggressive stopper. Cheers

Ive used RDA slotted and dimpled rotors on mine for eight years now. They've had great wear life and no issues.

I won't go near Bendix 4WD/SUV pads on it again. Severely lacked any bite when cold.

Currently running EBC Yellow Stuff (truck?) pads front and rear and they've fantastic. On hard braking I can actually lock up the 33" tyres and make the ABS work. There's some dust but I run black steel wheels so don't care and the safety of great breaks is more than worth it! I can't see any reason why I'd not go straight to them again. I sourced from Brit-Car in UK. Probably one of the more expensive brake pads I've purchased but the performance of them gives me no doubt about their value.

Some numbers from the NSW rego brake test on two different brake combos from the same brake testing machine.

Last year were stock 29" (235/75R16) diameter tyres, stock front pads and rotors, rears stock rotors and cheap Protex pads.

Peak deceleration. 94 % G
Average deceleration. 64 % G
Pedal force. 374Nm

It passed.

This year's combo
31" tyres, Delios rotors, QFM A1RM H10 (modified A1RM compound, higher Mu, 800°C max operating temp) braided hose.

Peak deceleration. 110%G
Avg deceleration. 60%G
Pedal force. 217Nm